Electoral district of Clyde

The Clyde was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales which was creating in 1904, named after the Clyde River and replacing Moruya. It was abolished in 1913 and replaced by Bega.[1]

Members for The Clyde
MemberPartyTerm
  William Millard [2] Liberal Reform 1904–1913

Election results

1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Clyde[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: The Clyde [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 2,382 59.33
Labour William Tomkins 1,624 40.45
Independent Samuel Rose 9 0.22
Total formal votes 4,015 96.94
Informal votes 126 3.04
Turnout 4,141 74.75
Liberal Reform hold  

1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Clyde[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: The Clyde [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 1,902 53.6
Independent John Keenan 834 23.5
Labour William Alley 815 23.0
Total formal votes 3,551 96.2
Informal votes 141 3.8
Turnout 3,692 69.6
Liberal Reform hold  

1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Clyde[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: The Clyde [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 2,132 61.5
Progressive John Keenan 1,336 38.5
Total formal votes 3,468 99.5
Informal votes 19 0.5
Turnout 3,487 62.2
Liberal Reform win (new seat)
The Clyde was a new seat which absorbed the whole of whole of the abolished seat of Moruya and parts of the abolished seats of Braidwood and The Shoalhaven. The member for Moruya was William Millard (Liberal Reform). The member for The Shoalhaven was Mark Morton (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested Allowrie. The member for Braidwood was Albert Chapman (Progressive) who did not contest the election.

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Mr William Millard (1844–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1907 The Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. Green, Antony. "1904 The Clyde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.


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