1910 Belmore state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Belmore on 13 May 1910. The by-election was triggered by the death of Edward William O'Sullivan. [1] O'Sullivan was elected as a Former Progressive but joined the Labour Party in 1909.

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Dates

DateEvent
25 April 1910Edward O'Sullivan died. [1]
29 April 1910 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
13 May 1910Nominations
21 May 1910Polling day and 1910 Federal election
7 June 1910Return of writ

Results

1910 Belmore by-election
Saturday 21 May [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Minahan 1,58974.6
Liberal Reform George Clarke 52524.6-5.6
Independent James Jones170.8
Total formal votes2,13195.7-1.2
Informal votes954.3+1.2
Turnout 2,22627.6 [lower-alpha 1] -39.3
Labour gain from Progressive Party (defunct)  

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Notes

  1. based on an electoral roll of 8,068 at the 1907 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Edward William O'Sullivan (1846-1910)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Belmore seat: issue of writ". The Daily Telegrah . 30 April 1910. p. 21. Retrieved 3 December 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 Belmore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1907 Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2019.