title: Electoral district of Temora
text: # Electoral district of Temora
  
  Temora was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1927 to 1981, including the town of Temora.
  
  ## Members for Temora
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hugh Main | Country | 1927–1938 |
  | Doug Dickson | Country | 1938–1960 |
  | Jim Taylor | Country | 1960–1981 |
  
  ## History
  
  Temora was created in 1927 with the abandonment of proportional representation, replacing part of the 3 member district of Cootamundra and its first member, Hugh Main, had been one of the members for Cootamundra. The district was abolished in the 1980 redistribution and was divided between Burrinjuck, Lachlan and Murrumbidgee.
  
  ## Election results
  
  1978 New South Wales state election: Temora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | National Country | Jim Taylor | 12,872 | 67.6 | -0.1 |
  | | Labor | Alroy Provan | 6,154 | 32.4 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,026 | 98.4 | -0.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 301 | 1.6 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,327 | 93.4 | -1.2 |
  | | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
  