title: Electoral district of Hay
text: # Electoral district of Hay
  
  Hay was an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales created with the abolition of multi-member electorates in 1894, mainly from the abolished electoral district of Balranald, and named after and including the town of Hay. It was abolished in 1904, following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the Legislative Assembly to be reduced from 125 to 90. It was absorbed into the districts of The Murrumbidgee and Murray.
  
  ## Members for Hay
  
  | Member | Party | Period |
  | - | - | - |
  | James Ashton | Free Trade | 1894–1898 |
  | Frank Byrne | Free Trade | 1898–1901 |
  | Frank Byrne | Independent | 1901–1904 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Hay :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Frank Byrne | unopposed | | |
  | | Member changed to Independent from Liberal Reform | Member changed to Independent from Liberal Reform | | | |
  