Elizabeth was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1981, partly replacing Phillip, and including central Sydney and nearby suburbs, alongside Lord Howe Island.[1] It was abolished at the following redistribution in 1988 and largely replaced by the district of McKell.[2][3]

Members for Elizabeth

Member Party Period
  Pat Hills[4] Labor 1981–1988

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Elizabeth (New South Wales)
1981 New South Wales state election: Elizabeth [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pat Hills 18,563 77.0 +4.6
Liberal John Davison 3,420 14.2 -4.9
Communist Aileen Beaver 2,115 8.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 24,098 93.4
Informal votes 1,689 6.6
Turnout 25,787 82.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hills 20,063 84.7 +3.3
Liberal John Davison 3,620 15.3 -3.3
Labor notional hold Swing +3.3

References

  1. ^ "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT, 1912.—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 53. New South Wales, Australia. 28 March 1980. p. 1503. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Elizabeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hon. Patrick Darcy Hills (1917-1992)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Elizabeth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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