Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...

, 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 the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present. __NOTOC__

Members

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2017 by-election

2015

1999 - 2015

Elections in the 1990s

1995

1991

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1985 by-election

1984

1981

1980 by-election

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1976

1973

1973 by-election

1971

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1965

1962

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1956

1953

1950

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1944

1941

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1935

1932

1930

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1925

1922

1920 appointment

On 9 August 1920

George Beeby Sir George Stephenson Beeby KBE (23 May 1869 – 18 July 1942) was an Australian politician, judge and author. He was one of the founders of the Labor Party in New South Wales, and represented the party in state parliament from 1907 to 1912. ...

resigned to accept appointment as a judge of the Court of Industrial Arbitration and president of the Board of Trade. Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a

single transferable vote Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ...

(modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. In accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is a title commonly held by presiding officers of parliamentary bodies styled legislative assemblies. The office is most widely used in state and territorial legislatures in Australia, and in provincial and ter ...

issued a

writ of election A writ of election is a writ issued ordering the holding of an election. In Commonwealth countries writs are the usual mechanism by which general elections are called and are issued by the head of state or their representative. In the United S ...

requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under then law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation. The vacancy was left unfilled until the Parliament passed the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act on 10 December 1920,. so that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list.

Matthew Kilpatrick Matthew Kilpatrick (8 December 1873 – 13 January 1949) was an Australian politician. He was born in County Donegal in Ireland, the son of farmer Thomas Kilpatrick and Esther, ''née'' Wilson. He arrived in Victoria in July 1874 and quick ...

was the unsuccessful candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 15 December 1920.

1920

Elections in the 1910s

1917 by-election

1917

1913

1910

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1904

1901

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s

1889

:''This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1887

:''This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1885

:''This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1882

:''This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1880

:''This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

Elections in the 1870s

1877

:''This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1875

:''This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1872 by-election

1872

:''This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

Elections in the 1860s

1869

:''This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1864

:''This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

1860

:''This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

Elections in the 1850s

1859

:''This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray''

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray New South Wales state electoral results by district