Electoral district of Alma explained

Alma
State:nsw
Created:1894
Abolished:1904
Namesake:Alma

Alma was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904,[1] [2] named after Alma, a locality in southern Broken Hill, now known as South Broken Hill.[3]

Members for Alma

Josiah Thomas easily won the seat for at the 1894 election, was elected unopposed following year and increased his majority at the 1898 election. Thomas entered federal politics by the winning the seat of Barrier at the first Commonwealth election. William Williams succeeded Thomas after narrowing defeating Jabez Wright in the 1901 election.

Member Party Term
 Josiah Thomas1894–1901
 William Williams1901–1904

See also

See main article: Electoral results for the district of Alma.

Notes and References

  1. Elections for the District of Wilcannia . DistrictIndexes . Wilcannia . 2020-11-10.
  2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 11 December 2019.
  3. Web site: 1893 Redistribution . Atlas of New South Wales . NSW Land & Property Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1893-redistribution.html . 23 June 2015 . dead.