McKell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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, created in

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, largely replacing the abolished district of

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. It was named after

William McKell Sir William John McKell (26 September 1891 – 11 January 1985) was an Australian politician who served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1947 to 1953. He had previously been Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947 ...

, former Premier of New South Wales ( 1941–1947). It included the majority of inner Sydney and also

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. It was abolished in

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and largely replaced by

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. Its only representative was Sandra Nori, who later represented

Members for McKell

Election results

1988

References

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