Sydney-Fitzroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of East Sydney in inner Sydney including Woolloomooloo, Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay,[1][2][3] and bounded by Riley Street, William Street, King's Cross Road, Bayswater Road and Port Jackson. It was named after Governor FitzRoy.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by Darlinghurst.

Members for Sydney-Fitzroy

Member Party Term
  Henry Chapman Free Trade 1894–1895
  John McElhone Ind. Free Trade 1895–1898
  John Norton Protectionist 1898–1898
  Henry Chapman Free Trade 1898–1901
  Daniel Levy Liberal Reform 1901–1904

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Fitzroy
1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Fitzroy [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Daniel Levy 605 35.9
Independent Liberal Arthur McElhone 381 22.6
Independent Henry Chapman 379 22.5
Labour Donald McKinnon 121 7.2
Ind. Progressive Harry Foran 108 6.4
Independent Denis O'Sullivan 71 4.2
Independent Callaghan Garvan 20 1.2
Total formal votes 1,685 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 15 0.9 -0.1
Turnout 1,700 56.5 -2.7
Liberal Reform hold  
At the 1898 election Henry Chapman was elected as a Liberal Reform representative, while Daniel Levy had stood as an independent.

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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