West Macquarie was an
electoral district of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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between 1859 and 1904, in the
Bathurst region, named after the
Macquarie River
The Macquarie River - Wambuul is part of the Macquarie– Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia.
The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the ...
, being the western side of the river to the south of the town of
Bathurst. It was abolished in 1904 due to the re-distribution of electorates following 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 required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90. It was largely replaced by the new district of
Blayney, which also absorbed parts of
Hartley and
The Macquarie. The rest of the district was absorbed by
Yass.
Members for West Macquarie
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
Constituencies established in 1859
1859 establishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1904
1904 disestablishments in Australia
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