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Encyclopedia > Electoral district of Sturt

Sturt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Broken Hill area. It was a single member electorate from 1889 to 1920. In 1920 it was combined with Cobar and Willyama to create a three-member electorate, elected by proportional representation. In 1927, it became a single member electorate, but was renamed Broken Hill in 1968. It was recreated in 1971, but abolished in 1980. The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Motto(s): Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ...


Members for Sturt

Sturt, single-member electorate (18891904)
Member Party Term
Wyman Brown None 1889-1891
John Cann Australian Labor Party 1891-1894
William John Ferguson Australian Labor Party 1894-1904
Arthur Hill Griffith Australian Labor Party 1904-1913
Jabez Wright Australian Labor Party 1913-1920
Sturt - proportional representation (19201927)
Member Party Term
Mark Davidson Australian Labor Party 1920-1927
Brian Doe Australian Labor Party 1920-1927
Percival Brookfield Australian Labor Party 1920-1921
Jabez Wright Australian Labor Party 1921-1922
Edward Horsington Australian Labor Party 1922-1927
Sturt - single member electorate (19271968)
Member Party Term
Edward Horsington Australian Labor Party 1927-1947
William Wattison Australian Labor Party 1947-1968
Sturt - single member electorate (19711980)
Member Party Term
Tim Fischer National Party of Australia 1971-1980


 

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