Electoral district of Sturt (New South Wales)

Sturt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Broken Hill area. It was a single member electorate from 1889 to 1920. In 1920 it was combined with Cobar and Willyama to create a three-member electorate, elected by proportional representation. In 1927, it became a single member electorate, but was renamed Broken Hill in 1968. It was recreated in 1971, but abolished in 1981.

Members for Sturt

Single-member (1889—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	Wyman Brown	Protectionist	1889–1891
	John Cann	Labor	1891–1894
	William Ferguson	Labor	1894–1901
		Independent Labor	1901–1904
		Liberal Reform	1904–1904
	Arthur Griffith	Labor	1904–1913
	John Cann	Labor	1913–1917
	Percy Brookfield	Labor	1917–1920

Three members (1920—1927)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Mat Davidson	Labor	1920–1927		Brian Doe	Nationalist	1920–1927		Percy Brookfield	Socialist Labor	1920–1921
				Jabez Wright				Labor	1921–1922
				Ted Horsington				Labor	1922–1927

Single-member (1927—1968)
Member		Party	Term
	Ted Horsington	Labor	1927–1939
		Industrial Labor	1939–1939
		Labor	1939–1947
	William Wattison	Labor	1947–1968
Single-member (1971—1980)
Member		Party	Term
	Tim Fischer	National	1971–1980
	John Sullivan	National	1981–1981