Mosman was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into North Shore. Mosman was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1991.[1][2][3]

Members for Mosman

First incarnation (1913–1920)
Member Party Term
  Percy Colquhoun Liberal Reform 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920
 
Single-member (1927–1991)
Member Party Term
  Richard Arthur Nationalist 1927–1932
  Herbert Lloyd United Australia 1932–1941
  Donald Macdonald Independent 1941–1947
  Pat Morton Liberal 1947–1972
  David Arblaster Liberal 1972–1984
  Phillip Smiles Liberal 1984–1991

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mosman
1988 New South Wales state election: Mosman [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phillip Smiles 21,084 73.9 +16.6
Labor Catherine Stanhope 7,463 26.1 +6.6
Total formal votes 28,547 96.9 -1.5
Informal votes 924 3.1 +1.5
Turnout 29,471 90.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

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 Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Mosman". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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