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Electoral district of Bligh 

Sydney-Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, in central Sydney, created in 1894, with the abolition of the multi-member district of East Sydney and named after naval officer and colonial administrator William Bligh. It was in the Darlinghurst area, bounded by Riley Street, William Street, King's Cross Road, Bayswater Road, Neild Avenue, Boundary Street and Oxford Street. It was abolished in 1904 and partly replaced by the electoral district of Darlinghurst.

Bligh was created in 1962, partly replacing Paddington-Waverley and was an urban electorate, covering 13.03 km² and taking in the suburbs of Potts Point, Darling Point, Woolloomooloo, Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Edgecliff, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Surry Hills, Redfern, Darlington and part of Chippendale. It was a highly diverse electorate, as it contained both some of the wealthiest suburbs of Sydney, along the edge of the harbour, as well as some of the city's most disadvantaged areas, such as those around Redfern. This had the effect of making Bligh a marginal electorate, although as the wealthier suburbs outnumber the poorer suburbs, it tended to be Liberal-leaning. The electorate's tendency to be conservative may have changed in recent years, however; left-leaning independent Clover Moore defeated the incumbent Liberal member in 1988 and held the seat until its abolition in 2007, when it was replaced by the electoral district of Sydney.

Members for Bligh

Sydney-Bligh (1894—1904)
Member Party Term
James Martin None 1894 - 1895
James Frederick Harvey None 1895 - 1898
Patrick Edward Quinn Protectionist Party/Progressive Party 1898 - 1904
Bligh (1962—2007)
Member Party Term
Tom Morey Australian Labor Party 1962-1965
Morton Barnett Cohen Liberal Party 1965-1968
John Barraclough Liberal Party 1968-1981
Fred Miller Australian Labor Party 1981-1984
Michael Yabsley Liberal Party 1984-1988
Clover Moore Independent 1988-2007
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