Electoral district of Sturt (New South Wales)

Sturt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Broken Hill area. It was a single member electorate from 1889 to 1920. In 1920 it was combined with Cobar and Willyama to create a three-member electorate, elected by proportional representation. In 1927, it became a single member electorate, but was renamed Broken Hill in 1968. It was recreated in 1971, but abolished in 1981.

Members for Sturt

Single-member (1889—1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  Wyman Brown Protectionist 1889–1891
  John Cann Labor 1891–1894
  William Ferguson Labor 1894–1901
  Independent Labor 1901–1904
  Liberal Reform 1904–1904
  Arthur Griffith Labor 1904–1913
  John Cann Labor 1913–1917
  Percy Brookfield Labor 1917–1920
Three members (1920—1927)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Mat Davidson Labor 1920–1927   Brian Doe Nationalist 1920–1927   Percy Brookfield Socialist Labor 1920–1921
  Jabez Wright Labor 1921–1922
  Ted Horsington Labor 1922–1927
Single-member (1927—1968)
MemberPartyTerm
  Ted Horsington Labor 1927–1939
  Industrial Labor 1939–1939
  Labor 1939–1947
  William Wattison Labor 1947–1968
Single-member (1971—1980)
MemberPartyTerm
  Tim Fischer National 1971–1980
  John Sullivan National 1981–1981


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