Quirindi was an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of a
Legislative Assembly in the
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n state of
New South Wales
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from 1894 to 1904, named after
Quirindi. The district was created when multi-member constituencies were abolished in 1894, and comprised the southern part of
Tamworth and the south-eastern part of
Gunnedah.
The district was abolished in 1904 as a result of the
1903 New South Wales referendum
A referendum concerning the reduction of the members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was put to voters on 16 December 1903, in conjunction with the 1903 federal election. The referendum was conducted on the basis of optional preferen ...
, which reduced the number of members of the Legislative Assembly from 125 to 90, and partly replaced by
Liverpool Plains.
Members for Quirindi
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1894
1894 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1904
1904 disestablishments in Australia
New England (New South Wales)
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