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Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Belmore

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Sydney-Belmore, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   James Graham Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Eden George Progressive

Election results

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Elections in the 1900s

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1901

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1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Belmore[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Eden George 715 49.6 +15.9
Liberal Reform James Graham 672 46.6 −3.1
Labour William Gocher 47 3.3
Independent John Donovan 8 0.6
Total formal votes 1,442 98.8 −0.6
Informal votes 17 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 1,459 54.1 +2.1
Progressive gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Belmore[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Graham 582 49.7
National Federal Henry Hoyle 394 33.7
Independent Federalist Joseph Carlos 150 12.8
Independent Henry Foran 45 3.8
Total formal votes 1,171 99.4
Informal votes 7 0.6
Turnout 1,178 52.1
Free Trade hold  

1895

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1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Belmore[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Graham 674 56.2
Protectionist Francis Freehill 526 43.8
Total formal votes 1,200 99.3
Informal votes 8 0.7
Turnout 1,208 64.8
Free Trade hold  

1894

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1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Belmore[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Graham 448 28.9
Ind. Protectionist Francis Freehill 368 23.7
Labour Thomas Tytherleigh 333 21.4
Ind. Free Trade Edward Foxall 168 10.8
Protectionist Robert Mackay 121 7.8
Ind. Protectionist Joseph Purcell 67 4.3
Ind. Protectionist William Court 29 1.9
Ind. Protectionist George Perry 15 1.0
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Murray 4 0.3
Total formal votes 1,553 97.9
Informal votes 33 2.1
Turnout 1,586 83.3
Free Trade win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.