Electoral district of Mosman
Appearance
Mosman was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into North Shore. Mosman was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1991.[1][2][3]
Members for Mosman
[edit]First incarnation (1913–1920) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Percy Colquhoun | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
Single-member (1927–1991) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Richard Arthur | Nationalist | 1927–1932 | |
Herbert Lloyd | United Australia | 1932–1941 | |
Donald Macdonald | Independent | 1941–1947 | |
Pat Morton | Liberal | 1947–1972 | |
David Arblaster | Liberal | 1972–1984 | |
Phillip Smiles | Liberal | 1984–1991 |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Phillip Smiles | 21,084 | 73.9 | 16.6 | |
Labor | Catherine Stanhope | 7,463 | 26.1 | 6.6 | |
Total formal votes | 28,547 | 96.9 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 924 | 3.1 | 1.5 | ||
Turnout | 29,471 | 90.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | 4.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
Categories:
- Former electoral districts of New South Wales
- 1913 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1913
- 1920 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies disestablished in 1920
- 1927 establishments in Australia
- Constituencies established in 1927
- 1991 disestablishments in Australia
- Constituencies disestablished in 1991
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