Electoral results for the district of Balmain

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Balmain, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had three incarnations since it was established in 1880. It expanded from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 members before being abolished in 1894. It was re-established in 1904 returning 1 member until 1920. When multiple member constituencies were established using the Hare-Clark single transferable vote in 1920, Balmain returned 5 members. It had a single member from 1927 when the state returned to single member electorates. It was abolished in 1991 and largely replaced by Port Jackson which included the Sydney CBD. It was re-established in 2007 when Port Jackson was abolished. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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ElectionMemberParty
1880   Jacob Garrard NoneMemberParty
1882   William Hutchinson NoneMemberParty
1885   Solomon Hyam None  John Hawthorne None
1887   Free Trade   Frank Smith Free Trade   Free Trade MemberParty
1889   George Clubb Free Trade
1890 by
1891   George Clark Labour / Free Trade   Edward Darnley Labour   James Johnston Labour   William Murphy Labour
 
ElectionMemberParty
1904   Walter Anderson Liberal Reform
1907   John Storey Labor
1910
1913
1917 MemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1920   John Doyle Labor   Robert Stuart-Robertson Labor   John Quirk Labor   Albert Smith Nationalist
1921 Appt   Tom Keegan Labor
1922   Robert Stopford Nationalist   Albert Lane Nationalist
1925   H. V. Evatt Labor
1927   H. V. Evatt Labor
1930   John Quirk Labor
1932   Labor (NSW)
1935
1938   Labor
1939 by   Mary Quirk Labor / Labor (N-C)
1941 Labor
1944
1947 Labor / Independent Labor
1950   John McMahon Labor
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968   Roger Degen Labor
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984   Peter Crawford Labor
1988   Dawn Fraser Independent
 
ElectionMemberParty
2007   Verity Firth Labor
2011   Jamie Parker Greens
2015
2019
2023   Kobi Shetty Greens

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
2023 New South Wales state election: Balmain [5] [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Kobi Shetty 20,24040.48−2.25
Labor Philippa Scott18,55537.11+8.25
Liberal Freya Leach9,56619.13−0.90
Sustainable Australia Stephen Bisgrove1,1892.38+0.84
Public Education Glen Stelzer4470.89+0.89
Total formal votes49,99798.39−0.05
Informal votes8201.61+0.05
Turnout 50,81786.45−0.28
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Philippa Scott32,75274.50+4.05
Liberal Freya Leach11,20825.50−4.05
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Kobi Shetty 22,11851.80−8.22
Labor Philippa Scott20,58048.20+8.22
Greens hold Swing −8.22

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Jamie Parker 21,06542.73+5.34
Labor Elly Howse14,22728.86−2.94
Liberal Wenjie (Ben) Zhang9,87520.03−4.85
Keep Sydney Open Emilia Leonetti2,2684.60+4.60
Animal Justice Anita Finlayson1,1032.24+0.29
Sustainable Australia Angela Dunnett7611.54+1.54
Total formal votes49,29998.44+0.52
Informal votes7811.56−0.52
Turnout 50,08086.73−1.60
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Elly Howse28,12770.45+4.70
Liberal Wenjie (Ben) Zhang11,79529.55−4.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jamie Parker 24,07460.02+5.29
Labor Elly Howse16,03739.98−5.29
Greens hold Swing +5.29

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens Jamie Parker 17,55637.4+6.3
Labor Verity Firth 14,93031.8+1.9
Liberal Lyndon Gannon11,68224.9−5.8
Cyclists Patrick Fogarty9512.0+2.0
Animal Justice Michelle Nielsen9131.9+1.9
No Land Tax Gordon Brown5271.1+1.1
Christian Democrats Rhonda Avasalu3930.8−0.1
Total formal votes46,95297.9+0.8
Informal votes9992.1−0.8
Turnout 47,95188.3+2.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Verity Firth 25,84065.8+11.1
Liberal Lyndon Gannon13,45634.2−11.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jamie Parker 20,01954.7+4.3
Labor Verity Firth 16,55745.3−4.3
Greens hold Swing +4.3

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: Balmain [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Falk14,86032.6+8.8
Greens Jamie Parker 14,01930.7+1.2
Labor Verity Firth 13,76530.2-9.1
Independent Maire Sheehan1,3753.0+3.0
Independent Jane Ward6811.5-1.6
Christian Democrats Leeanne Gesling4260.9+0.9
  Independent Protectionist Nicholas Folkes2890.6+0.6
Independent Jon Shapiro2230.5+0.5
Total formal votes45,63897.5+0.1
Informal votes1,1492.5−0.1
Turnout 46,78790.2+0.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Verity Firth 19,39253.5-14.3
Liberal James Falk16,85046.5+14.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jamie Parker 19,14153.5+7.2
Liberal James Falk16,66446.5+46.5
Greens gain from Labor Swing +7.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Verity Firth 16,56239.2-2.9
Greens Rochelle Porteous12,47129.5+0.2
Liberal Peter Shmigel10,03123.8+2.7
Independent Jane Ward1,2973.1+3.1
Independent Jane Hyde9872.3+2.3
Democrats Edward Okulicz8812.1-0.3
Total formal votes42,22997.5−0.1
Informal votes1,0882.5+0.1
Turnout 43,31789.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Verity Firth 24,56667.8+0.2
Liberal Peter Shmigel11,65932.2-0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Verity Firth 17,93353.7-3.4
Greens Rochelle Porteous15,43146.3+3.4
Labor notional  hold Swing -3.4

1991 - 2007

District abolished

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Crawford 11,07139.3-21.5
Independent Dawn Fraser 6,38122.6+22.6
Liberal Geoffrey Courtney5,38319.1-4.6
Community IndependentsLarry Hand2,4228.6+8.6
Independent Jane Ward1,9907.1+7.1
Democrats William Cole5582.0-5.4
Independent Patricia Webster3701.3+1.3
Total formal votes28,17596.3+0.2
Informal votes1,0913.7−0.2
Turnout 29,26689.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Dawn Fraser 13,44051.7+51.7
Labor Peter Crawford 12,57648.3-21.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing +51.7

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Crawford 15,15860.7+1.5
Liberal Gibson Bennie6,00324.0+9.4
Socialist Labour Noel Hazard2,0618.3+5.5
Democrats Karen McEwan1,7637.1+0.1
Total formal votes24,98596.1+0.7
Informal votes1,0253.9−0.7
Turnout 26,01089.0+2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Crawford 69.0-12.0
Liberal Gibson Bennie31.0+12.0
Labor hold Swing -12.0

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Degen 14,44459.2-15.1
Liberal Dianne Street3,55314.6+0.3
Independent Douglas Spedding3,16213.0+13.0
Democrats Franco Paisio1,7127.0+7.0
Communist Denis Freney8493.5-0.5
Socialist James Donovan6762.8+2.8
Total formal votes24,39695.4
Informal votes1,1674.6
Turnout 25,56386.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 19,04481.0-3.2
Liberal Dianne Street4,45318.9+3.2
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Degen 20,28974.3+7.0
Liberal Ivor Balmain3,90614.3-10.4
Socialist Workers Lynda Boland2,0307.4+3.9
Communist Brian Aarons1,1024.0+1.6
Total formal votes27,32796.4−0.6
Informal votes1,0063.6+0.6
Turnout 28,33388.4−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 23,01484.2+10.0
Liberal Ivor Balmain4,31315.8-10.0
Labor hold Swing +10.0

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Degen 19,20467.3-1.9
Liberal Jeffrey Thompson7,05424.7+24.7
Socialist Workers Juanita Keig1,0023.5+3.5
Communist Peter Cockroft6802.4+2.4
Independent Donald Henderson6152.1+2.1
Total formal votes28,55597.0+2.4
Informal votes8753.0−2.4
Turnout 29,43089.2−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 21,18874.2-2.3
Liberal Jeffrey Thompson7,36725.8+25.8
Labor hold Swing -2.3

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Degen 18,01369.2-3.8
Democratic Labor Gary Doherty4,19616.1+16.1
Australia Rosemary Smith3,83914.7+14.7
Total formal votes26,04894.6
Informal votes1,4765.4
Turnout 27,52489.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 19,93376.5+3.5
Democratic Labor Gary Doherty6,11523.5+23.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Degen 17,35873.0+23.0
Liberal Robert Ward6,42327.0+3.2
Total formal votes23,78195.9
Informal votes1,0214.1
Turnout 24,80291.4
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Degen 12,97450.0-14.5
Independent Nick Origlass 6,79426.2+26.2
Liberal Peter Middleton6,17423.8-4.5
Total formal votes25,94296.5
Informal votes9503.5
Turnout 26,89294.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 17,92869.1-1.2
Liberal Peter Middleton8,01430.9+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Balmain.

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 13,68964.5−9.5
Liberal Elton Lewis5,99228.2+6.9
Communist Harry Black1,5307.2+2.5
Total formal votes21,21196.9−0.8
Informal votes6823.1+0.8
Turnout 21,89394.00.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 14,91370.3−7.4
Liberal Elton Lewis6,29829.7+7.4
Labor hold Swing −7.4

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 16,24574.0+3.6
Liberal Winston Pickering4,67921.3−2.1
Communist Stanley Moran1,0304.7−1.5
Total formal votes21,95497.7
Informal votes5192.3
Turnout 22,47394.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 17,06977.7+2.4
Liberal Winston Pickering4,88522.3−2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 15,21670.4
Liberal Sabina Greenman5,06723.4
Communist Stanley Moran1,3286.2
Total formal votes21,61197.7
Informal votes5112.3
Turnout 22,12293.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 16,27875.3
Liberal Sabina Greenman5,33324.7
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 14,61367.3−11.8
Liberal Elton Lewis5,64326.0+26.0
Communist Stanley Moran1,4616.7+0.2
Total formal votes21,71798.3+2.1
Informal votes3841.7−2.1
Turnout 22,10192.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 15,92875.3−7.0
Liberal Elton Lewis5,78924.7+24.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 17,88779.1
Independent Arthur Doughty3,26714.5
Communist Stanley Moran1,4596.4
Total formal votes22,61396.2
Informal votes8923.8
Turnout 23,50592.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 18,61782.3
Independent Arthur Doughty3,99617.7
Labor hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McMahon 11,56859.1
Liberal Frederick Mann4,06820.8
Independent Labor Mary Quirk 2,43412.4
Communist Thomas Dowling1,0635.4
Independent Malinda Ivey4572.3
Total formal votes19,59097.5
Informal votes4992.5
Turnout 20,08993.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 73.0  [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Frederick Mann27.0
Labor hold Swing
Mary Quirk was the sitting Labor member, however she was defeated for pre-selection by John McMahon.

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 11,22955.8-2.5
Liberal Eddington Sherwood3,66718.2+4.7
Independent Ronald Sarina2,08910.4+10.4
Communist Stanley Moran1,7888.9-19.3
Independent Malinda Ivey1,3406.7+6.7
Total formal votes20,11396.2−0.5
Informal votes7833.8+0.5
Turnout 20,89695.6+2.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 10,72958.3-2.3
Communist Stanley Moran5,18628.2+28.2
Democratic Malinda Ivey2,48013.5+13.5
Total formal votes18,39596.7+1.5
Informal votes6183.3−1.5
Turnout 19,01393.2−0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 11,42760.6
State Labor Walter Evans4,87925.9
Independent Malinda Ivey1,1386.0
Independent Leslie Shiels7323.9
Independent Labor Arthur Doughty6723.6
Total formal votes18,84895.2
Informal votes9464.8
Turnout 19,79493.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1939 Balmain state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1939 Balmain by-election
Saturday 14 January  [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 7,65651.21
Independent Labor Sidney Weston4,33629.01
Independent Labor John O'Carroll2,95719.78
Total formal votes14,94995.09
Informal votes7724.91
Turnout 15,72190.12
Labor hold Swing
John Quirk (Labor) died. [30]

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Quirk 11,76372.1+8.2
Independent John O'Carroll3,08918.9+18.9
Communist Thomas Payne1,4598.9+3.7
Total formal votes16,31195.1−2.1
Informal votes8444.9+2.1
Turnout 17,15596.6−0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) John Quirk 10,41763.9+4.1
Federal Labor Allan Howie5,04630.9-2.3
Communist Lawrence Sharkey8495.2+2.7
Total formal votes16,31297.2−1.0
Informal votes4712.8+1.0
Turnout 16,78397.1+0.3
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) John Quirk 9,59159.8-16.2
Federal Labor Peter Murray5,32933.2+33.2
Independent Arthur Arundel7204.5+4.5
Communist Joseph Crow3952.5+2.5
Total formal votes16,03598.2+0.8
Informal votes2861.8−0.8
Turnout 16,32196.8+1.3
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Balmain.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Quirk 12,40876.0
Nationalist Ernest Hind3,24319.9
Independent William Murphy4482.7
Communist John Sylvester2331.4
Total formal votes16,33297.4
Informal votes4352.6
Turnout 16,76795.5
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing
The sitting member H. V. Evatt (Independent Labor) was appointed to the High Court.

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1927 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor H. V. Evatt 6,72253.0
Labor Harry Doran5,94947.0
Total formal votes12,67198.6
Informal votes1821.4
Turnout 12,85387.0
Independent Labor win(new seat)

1925

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1925 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,727
Labor H. V. Evatt (elected 1)14,73331.8+31.8
Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson (elected 5)4,5679.9-3.5
Labor John Quirk (elected 4)4,5629.8-3.5
Labor Tom Keegan (elected 2)4,3059.3-3.5
Labor Kate Dwyer 3,6227.8+7.8
Nationalist Albert Lane (elected 3)6,30613.6+1.7
Nationalist Robert Stopford (defeated)5,88012.7-1.4
Nationalist Stanley Cole1,1712.5+2.5
Nationalist Thomas Greentree3040.7-3.6
Nationalist Gideon Gillespie1890.4+0.4
Protestant Labor James Johnston4391.0+1.0
Communist Thomas Payne1990.4+0.4
Communist Lionel Leece400.1+0.1
Independent Charles Mallett420.1+0.1
Total formal votes46,35997.0+1.1
Informal votes1,4243.0−1.1
Turnout 47,78369.9+0.9
Party total votes
Labor 31,78968.6+15.2
Nationalist 13,85029.9-11.3
Protestant Labor 4391.0+1.0
Communist 2390.5+0.5
Independent Charles Mallett420.1+0.1

1922

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1922 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,380
Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson (elected 5)5,95013.4+4.3
Labor John Quirk (elected 3)5,90313.3+3.1
Labor Tom Keegan (elected 4)5,67912.8+4.4
Labor John Doyle (defeated)4,3139.7+2.1
Labor David Ryan1,7804.0+4.0
Nationalist Robert Stopford (elected 2)6,26414.1+1.4
Nationalist Albert Lane (elected 1)5,25811.9+11.9
Nationalist Albert Smith (defeated)3,2947.4-2.4
Nationalist Thomas Greentree1,8844.3+4.3
Nationalist Alfred Henry 1,5633.5+3.5
Democratic John Sheehy2,1634.9+4.9
Industrial Labor Henry Collins640.1+0.1
Industrial Labor John Hood630.1+0.1
Independent Solomon Amein990.20.0
Total formal votes44,27795.9+9.5
Informal votes1,8764.1−9.5
Turnout 46,15369.0+14.7
Party total votes
Labor 23,62553.4-6.3
Nationalist 18,26341.2+18.8
Democratic 2,1634.9-2.4
Industrial Labor 1270.3+0.3
Independent Solomon Amein990.20.0

1921 appointment

The Premier John Storey died on 5 October 1921. Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). Under the provisions of the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act, [38] casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Tom Keegan was the only unsuccessful Labor candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 18 October 1921. [39]

1920

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1920 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,147
Labor John Storey (elected 1)7,52724.4
Labor John Quirk (elected 3)3,13710.2
Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson (elected 4)2,8219.1
Labor Tom Keegan (defeated)2,6038.4
Labor John Doyle (elected 2)2,3367.6
Nationalist Robert Stopford 3,91112.7
Nationalist Albert Smith (elected 5)3,0169.8
Soldiers & Citizens Campbell Carmichael (defeated)2,5908.4
Soldiers & Citizens George Saunders1000.3
Soldiers & Citizens Charles Shields280.1
Democratic Charles Lawlor2,2527.3
Socialist Labor William Corcoran810.3
Socialist Labor James Moroney590.2
Socialist Labor Peter Christensen260.1
Socialist Labor Herbert Weston130.1
Independent Arthur Griffith 1650.5
Independent Henry Levy930.3
Independent Solomon Amein600.2
Independent George Nielsen600.2
Total formal votes30,87886.4
Informal votes4,84513.6
Turnout 35,72354.3
Party total votes
Labor 18,42459.7
Nationalist 6,92722.4
Soldiers & Citizens 2,7188.8
Democratic 2,2527.3
Socialist Labor 1790.6
Independent Arthur Griffith 1650.5
Independent Henry Levy930.3
Independent Solomon Amein600.2
Independent George Nielsen600.2

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1917 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Storey 3,83854.3-3.7
Nationalist Robert Stopford 3,05543.2+13.3
Independent Michael Moore1612.3+2.3
Independent John Bell200.3+0.3
Total formal votes7,07499.1+0.3
Informal votes620.9−0.3
Turnout 7,13662.7−3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.7

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1913 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [42] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Storey 4,36258.0
Liberal Reform John McEachern2,24829.9
National Progressive Francis Lennon7219.6
Australasian SocialistPatrick Brice1922.6
Total formal votes7,52398.8
Informal votes931.2
Turnout 7,61666.2
Labor hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1910 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Storey 3,92758.2
Liberal Reform John Hurley 2,81541.8
Total formal votes6,74299.3
Informal votes500.7
Turnout 6,79276.7
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1907 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Storey 3,10050.3+2.8
Liberal Reform Walter Anderson 3,05849.7-2.8
Total formal votes6,15898.8
Informal votes721.2
Turnout 6,23076.3
Labour gain from Liberal Reform Swing +2.8

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Balmain
1904 New South Wales state election: Balmain   [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Walter Anderson 2,64252.5
Labour John Storey 2,39047.5
Total formal votes5,03299.5
Informal votes260.5
Turnout 5,05863.5
Liberal Reform win(new seat)

Balmain consisted of Balmain North and part of Balmain South. John Storey was the member for the abolished seat of Balmain North, while the member for Balmain South was Sydney Law (Independent Labour) who successfully contested Rozelle.

1894 - 1904

District abolished

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Wednesday 17 June  [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnston (elected 1)3,14613.8
Labour William Murphy (elected 2)2,90512.8
Labour George Clark (elected 3)2,52511.1
Labour Edward Darnley (elected 4)2,51811.1
Protectionist Solomon Hyam 2,0559.0
Free Trade John Hawthorne (defeated)1,8208.0
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (defeated)1,8067.9
Free Trade George Clubb (defeated)1,7347.6
Free Trade Frank Smith (defeated)1,2695.6
Protectionist Angus Mackey1,0804.7
Protectionist Samuel Davison7373.2
Ind. Free Trade Robert Cropley6602.9
Protectionist William Burns5272.3
Total formal votes22,78298.5
Informal votes3391.5
Turnout 6,93270.8
  Labour gain 4 from Free Trade

1890 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1890 Balmain colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1890 Balmain by-election
Thursday 10 July  [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Hawthorne (re-elected)unopposed
Free Trade hold 
John Hawthorne (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy. [48]

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 2 February  [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (elected 1)3,17715.0
Free Trade Frank Smith (elected 2)3,12514.7
Free Trade George Clubb (elected 3)3,10114.6
Free Trade John Hawthorne (elected 4)3,08314.5
Protectionist Solomon Hyam 2,29110.8
Protectionist William Inglis 2,17810.3
Protectionist David Buchanan 2,13010.0
Protectionist William Hutchinson 2,12010.0
Total formal votes21,20599.6
Informal votes870.4
Turnout 5,56661.0
  Free Trade hold 4 

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 5 February  [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1)3,01226.6
Free Trade John Hawthorne (re-elected 2)2,91525.8
Free Trade Frank Smith (elected 3)2,71724.0
Protectionist Solomon Hyam (defeated)1,58514.0
Protectionist Thomas Belgrave7236.4
Protectionist Aaron Wheeler3533.1
Total formal votes11,30599.1
Informal votes1081.0
Turnout 4,64058.7

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Friday 16 October  [51]
CandidateVotes%
Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1)2,64227.0
Solomon Hyam (elected 2)2,32323.7
John Hawthorne (elected 3)1,60616.4
Samuel Davison1,17812.0
Maurice Fitzharding1,13111.6
Edward Buchanan9089.3
Total formal votes9,78898.7
Informal votes1261.3
Turnout 4,11260.9
 (1 new seat)

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 2 December  [52]
CandidateVotes%
Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1)1,51435.6
William Hutchinson (elected 2)1,23829.1
John Taylor1,16627.4
William Pritchard3347.9
Total formal votes4,25298.3
Informal votes721.7
Turnout 2,81364.6
 (1 new seat)

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Friday 19 November  [53]
CandidateVotes%
Jacob Garrard (elected)78934.2
John Taylor77733.7
Albert Elkington56824.6
Charles Mossman1737.5
Total formal votes2,30796.8
Informal votes763.2
Turnout 2,38374.0
 (new seat)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that 60 of the informal votes had written "I Vote for Taylor" on them, where Jacob Garrard won the election by only 12 votes. [54]

Notes

  1. ↑ Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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