Western Suburbs was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's inner western suburbs. It was created as a five-member electorate with the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, replacing Ashfield, Dulwich Hill, Leichhardt, Marrickville and Petersham. It was abolished in 1927 and replaced by Ashfield, Burwood, Croydon, Leichhardt and Marrickville.[1][2][3]

Members for Western Suburbs

Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Carlo Lazzarini Labor 1920–1927   Edward McTiernan Labor 1920–1927   Tom Hoskins Nationalist 1920–1927   Sydney Shillington Nationalist 1920–1922   James Wilson Progressive 1920–1922
  John Ness Nationalist 1922–1927   Nationalist 1922–1925
  Milton Jarvie Nationalist 1925–1927

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Western Suburbs
1925 New South Wales state election: Western Suburbs [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,320
Nationalist John Ness (elected 2) 9,016 18.1 +1.9
Nationalist Tom Hoskins (elected 4) 6,975 14.0 -2.4
Nationalist Milton Jarvie (elected 5) 3,980 8.0 +8.0
Nationalist Henry Morton 2,443 4.9 +4.9
Nationalist William Simpson 1,865 3.7 +0.6
Labor Edward McTiernan (elected 1) 11,239 22.5 +3.2
Labor Carlo Lazzarini (elected 3) 7,697 15.4 +1.3
Labor Barney Olde 774 1.6 +1.6
Labor James Troy 649 1.3 +1.3
Labor Roger Ryan 99 0.2 +0.2
Independent Alexander Huie 3,976 8.0 +2.6
Protestant Labor Frederick Armstrong 578 1.2 +1.2
Protestant Labor Alfred Millington 490 1.0 +1.0
Majority Labor John Cain 133 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 49,914 97.5 +0.6
Informal votes 1,253 2.5 -0.6
Turnout 51,167 70.7 -3.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 24,279 48.6 -9.3
Labor 20,458 41.0 +5.0
Independent Alexander Huie 3,976 8.0 +8.0
Protestant Labor 1,068 2.1 +2.1
Majority Labor 133 0.3 +0.3

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1925 Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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