Sydney-Lang was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of the electoral district of West Sydney in inner Sydney and named after Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist John Dunmore Lang.[1][2][3] It was west of George Street, generally south of Margaret Street, north of Hay Street and east of Darling Harbour.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into Darling Harbour.
Future Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes was the member for Sydney-Lang from 1894 to 1901, when he resigned to enter the newly established Federal parliament.
Members for Sydney-Lang
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Hughes | Labour | 1894–1901 | |
| John Power | Labour | 1901–1904 | |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Power | 576 | 43.8 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Reform | Evan Jones | 447 | 34.0 | ||
| Progressive | Joseph Chuck | 259 | 19.7 | −9.6 | |
| Socialist Labor | Harry Holland | 34 | 2.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,316 | 98.8 | −0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 16 | 1.2 | +0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,332 | 56.0 | +8.5 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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