South Sydney was an electoral district

New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts

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 for the Legislative Assembly

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 in the Australia

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n State of New South Wales

New South Wales

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 from 1880 to 1894, covering the southern part of the current Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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, Haymarket

Haymarket, New South Wales

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, Surry Hills

Surry Hills, New South Wales

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, Moore Park

Moore Park, New South Wales

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 and Chippendale

Chippendale, New South Wales

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, bordered by George Street

George Street, Sydney

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, Broadway, City Road

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, Cleveland Street

Cleveland Street, Sydney

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, South Dowling Street, Dacey Avenue, the western edge of Centennial Park

Centennial Park, New South Wales

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, Moore Park Road, South Dowling Street, Oxford Street

Oxford Street, Sydney

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 and Liverpool Street

Liverpool Street, Sydney

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. It elected four members simultaneously, with voters casting four votes and the first four candidates being elected. For the 1894 election, it was replaced by the single-member electorates of Sydney-Phillip

Electoral district of Sydney-Phillip

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, Sydney-Belmore

Electoral district of Sydney-Belmore

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, Sydney-Flinders

Electoral district of Sydney-Flinders

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 and Sydney-Cook

Electoral district of Sydney-Cook

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Members for South Sydney

Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period	Member		Party	Period
	George Carter	None	1880–1882		John Davies	None	1880–1882		William Poole	None	1880–1885		George Withers	None	1880–1885
	John Harris	None	1882–1885		Joseph Olliffe	None	1882–1887
	James Toohey	None	1885–1887						John Davies	None	1885–1887		Archibald Forsyth	None	1885–1887
		Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...	1887–1893		Bernhard Wise Bernhard Ringrose Wise Bernhard Ringrose Wise was an Australian politician. He was a social reformer, seen by some as a traitor to his class, but who was not fully accepted by the labor Movement...	Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...	1887–1889		George Withers	Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...	1887–1889		Alban Riley	Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...	1887–1889
					William Traill William Henry Traill William Henry Traill was an Australian journalist and politician. He was an early editor and in a period the principle proprietor of The Bulletin.-Early life:...	Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...	1889–1894		Walter Edmunds	Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...	1889–1891		James Martin	Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...	1889–1894
									Bernhard Wise Bernhard Ringrose Wise Bernhard Ringrose Wise was an Australian politician. He was a social reformer, seen by some as a traitor to his class, but who was not fully accepted by the labor Movement...	Free Trade Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...	1891–1894
	William Manning William Patrick Manning Sir William Patrick Manning was an Australian politician.Born at Darlinghurst to baker John Manning and Margaret Harrocks, he worked as a financier and had extensive business interests. Around 1867 he married Honorah Torpy in Sydney, with whom he had eight children...	Protectionist Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...	1893–1894