Electoral district of King (New South Wales)

King was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1904 as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.^[1] It largely replaced Sydney-King, losing a part to Darling Harbour. It was expanded to include parts of Sydney-Fitzroy and Sydney-Bligh. It also included Lord Howe Island, Montague Island and South Solitary Island.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 1920 NSW introduced proportional representation and the district was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Sydney. NSW returned to single member electorates in 1927 and King was recreated. It was abolished in 1973 and absorbed into the neighbouring electorates of Phillip, Balmain and Marrickville.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Members for King

First incarnation (1904–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Ernest Broughton	Liberal Reform	1904–1910
	James Morrish	Labor	1910–1917
	James Morrish	Nationalist	1917
	Tom Smith	Labor	1917–1920

Second incarnation (1927–1973)
Member		Party	Term
	Daniel Clyne	Labor	1927–1932
		Labor (NSW)	1932–1938
		Labor	1938–1956
	Albert Sloss	Labor	1956–1973

Election results

1971 New South Wales state election: King ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Sloss	16,918	71.2	+4.0
	Liberal	Andrew Bush	4,628	19.5	−0.4
	Communist	Doris Jobling	1,146	4.8	−4.3
	Independent	Ernest Williams	1,060	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			23,752	94.1
Informal votes			1,478	5.9
Turnout			25,230	88.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Albert Sloss	18,408	77.5	+1.1
	Liberal	Andrew Bush	5,344	22.5	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

References

^ "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
^ "ELECTORATES REDISTRIBUTION ACT, 1904". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 227. New South Wales, Australia. 22 April 1904. p. 3227. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT, 1912, AND THE ACTS AMENDING THE SAME". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 151. New South Wales, Australia. 18 November 1926. p. 4837. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "KING ELECTORATE". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1971 King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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[1] "1904 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.

[2] "ELECTORATES REDISTRIBUTION ACT, 1904". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 227. New South Wales, Australia. 22 April 1904. p. 3227. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT, 1912, AND THE ACTS AMENDING THE SAME". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 151. New South Wales, Australia. 18 November 1926. p. 4837. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "KING ELECTORATE". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 29 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

[6] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[Green_King-7] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[Results_of_the_1971_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1971_King-8] Green, Antony. "1971 King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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