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Electoral district of Inverell

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Inverell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and including Inverell. It was abolished in 1904, with the downsizing of the Legislative Assembly after Federation, and was largely replaced by Gwydir.[1][2][3]

Members for Inverell

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Member Party Term
  Richard Murray None 1880–1885
  Samuel Moore None 1885–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1889
  George Cruickshank Protectionist 1889–1901
  William McIntyre Protectionist 1901–1902
  George Jones Labour 1902–1904

Election results

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1902 Inverell by-election
Saturday 31 May [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jones 471 37.7
Progressive James McIlveen 447 35.8
Independent William Wall 331 26.5
Total formal votes 1,249 99.5
Informal votes 6 0.5
Turnout 1,255 50.7 [a]
Labour gain from Progressive  
William McIntyre (Progressive) died.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Estimate based on an electoral roll of 2,477 at the 1901 election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Inverell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1902 Inverell by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Inverell". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.