Electoral district of Sydney-Lang

Sydney-Lang was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894 from part of the electoral district of West Sydney in inner Sydney and named after Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist John Dunmore Lang.[1][2][3] It was west of George Street, generally south of Margaret Street, north of Hay Street and east of Darling Harbour.[4][5] It was abolished in 1904 and absorbed into Darling Harbour.

Future Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes was the member for Sydney-Lang from 1894 to 1901, when he resigned to enter the newly established Federal parliament.

Members for Sydney-Lang

Member		Party	Term
	Billy Hughes	Labour	1894–1901
	John Power	Labour	1901–1904

Election results

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Lang [6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Power	576	43.8	-9.8
	Liberal Reform	Evan Jones	447	34.0
	Progressive	Joseph Chuck	259	19.7	-9.6
	Socialist Labor	Harry Holland	34	2.6
Total formal votes			1,316	98.8	-0.0
Informal votes			16	1.2	+0.0
Turnout			1,332	56.0	+8.5
	Labour hold

The sitting member was Billy Hughes (Labour) who did not contest the election as he had been elected in March 1901 to the federal seat of West Sydney.

References

"Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
"Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
"Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
"Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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[1] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[2] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[Green_Sydney-Lang-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[Maps_&_sketches-4] "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.

[Names_&_boundaries-5] "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.

[Results_of_the_1901_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1901_Sydney-Lang-6] Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

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