Electoral district of Deniliquin

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Deniliquin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the town of Deniliquin.[1][2][3]

History

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Prior to 1894 the town of Deniliquin was part of the district of The Murray which returned two members. Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Deniliquin.[4] Deniliquin consisted of parts of The Murray, Balranald and The Murrunbidgee.[5][6]

Deniliquin was expanded to include part of The Murray in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90.[7]

The district was abolished in 1913, with the majority of the district, including the town of Deniliquin being absorbed by The Murray and the eastern part being absorbed by Corowa.[8]

Members for Deniliquin

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Member Party Term
  John Chanter Protectionist 1894–1901
  Joseph Evans Ind. Progressive 1901–1904
  George Reynoldson Independent 1904–1907
  Henry Peters Labour 1907–1913

Election results

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1910 New South Wales state election: Deniliquin [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Peters 2,282 59.3
Farmers and Settlers Arthur Trethowan 1,566 40.7
Total formal votes 3,848 98.5
Informal votes 60 1.5
Turnout 3,908 58.9
Labour hold  

References

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  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Deniliquin". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6696. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7790. Retrieved 24 October 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  8. ^ "1912 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Deniliquin". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2019.