1910 Belmore state by-election

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.

Dates

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

Results

1910 Belmore by-election
Saturday 21 May  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Minahan	1,589	74.6
	Liberal Reform	George Clarke	525	24.6	−5.6
	Independent	James Jones	17	0.8
Total formal votes			2,131	95.7	−1.2
Informal votes			95	4.3	+1.2
Turnout			2,226	27.6  [a]	−39.3
	Labour gain from Progressive Party (defunct)

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Belmore
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

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

References

1. "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 Telegraph . 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.