Electoral district of Sturt (New South Wales)

Sturt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Broken Hill area. It was a single member electorate from 1889 to 1920.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Members for Sturt

Single-member (1889—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Wyman Brown ^[4]	Protectionist	1889–1891
	John Cann ^[5]	Labor	1891–1894
	William Ferguson ^[6]	Labor	1894–1901
		Independent Labor	1901–1904
		Liberal Reform	1904–1904
	Arthur Griffith ^[7]	Labor	1904–1913
	John Cann ^[5]	Labor	1913–1917
	Percy Brookfield ^[8]	Labor	1917–1919
	Percy Brookfield ^[8]	Ind. Socialist Labor	1919–1920
Three members (1920—1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Percy Brookfield ^[8]	Socialist Labor	1920–1921		Mat Davidson ^[9]	Labor	1920–1927		Brian Doe ^[10]	Nationalist	1920–1927
	Jabez Wright ^[11]	Labor	1921–1922
	Ted Horsington ^[12]	Labor	1922–1927
Single-member (1927—1968)
Member		Party	Term
	Ted Horsington ^[12]	Labor	1927–1939
		Industrial Labor	1939–1939
		Labor	1939–1947
	William Wattison ^[13]	Labor	1947–1968

Single-member (1971—1981)
Member		Party	Term
	Tim Fischer ^[14]	National	1971–1980
	John Sullivan ^[15]	National	1981

History

Prior to 1889 Broken Hill was part of the district of Wentworth. The population in Wentworth had grown significantly since the 1880 redistribution, especially as a result of the growth of mining at Broken Hill. Under the formula for seats, Wentworth was due to return 3 members. Because of the large area covered by the district, in 1889 it was split into 3, Wentworth, Sturt and Wilcannia.^[16] In 1894 Sturt became a rural district, with the towns of Broken Hill and Alma (now known as South Broken Hill) in the eponymous districts of Broken Hill and Alma.^[17] In 1904 Alma was absorbed into Broken Hill.^[18] At the 1912 redistribution Sturt was recast, absorbing north Broken Hill, and the western part of the abolished district of The Darling, including the town of Tibooburra. South Broken Hill, the southern part of Sturt were combined in the new district of Willyama, along with the north western part of Murray.^[19]

In 1920 Sturt was combined with Cobar, Willyama and much of the area of Murray to create a three-member electorate, elected by proportional representation. At the time it was one of the largest electoral districts in the world, said to be 121,000 square miles, with votes having to be brought sometimes 500 miles by the primitive transportation of the time to the central counting place. But proportional representation pundits as far as away as Canada revelled in STV's successful implementation under such conditions.^[20]

In 1927, it became a single member electorate, but was renamed Broken Hill in 1968.

An entirely different district was created in 1971, containing the town of Narrandera and replacing parts of Albury, Murray, Murrumbidgee and Temora.^[21] It was abolished in 1981 and replaced by Albury, Lachlan, Murray, Murrumbidgee and Wagga Wagga.^[22]

Election results

1981 Sturt by-election
Saturday 21 February ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	John Sullivan	11,614	63.1	-3.0
	Labor	Michael Anthony	6,805	37.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			18,419	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			165	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			18,584	82.6	−11.2
	National Country hold		Swing	-3.0

Tim Fischer (National Country) resigned to successfully contest the 1980 Murray by-election.^[23]

References

^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sturt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^ "Mr Wyman Brown (1836–1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr John Henry Cann (1860–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Mr William John Ferguson (1) (1859–1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "Mr Arthur Hill Griffith (1861–1946)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Brookfield, Percival Stanley (1875–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Mr Mark Anthony Davidson (1869–1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Mr Brian James Doe (1862–1941)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Mr Jabez Wright (1852–1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr Edward Matthew Horsington (1878–1947)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Mr William Ernest Wattison (1903–1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946–2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "Mr John William Sullivan (1929- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "1880 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "1912 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "Is proportional representation suitable for all elections in provincial constituencies?". The UFA. United Farmers of Alberta. 15 January 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via archive.org.
^ "1966 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "1980 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1981 Sturt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[1] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[Green_Sturt-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sturt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[Wyman_Brown_NSW_parl-4] "Mr Wyman Brown (1836–1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[John_Cann_NSW_parl-5] "Mr John Henry Cann (1860–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

[William_Ferguson_NSW_parl-6] "Mr William John Ferguson (1) (1859–1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[Arthur_Griffith_NSW_parl-7] "Mr Arthur Hill Griffith (1861–1946)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Percy_Brookfield_NSW_parl-8] "Brookfield, Percival Stanley (1875–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Mat_Davidson_NSW_parl-9] "Mr Mark Anthony Davidson (1869–1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Brian_Doe_NSW_parl-10] "Mr Brian James Doe (1862–1941)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[Jabez_Wright_NSW_parl-11] "Mr Jabez Wright (1852–1922)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[Ted_Horsington_NSW_parl-12] "Mr Edward Matthew Horsington (1878–1947)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[William_Wattison_NSW_parl-13] "Mr William Ernest Wattison (1903–1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[Tim_Fischer_NSW_parl-14] "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946–2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[John_Sullivan_NSW_parl-15] "Mr John William Sullivan (1929- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[16] "1880 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[17] "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[18] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[19] "1912 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[20] "Is proportional representation suitable for all elections in provincial constituencies?". The UFA. United Farmers of Alberta. 15 January 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via archive.org.

[21] "1966 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[22] "1980 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[1981_Sturt_state_by-election_Green-23] Green, Antony. "1981 Sturt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

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