Sydney-Fitzroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of East Sydney in inner Sydney including Woolloomooloo, Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay,[1][2][3] and bounded by Riley Street, William Street, King's Cross Road, Bayswater Road and Port Jackson. It was named after Governor FitzRoy.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by Darlinghurst.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Henry Chapman | Free Trade | 1894–1895 | |
John McElhone | Ind. Free Trade | 1895–1898 | |
John Norton | Protectionist | 1898–1898 | |
Henry Chapman | Free Trade | 1898–1901 | |
Daniel Levy | Liberal Reform | 1901–1904 |
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Fitzroy |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Daniel Levy | 605 | 35.9 | ||
Independent Liberal | Arthur McElhone | 381 | 22.6 | ||
Independent | Henry Chapman | 379 | 22.5 | ||
Labour | Donald McKinnon | 121 | 7.2 | ||
Ind. Progressive | Harry Foran | 108 | 6.4 | ||
Independent | Denis O'Sullivan | 71 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | Callaghan Garvan | 20 | 1.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,685 | 99.1 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 15 | 0.9 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,700 | 56.5 | -2.7 | ||
Liberal Reform hold |