Namoi, known as The Namoi until 1910 was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the
Australian state of
New South Wales
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, created in 1880 and named after the
Namoi River
The Namoi River, a major perennial river that is part of the Barwon catchment of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes districts of New South Wales, Australia.
The Namoi River rises on the west ...
. It elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894 it was abolished and partly replaced by
Narrabri
Narrabri ( ) is a locality and seat of Narrabri Shire local government area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia on the Namoi River, northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highw ...
. In 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after
Federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-govern ...
, Namoi was recreated, replacing Narrabri and part of
Gunnedah
Gunnedah is a town in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area. In the the town recorded a population of 9,726. Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains, a fertile agricultu ...
. Between 1920 and 1927, it largely absorbed
Gwydir and
Tamworth and elected three members under
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
. In 1927, it was replaced by single-member electorates, mainly Namoi, Tamworth and
Barwon. Namoi was abolished in 1950.
Members for Namoi
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
1880 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1880
1894 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1894
1904 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1904
1950 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1950
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