Electoral district of Western Suburbs

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

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MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
 Carlo LazzariniLabor1920–1927 Edward McTiernanLabor1920–1927 Tom HoskinsNationalist1920–1927 Sydney ShillingtonNationalist1920–1922 James WilsonProgressive1920–1922
 John NessNationalist1922–1927 Nationalist1922–1925
 Milton JarvieNationalist1925–1927

Election results

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1925 New South Wales state election: Western Suburbs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota8,320
NationalistJohn Ness (elected 2)9,01618.1+1.9
NationalistTom Hoskins (elected 4)6,97514.0-2.4
NationalistMilton Jarvie (elected 5)3,9808.0+8.0
NationalistHenry Morton2,4434.9+4.9
NationalistWilliam Simpson1,8653.7+0.6
LaborEdward McTiernan (elected 1)11,23922.5+3.2
LaborCarlo Lazzarini (elected 3)7,69715.4+1.3
LaborBarney Olde7741.6+1.6
LaborJames Troy6491.3+1.3
LaborRoger Ryan990.2+0.2
IndependentAlexander Huie3,9768.0+2.6
Protestant LaborFrederick Armstrong5781.2+1.2
Protestant LaborAlfred Millington4901.0+1.0
Majority LaborJohn Cain1330.3+0.3
Total formal votes49,91497.5+0.6
Informal votes1,2532.5-0.6
Turnout51,16770.7-3.3
Party total votes
Nationalist24,27948.6-9.3
Labor20,45841.0+5.0
IndependentAlexander Huie3,9768.0+8.0
Protestant Labor1,0682.1+2.1
Majority Labor1330.3+0.3

References

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  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.