Electoral district of Sydney-Denison explained

Sydney-Denison was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of the electoral district of West Sydney in the Ultimo area and named after Governor Denison.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Members for Sydney-Denison

Member		Party	Term
		(Sir) Matthew Harris		1894–1901
		Andrew Kelly		1901–1904

History

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sydney-Denison.^[4] Sydney-Denison consisted of a southern part of the four member district of West Sydney.^[5] It was to the south of Darling Harbour, bounded on the east by George Street, in the south by George St West, in the west by Bay Street and Wattle Street, Sydney and by Fig St across to Darling Harbour.^[6] In 1904 it was abolished and absorbed into the district of Pyrmont.

Election results

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

Notes and References

1. Green . Antony . Antony Green . Elections for the District of Sydney-Denison . DistrictIndexes . Sydney Denison . 2020-10-27.
2. Sir Matthew Harris (1841-1917) . 780 . Yes . 16 June 2019.
3. Mr Andrew Joseph Kelly (1854–1913) . 972 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
4. 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.
5. News: Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts . . 23 August 1893 . 2020-10-27 . 6679 . Trove.
6. News: Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts . . 5 October 1893 . 2020-10-27 . 7752 . Trove.