Botany was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Redfern, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Botany. In 1920, parts of the electoral districts of Botany, Alexandria, Enmore, Newtown and Redfern were combined to create a new incarnation of Botany, which elected five members by proportional representation. This was replaced by single member electorates, including parts of Botany, Alexandria, Enmore, Newtown and Redfern for the 1927 election. Botany was abolished in 1950, being partly replaced by Maroubra.[1][2][3]

Members for Botany

1894–1920, 1 member
Member Party Term
  William Stephen Ind. Free Trade 1894–1895
  John Dacey Labour 1895–1904
  Rowland Anderson Liberal Reform 1904–1907
  Fred Page Labour 1907–1913
  Independent Labor 1913–1917
  Thomas Mutch Labor 1917–1920
1920–1927, 5 members
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Thomas Mutch Labor 1920–1927   Simon Hickey Labor 1920–1922   Frank Burke Labor 1920–1927   William McKell Labor 1920–1927   John Lee Nationalist 1920–1927
  Bill Ratcliffe Labor 1922–1927
1927–1950, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Thomas Mutch Independent Labor 1927–1930
  Robert Heffron Labor 1930–1938
  Industrial Labor 1938–1939
  Labor 1939–1950

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Botany

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Botany". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.


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