Namoi, known as The Namoi until 1910 was an electoral district 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 ...

, 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 {{NewSouthWales-gov-stub