Alma 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 poli ...
of the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
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from 1894 to 1904,
named after Alma, a locality in southern
Broken Hill
Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It ...
, now known as
South Broken Hill.
Members for Alma
Josiah Thomas easily won the seat for at the
1894 election, was elected unopposed
following year and increased his majority at the
1898 election. Thomas entered federal politics by the winning the seat of
Barrier at the
first Commonwealth election.
William Williams succeeded Thomas after narrowing defeating
Jabez Wright
Jabez Wright (25 April 1852 – 10 September 1922) was an English-born Australian politician.
Wright was born at Greenwich in England, the son of Jabez Gladstone Wright. He worked in North and South America before moving to South Australi ...
in the
1901 election.
See also
References
Alma
1894 establishments in Australia
1904 disestablishments in Australia
Alma
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