# Electoral district of Redfern

Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern. It extended to Botany Bay and was bordered by Rainbow Street (Redfern), Anzac Parade, the southern edge of Moore Park, South Dowling Street, Cleveland Street, City Road, King Street, Newtown, Alexandra Canal and Cooks River. It elected two members from 1880 to 1882, three members from 1882 to 1887 and four members from 1887 until the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894, when it was split into Redfern, Botany, Darlington, Waterloo and part of Newtown-Erskine. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Botany. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1968.

## Members for Redfern

Two members (1880–1882) :
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Alfred Fremlin | None | 1880–1882 | | John Sutherland | None | 1880–1882 |
| | Alfred Fremlin | None | 1880–1882 | | Francis Wright | None | 1882 |
| Three members (1882–1887) ||||||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | Alfred Fremlin | None | 1882–1885 | | Francis Wright | None | 1882–1885 | | John Sutherland | None | 1882–1887 |
| | Arthur Renwick | None | 1885–1887 | | Thomas Williamson | None | 1885–1887 | | John Sutherland | None | 1882–1887 |
| Four members (1887–1894) ||||||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | William Stephen | Free Trade | 1887–1891 | | William Schey | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | | John Sutherland | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | | James Farnell | Free Trade | 1887–1888 |
| | William Stephen | Free Trade | 1887–1891 | | William Schey | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | | John Sutherland | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | | Peter Howe | Protectionist | 1888–1891 |
| | William Stephen | Free Trade | 1887–1891 | | Charles Goodchap | Protectionist | 1889–1891 | | John Sutherland | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | | Peter Howe | Protectionist | 1888–1891 |
| | William Stephen | Free Trade | 1887–1891 | | Charles Goodchap | Protectionist | 1889–1891 | | William Schey | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | | Peter Howe | Protectionist | 1888–1891 |
| | James McGowen | Labour | 1891–1894 | | Henry Hoyle | Protectionist | 1891–1894 | | William Schey | Protectionist | 1889–1894 | | William Sharp | Labour | 1891–1894 |
| Single-member (1894–1920) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | James McGowen | Labour | 1894–1917 |
| | William McKell | Labor | 1917–1920 |
| Single-member (1927–1968) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| | William McKell | Labor | 1927–1947 |
| | George Noble | Labor | 1947–1949 |
| | Kevin Dwyer | Labor | 1949–1950 |
| | Fred Green | Labor | 1950–1968 |

## Election results

1965 New South Wales state election: Redfern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Green | 14,453 | 72.4 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Bayliss | 4,811 | 24.1 | +10.7 |
| | Communist | Cecil Sharrock | 703 | 3.5 | −1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,967 | 96.6 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 692 | 3.4 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,659 | 91.1 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Green | 15,015 | 75.2 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal | Gerald Bayliss | 4,952 | 24.8 | +10.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.5 | |