Electoral district of Sydney-Pyrmont

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Sydney-Pyrmont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, partly replacing the multi-member electorate of West Sydney. [1] [2] [3] It was named after and included the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont, consisting of the entire peninsula north of Fig Street and east of Wattle Street. [4] [5] In 1904, it was largely replaced by Pyrmont, which also absorbed part of the abolished district of Sydney-Denison. [6]

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Members for Sydney-Pyrmont

MemberPartyTerm
  Thomas Davis Labour 1894–1898
  Samuel Smith Labour 1898–1902
  John McNeill Labour 1902–1904

Election results

1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election
Saturday 24 May [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McNeill (elected)87568.2-24.1
Independent Labour Andrew Cochrane37028.8
Progressive Thomas Gollan251.9
Independent John Behan131.0
Total formal votes1,28398.5-0.3
Informal votes191.5+0.3
Turnout 1,30255.3 [lower-alpha 1] +8.4
Labour hold 
Sam Smith (Labour) resigned. [7]

Notes

  1. based on a roll of 2,356 at the 1901 election. [8]

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References

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  6. "Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1902 and Electorates Redistribution Act 1904". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 158. 18 March 1904. p. 2367. Retrieved 28 October 2020 via Trove.
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