Middle Harbour was anelectoral district for theLegislative Assembly in theAustralian state ofNew South Wales, named afterMiddle Harbour,Sydney and was originally created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90.[1] It consisted of part of the abolished seat ofWarringah with the balance of Warringah going toSt Leonards. In 1920, with the introduction ofproportional representation, it was absorbed intoNorth Shore.[2] It was recreated in 1988, replacingWilloughby, and abolished in 1991, being replaced by Willoughby.[3][4][5]
| First incarnation (1904–1920) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Richard Arthur | Liberal Reform | 1904–1917 | |
| Nationalist | 1917–1920 | ||
| Second incarnation (1988–1991) | |||
| Member | Party | Term | |
| Peter Collins | Liberal | 1988–1991 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter Collins | 20,147 | 71.2 | +5.2 | |
| Labor | Marilyn Dodkin | 8,161 | 28.8 | −1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,308 | 96.4 | −1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,061 | 3.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 29,369 | 93.4 | |||
| Liberalnotional hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
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