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Division of Riverina, New South Wales (1901-84)

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The Division of Riverina was created in 1901 and abolished in 1984. It was named for the Riverina region of NSW (between the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers).

REDISTRIBUTIONS
1901: Berrigan, Deniliquin, Hay, Moama
1906: Coolamon, Deniliquin, Narrandera, West Wyalong
1913: Coolamon, Narrandera, Temora, West Wyalong
1922: Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, West Wyalong
1934: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong
1949: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong
1955: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera
1969: Berrigan, Griffith, Deniliquin, Leeton
1977: Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton

TWO-PARTY MAJORITIES

1901: Protectionist 03.5 *
1903: Free Trade 00.0 **
1904b: Protectionist 01.7 *
1906: Protectionist 04.1 *
1910: Labor 08.5
1913: Liberal 01.0
1914: Labor 02.1
1917: Nationalist 09.2
1919: Nationalist 01.3
1922: Country Party 04.3
1925: Country Party 04.3
1928: Country Party 07.5

1929: Country Party 04.2
1931: Country Party ***
1934: Country Party 09.3
1937: Country Party 07.2
1940: Labor 01.6
1943: Labor 13.1
1946: Labor 00.6
1949: Country Party 03.5
1951: Country Party 04.7
1954: Country Party 03.4
1955: Country Party 09.3
1958: Country Party 08.6

1961: Country Party 04.1
1963: Country Party 07.3
1965b: Country Party 06.3
1966: Country Party 16.5
1969: Labor 02.3
1972: Labor 06.9
1974: Country Party 00.8
1975: Nationals 11.8
1977: Labor 00.1
1980: Nationals 00.5
1983: Nationals 00.4

* Majority over Free Trade
** Majority over Protectionist
*** Contested by two Country Party candidates

ENROLMENTS


ELECTION RESULTS 1901-83
Click here to see full results for riverina at every election from 1901 to 1983.

MEMBERS FOR RIVERINA (1901-84)

John Chanter (Prot) 1901-03
Robert Blackwood (FT) 1903-04
Hon John Chanter (Prot, ALP) 1904b-13
Franc Falkiner (Lib) 1913-14
Hon John Chanter (ALP, Nat) 1914-22
William Killen (CP) 1922-31
Horace Nock (CP) 1931-40

Joseph Langtry (ALP) 1940-49
Hon Hugh Roberton (CP) 1949-65
Adam Armstrong (CP) 1965b-69
Hon Al Grassby (ALP) 1969-74
John Sullivan (CP, NCP) 1974-77
John FitzPatrick (ALP) 1977-80
Noel Hicks (NCP, NPA) 1980-84
John Chanter (Prot) 1901-03 Robert Blackwood (FT) 1903-04 Hon John Chanter (Prot, ALP) 1904-13

Franc Falkiner (Lib) 1913-14 Hon John Chanter (ALP, Nat) 1914-22 William Killen (CP) 1922-31

Horace Nock (CP) 1931-40 Joseph Langtry (ALP) 1940-49 Hon Hugh Roberton (CP) 1949-65

Adam Armstrong (CP) 1965-69 Hon Al Grassby (ALP) 1969-74 John Sullivan (CP, NCP) 1974-77

John FitzPatrick (ALP) 1977-80 Noel Hicks (NCP, NPA) 1980-84

BOUNDARIES
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1934

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1955

1969

1977