Adam Carr's Election Archive
Commonwealth of Australia
Electoral Divisions of the House of Representatives
Division of Barrier, New South Wales
The Division of Barrier was created in 1901 and abolished in 1922. It was named for the Barrier Range, a range of hills near Broken Hill named by Charles Sturt in 1844.
REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Wilcannia
1906: Broken Hill, Menindie, White Cliffs, Wilcannia
1913: Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Moama, Wentworth
TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES
1901: Labor 37.4
1903: Labor 32.0
1906: Labor 24.5
1910: Labor 35.8
|
|
|
|
1913: Labor 26.8
1914: Labor 29.7
1917: Labor 02.5
1919: Labor 03.8
|
ENROLMENTS
ELECTION RESULTS 1901-22
Click here to see full results for Barrier at every election fom 1901 to 1919.
MEMBERS FOR BARRIER
Hon Josiah Thomas (ALP, Nat) 1901-17
Michael Considine (ALP, Ind) 1917-22
 |
 |
| Hon Josiah Thomas (ALP, Nat) 1901-17 |
Michael Considine (ALP, Ind) 1917-22 |
BOUNDARIES
Click on the maps to see full-size map
| |
