Electoral district of Sydney-Belmore explained

Sydney-Belmore was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904. It was named after Earl Belmore who was Governor of New South Wales from 1868 until 1872.^{[1] [2]}

Members for Sydney-Belmore

Member		Party	Term
		James Graham		1894–1901
		Eden George		1901–1904

History

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sydney-Belmore.^[3] Sydney-Belmore consisted of a northern part of the four member district of South Sydney.^[4] It was in northern Surry Hills bounded by Liverpool Street, and Oxford Street in the north, Riley Street in the east, Foveaux Street in the south and Elizabeth Street in the west.^[5] In 1904, its name was changed to Belmore.

Election results

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Belmore.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 2020-10-27.
2. Green . Antony . Antony Green . Elections for the District of Sydney-Belmore . DistrictIndexes . Sydney Belmore . 2020-10-27.
3. Web site: 1893 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031719/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.
4. News: Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts . . 23 August 1893 . 2020-10-27 . 6681 . Trove.
5. News: Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts . . 5 October 1893 . 2020-10-27 . 7752 . Trove.