Murrumbidgee is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It existed in various forms from the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1856 until its abolition in 2015.
History
Until its abolition, Murrumbidgee and Parramatta were the only electorates to have existed continuously since the first Legislative Assembly election in 1856, although before 1913 it was called The Murrumbidgee. It elected two members between 1856 and 1859, one member between 1859 and 1880, two members between 1880 and 1885, three members between 1885 and 1894 and one member between 1894 and 1920. Voters cast a vote for each vacancy. Between 1920 and 1927, it absorbed parts of Lachlan and Ashburnham and elected three members under proportional representation. From 1927 until its abolition at the 2015 election, it elected one member.
At the 2007 election it included most of Junee Shire (including Junee, Wantabadgery, Harefield, Old Junee and Junee Reefs) Temora Shire, Coolamon Shire, Bland Shire, part of Lachlan Shire (including Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo and Burcher), Narrandera Shire, Leeton Shire, the City of Griffith, Murrumbidgee Shire and part of Carrathool Shire (including Rankins Springs and Carrathool).
Murrumbidgee was abolished at the 2015 election with the recreated electoral district of Cootamundra absorbing Junee Shire, Temora Shire, Coolamon Shire, Bland Shire and Narrandera Shire, the recreated electoral district of Murray absorbing Leeton Shire, the City of Griffith, Murrumbidgee Shire and Carrathool and the Electoral district of Barwon absorbing Lachlan Shire.
Members for Murrumbidgee Two members (1856–1859)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm John Hay None 1856–1859 George Macleay None 1856–1859 Single-member (1859–1880)MemberPartyTerm William Macleay None 1859–1874 William Forster None 1875–1876 Joseph Leary None 1876–1880 Two members (1880–1885)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm James Douglas None 1880–1882 George LoughnanNone1880–1885 Auber Jones None 1882–1885 Three members (1885–1894)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm James Gormly None 1885–1887 George Dibbs None 1885–1887 Alexander Bolton None 1885–1887 1887–1894 1887–1889 John Gale 1887–1889 1889–1894 David Copland 1889–1891 Arthur Rae 1891–1894 1894–1894 Single-member (1894–1920)MemberPartyTerm Thomas Fitzpatrick 1894–1901 1901–1904 Patrick McGarry 1904–1917 1917–1920 1920–1920 Three members (1920–1927)MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm Arthur Grimm 1920–1925 Ernest Buttenshaw 1920–1925 Martin Flannery 1920–1927 Edmund Best 1925–1927 1925–1927 Single-member (1927–2015)MemberPartyTerm Martin Flannery 1927–1932 Robert Hankinson 1932–1941 George Enticknap 1941–1944 1944–1965 Al Grassby 1965–1969 Lin Gordon 1970–1984 Adrian Cruickshank 1984–1999 Adrian Piccoli 1999–2015
Election results
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