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Electoral district of Yass

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Yasswas anelectoral districtof theLegislative Assemblyin theAustralianstate ofNew South Walesbetween 1894 and 1920. It included the town ofYass.It largely replaced theelectoral district of Yass Plains.In 1920, with the introduction ofproportional representation,it was absorbed along withBurrangongintoCootamundra.It was recreated in 1930 and replaced byBurrinjuckin 1950.[1][2][3]

Members for Yass

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First incarnation (1894—1920)
Member Party Term
William Affleck Free Trade 1894–1901
Liberal Reform 1901–1904
Niels Nielsen Labor 1904–1913
Greg McGirr Labor 1913–1920
Second incarnation (1930—1950)
Member Party Term
George Ardill Nationalist 1930–1931
United Australia 1931–1941
Bill Sheahan Labor 1941–1950

Election results

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1947 New South Wales state election:Yass [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 8,393 60.4 −39.6
Country John MacKay 3,957 28.5 +28.5
Liberal Noel Barber 1,384 10.0 +10.0
Independent John Cusack 163 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 13,897 99.0
Informal votes 137 1.0
Turnout 14,043 95.5
Laborhold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

References

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  1. ^Green, Antony."Elections for the District of Yass".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved12 March2020.
  2. ^"Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856"(PDF).NSW Parliamentary Record.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved14 December2019.
  3. ^"Former Members".Members of Parliament.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved2 December2019.
  4. ^Green, Antony."1947 Yass".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved3 May2020.