Alma was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904,[1][2][3] named after Alma, a locality in southern Broken Hill, now known as South Broken Hill.[4]
| Alma New South Wales—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | New South Wales |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1904 |
| Namesake | Alma |
Members for Alma
editJosiah Thomas easily won the seat for Labor at the 1894 election, was elected unopposed following year and increased his majority at the 1898 election. Thomas entered federal politics by the winning the seat of Barrier at the first Commonwealth election. William Williams succeeded Thomas after narrowing defeating Jabez Wright in the 1901 election.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Thomas | Labor | 1894–1901 | |
| William Williams | Independent Labor | 1901–1904 | |
See also
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | William Williams | 874 | 52.0 | ||
| Labour | Jabez Wright | 783 | 46.6 | −42.0 | |
| Independent | William Colliss | 25 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,682 | 100 | +2.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,682 | 64.2 | +18.8 | ||
| Independent Labour gain from Labour | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Alma". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Mr Josiah Thomas (1863–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Alma and Sturt". Barrier Miner. 29 June 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove.
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