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

Member		Party	Term
	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	59.3
	Labour	William Tomkins	1,624	40.4
	Independent	Samuel Rose	9	0.2
Total formal votes			4,015	96.9
Informal votes			126	3.0
Turnout			4,141	74.8
	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.