title: Electoral district of Byron
text: # Electoral district of Byron
  
  Byron was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1913, replacing Rous, and named after Cape Byron. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Byron absorbed Lismore and Clarence and elected three members. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, it was redivided into the single-member electorates of Byron, Lismore and Clarence. In 1988, Byron was replaced by Ballina and Murwillumbah.
  
  ## Members for Byron
  
  Single-member (1913–1920) :
  
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | John Perry | Liberal Reform | 1913–1917 |
  | | John Perry | Nationalist | 1917–1920 |
  | Three members (1920–1927) ||||
  | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | | Tom Swiney | Labor | 1920–1922 | | George Nesbitt | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | | Stephen Perdriau | Progressive | 1920–1922 |
  | | William Missingham | Progressive | 1922–1927 | | George Nesbitt | Nationalist | 1920–1925 | | Stephen Perdriau | Nationalist | 1922–1925 |
  | | William Missingham | Progressive | 1922–1927 | | Robert Gillies | Labor | 1925–1927 | | Frederick Stuart | Progressive | 1925–1927 |
  | Single-member (1927—1988) ||||
  | Member | Member | Party | Term |
  | | Arthur Budd | Country | 1927–1944 |
  | | Stanley Stephens | Country | 1944–1973 |
  | | Jack Boyd | Country | 1973–1984 |
  | | Don Beck | National | 1984–1988 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1984 New South Wales state election: Byron :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National | Don Beck | 15,860 | 45.4 | -6.8 |
  | | Labor | Lyle Robb | 14,586 | 41.8 | -2.1 |
  | | Independent | Alan Mountain | 1,704 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
  | | Democrats | Kenneth Nicholson | 1,631 | 4.7 | +0.8 |
  | | Independent | James Mangleson | 1,133 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,914 | 98.1 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 658 | 1.9 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,572 | 89.5 | -0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | National | Don Beck | 17,431 | 50.8 | -3.5 |
  | | Labor | Lyle Robb | 16,850 | 49.2 | +3.5 |
  | | National hold | National hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
  