Bligh is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was first created in 1962 and is named after naval officer and colonial administrator William Bligh. Bligh is an urban electorate, covering 13.03 sq km and taking in the suburbs of Potts Point, Darling Point, Wooloomooloo, Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Edgecliff, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Darlington and part of Chippendale. There were 7,059 people enrolled within the electorate as of 1999. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Bligh in 1814 William Bligh (9 September 1754 - 7 December 1817) was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The view across Potts Point and Woolloomooloo to the Sydney CBD, from St Neot Avenue. ... Darlinghurst is an inner eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... Paddington is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... Categories: Suburbs of Sydney | Incomplete Sydney suburbs ... Redfern railway station Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A typical back lane in Darlington Darlington is a small suburb in southern inner Sydney, Australia. ... Chippendale is an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Bligh is a highly diverse electorate, as it contains both some of the wealthiest suburbs of Sydney, along the edge of the harbour, as well as some of the city's most disadvantaged areas, such as those around Redfern. This has had the effect of making Bligh a marginal electorate, although as the wealthier suburbs outnumber the poorer suburbs, it has tended to be Liberal-leaning. The electorate's tendency to be conservative may have changed in recent years, however; popular left-leaning independent Clover Moore, a champion of the disadvantaged, defeated the incumbent Liberal member in 1988 and has easily held the seat ever since. Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Redfern railway station Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Clover Moore is an Australian independent politician. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Members for Bligh

• Tom Morey (Australian Labor Party) (1962-1965)
• Morton Cohen (Liberal Party of Australia) (1965-1968)
• John Barraclough (Liberal Party of Australia) (1968-1981)
• Fred Miller (Australian Labor Party) (1981-1984)
• Michael Yabsley (Liberal Party of Australia) (1984-1988)
• Clover Moore (Independent) (1988-present)