Electoral district of Willyama

Willyama was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales that replaced Broken Hill in 1913, named after the original aboriginal name for the Broken Hill area. It included southern Broken Hill and sparsely occupied areas further south. Northern Broken Hill was in Sturt. In 1920, it was combined with Sturt and Cobar to create a three-member Sturt. Willyama's only member was Jabez Wright representing the Labor Party.

Members for Willyama

Member		Party	Term
	Jabez Wright	Labor	1913–1920

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Willyama.[edit]

1917 New South Wales state election: Willyama 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jabez Wright	3,381	64.6	−8.7
	Ind. Nationalist	Brian Doe	1,851	35.4	+35.4
Total formal votes			5,232	99.5	+1.8
Informal votes			24	0.5	−1.8
Turnout			5,256	59.2	−3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Willyama.[edit]

1913 New South Wales state election: Willyama 

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jabez Wright	4,327	73.3
	Independent Liberal	William Ferguson	1,029	17.4
	Independent	Walter Wright	545	9.2
Total formal votes			5,901	97.7
Informal votes			137	2.3
Turnout			6,038	62.8
	Labor win		(new seat)

References

• Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Willyama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2019.