Moruya was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904, named after Moruya.[1][2] It was created from parts of the districts of Eden and The Shoalhaven.[3] Its only member was William Millard,[4] who held it for the Free Trade Party until 1904 when it was replaced by The Clyde.[5]

Members for Moruya

Member Party Term
  William Millard Free Trade 1894–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Moruya
1901 New South Wales state election: Moruya [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 956 65.6 +12.5
Independent Joynton Smith 440 30.2
Progressive Theophilus Cox 62 4.3 -42.1
Total formal votes 1,458 99.6 +0.5
Informal votes 6 0.4 -0.5
Turnout 1,464 70.6 -2.2
Liberal Reform hold  

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Mr William Millard (1844–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ^ "The new electorates: where and what they are". Evening News. 26 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Moruya". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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