Bligh was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the

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n state of

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. It was created in 1962, partly replacing

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and was an urban electorate, covering 13.03 km² and taking in the suburbs of

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, Elizabeth Bay,

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, Edgecliff,

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, Redfern,

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and part of Chippendale. It was a highly diverse electorate, as it contained both some of the wealthiest suburbs of

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, along the edge of the harbour, as well as some of the city's most disadvantaged areas, such as those around Redfern. This had the effect of making Bligh a

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, although as the wealthier suburbs outnumbered the poorer suburbs, it tended to be -leaning. Independent

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defeated the incumbent Liberal member

Michael Yabsley Michael Robert Yabsley (born 30 June 1956) is an Australian former politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorates of Bligh from 1984 to 1988 and Vaucluse from 1988 to 1994. Early ...

in 1988 (Yabsley subsequently reentered Parliament in the Vaucluse by-election later that year) and held the seat until its abolition in 2007, when it was replaced by the

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Members for Bligh

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bligh Former electoral districts of New South Wales Constituencies established in 1962 Constituencies disestablished in 2007 1962 establishments in Australia 2007 disestablishments in Australia