Electoral district of Balranald
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Balranald was an electoral district
of the Legislative Assembly
in the Australia
n state of New South Wales
established from part of Lachlan and Lower Darling
in 1859 and named after and including Balranald
. From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. In 1894, it was abolished and partly replaced by Deniliquin
and Hay
.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...
of the Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
established from part of Lachlan and Lower Darling
Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling
Lachlan and Lower Darling was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It existed between 1856 and 1859, and was named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. It elected two members simultaneously. In 1859 it was replaced by Lachlan.-Members for...
in 1859 and named after and including Balranald
Balranald, New South Wales
Balranald is a town and local government area in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census the population was 1,216....
. From 1880 to 1894, it elected two members. In 1894, it was abolished and partly replaced by Deniliquin
Electoral district of Deniliquin
Deniliquin was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created with the abolition of single-member electorates in 1894, mainly from the abolished electoral district of Balranald, and named after and including Deniliquin...
and Hay
Electoral district of Hay
Hay was an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales created with the abolition of single-member electorates in 1894, mainly from the abolished electoral district of Balranald, and named after and including Hay. It was abolished in 1904, with the...
.
Members for Balranald
| Single-member (1859—1880) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Augustus Morris | None | 1859—1864 | |
| Joseph Phelps | None | 1864—1877 | |
| Colin Simson | None | 1877—1880 | |
| Two members (1880—1894) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | Robert Wilkinson | None | 1880—1887 | John Cramsie | None | 1880—1887 | ||
| Independent Free Trade Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1887—1889 | Allen Lakeman | Independent Protectionist Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1887—1889 | ||||||
| Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909... |
1889—1894 | Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in... |
1889—1891 | |||||||
| James Newton | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1891—1894 | ||||||||