Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern. It extended to Botany Bay and was bordered by Rainbow Street (Redfern), Anzac Parade, the southern edge of Moore Park, South Dowling Street, Cleveland Street, City Road, King Street, Newtown, Alexandra Canal and Cooks River. It elected two members from 1880 to 1882, three members from 1882 to 1887 and four members from 1887 until the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894, when it was split into Redfern, Botany, Darlington, Waterloo and part of Newtown-Erskine. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Botany. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1968.[1][2][3]

Members for Redfern

Two members (1880–1882)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Alfred Fremlin None 1880–1882   John Sutherland None 1880–1882
  Francis Wright None 1882
Three members (1882–1887)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Alfred Fremlin None 1882–1885   Francis Wright None 1882–1885   John Sutherland None 1882–1887
  Arthur Renwick None 1885–1887   Thomas Williamson None 1885–1887
Four members (1887–1894)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  William Stephen Free Trade 1887–1891   William Schey Free Trade 1887–1889   John Sutherland Free Trade 1887–1889   James Farnell Free Trade 1887–1888


  		Peter Howe Protectionist 1888–1891
  Charles Goodchap Protectionist 1889–1891
  William Schey Protectionist 1889–1894
  James McGowen Labor 1891–1894   Henry Hoyle Protectionist 1891–1894   William Sharp Labor 1891–1894
Single-member (1894–1920)
Member Party Term
  James McGowen Labor 1894–1917
  William McKell Labor 1917–1920
 
Single-member (1927–1968)
Member Party Term
  William McKell Labor 1927–1947
  George Noble Labor 1947–1949
  Kevin Dwyer Labor 1949–1950
  Fred Green Labor 1950–1968

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Redfern
1965 New South Wales state election: Redfern [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Green 14,453 72.4 −9.4
Liberal Gerald Bayliss 4,811 24.1 +10.7
Communist Cecil Sharrock 703 3.5 −1.4
Total formal votes 19,967 96.6 −1.2
Informal votes 692 3.4 +1.2
Turnout 20,659 91.1 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Green 15,015 75.2 −10.5
Liberal Gerald Bayliss 4,952 24.8 +10.5
Labor hold Swing −10.5

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Redfern". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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