Raleigh was an

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of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of

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, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Macleay, and named after Raleigh County. In 1920, with the introduction of

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, it was absorbed into Oxley, along with

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. It was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981 and partly replaced by

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Members for Raleigh

Election results

References

Former electoral districts of New South Wales Constituencies established in 1894 1894 establishments in Australia Constituencies disestablished in 1904 1904 disestablishments in Australia {{NewSouthWales-gov-stub