Members Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 25th parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1920 to 1922. They were elected at the 1920 state election on 20 March 1920. The
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was Daniel Levy with the exception of 13–20 December 1921 when he was replaced by Simon Hickey. Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a
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(modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. When
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resigned on 9 August 1920, in accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the
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issued a
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requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under the law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation. The vacancies were 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. If an Independent member retired, the Clerk of the Assembly determined who would fill the vacancy based on the departing members voting record on questions of confidence.


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Storey ministry The Storey ministry was the 37th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 20th Premier, John Storey. Storey was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1901, serving until his death while Premier in 1921, w ...
* First Dooley ministry * First Fuller ministry * Second Dooley ministry *
Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election The 1920 New South Wales state election was for 90 seats representing 24 electoral districts, with each district returning between 3 and 5 members. This was the first election in New South Wales that took place under a modified Hare-Clark votin ...
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Candidates of the 1920 New South Wales state election This is a list of candidates for the 1920 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 20 March 1920. The election was the first of three conducted under the system of proportional representation; as a result, it is not possible to est ...


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