Electoral results for the district of Botany

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Botany, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1950. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894  William Stephen Ind. Free Trade
1895  John Dacey Labour
1898
1901
1904  Rowland Anderson Liberal Reform
1907  Fred Page Labour
1910
1913  Independent Labor
1917  Thomas Mutch Labor MemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1920  Simon Hickey Labor   Frank Burke Labor   William McKell Labor   John Lee Nationalist
1922  Bill Ratcliffe Labor
1925
1927  Independent Labor
1930  Robert Heffron Labor
1932
1935
1938  Industrial Labor
1941  Labor
1944
1947

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Botany   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor hold 

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Botany   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor hold 

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Botany   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron 14,31276.0
Independent Labor Addison Brittain4,52624.0
Total formal votes18,83894.3
Informal votes1,1295.7
Turnout 19,96792.3
Member changed to Labor from Industrial Labor  

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Botany   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Industrial Labor Bob Heffron 13,86560.3
Labor Francis Kelly 9,11839.7
Total formal votes22,98395.2
Informal votes1,1504.8
Turnout 24,13396.8
Member changed to Industrial Labor from Labor Swing N/A

1935

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Botany   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Bob Heffron 11,02354.3-9.2
United Australia Trevor Levy6,08430.0+30.0
Federal Labor Frederick Kerr3,01314.8+14.9
Communist Basil Williams1750.90.0
Total formal votes20,29598.2+0.6
Informal votes3611.8−0.6
Turnout 20,65696.8+1.6
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 § Botany.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Botany   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron 12,23063.5
Independent Labor Thomas Mutch (defeated)6,86235.6
Communist Frank Warner1670.9
Total formal votes19,25997.6
Informal votes4692.4
Turnout 19,72895.2
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing
Sitting member Thomas Mutch had been expelled from Labor in 1927, but had been re-elected as an Independent Labor candidate.

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Botany   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Thomas Mutch 6,28151.0
Labor Bob Heffron 5,66146.0
Nationalist Benjamin Blackburn3743.0
Total formal votes12,31699.1
Informal votes1140.9
Turnout 12,43088.7
Independent Labor win(new seat)

1925

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1925 New South Wales state election: Botany   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 7,919
Labor Thomas Mutch (elected 1)10,14621.4+6.4
Labor William McKell (elected 3)8,52317.9+4.1
Labor Bill Ratcliffe (elected 4)5,72612.1-0.9
Labor William Long 4,2849.0+9.0
Labor Frank Burke (elected 5)4,0178.5-2.0
Nationalist John Lee (elected 2)10,09821.2+0.3
Nationalist David Alexander6651.4-1.6
Nationalist William Herford1080.2+0.2
Nationalist James Sinclair990.2+0.2
Nationalist Stephen Turner460.1+0.1
Independent Labor Peter Gallagher3,0346.4+6.4
Protestant Labor Walter Bateman3700.8+0.8
Communist Henry Denford1470.3+0.3
Communist Nellie Rickie1110.2+0.2
Independent Arthur Strange-Mure760.2+0.2
Majority Labor Carl Liebau630.1+0.1
Total formal votes47,51395.6+0.6
Informal votes2,2104.4−0.6
Turnout 49,72369.2+0.6
Party total votes
Labor 32,69668.8+7.0
Nationalist 11,01623.2-6.5
Independent Labor 3,0346.4+6.4
Protestant Labor 3700.8+0.8
Communist 2580.5+0.5
Independent Arthur Strange-Mure760.2+0.2
Majority Labor 630.1+0.1

1922

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1922 New South Wales state election: Botany   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Mutch (elected 4)6,73315.0-5.3
Labor William McKell (elected 5)6,17613.8-1.6
Labor Bill Ratcliffe (elected 3)5,81613.0+8.3
Labor Frank Burke (elected 2)4,72210.5-5.9
Labor Simon Hickey (defeated)4,2399.5-0.6
Nationalist John Lee (elected 1)9,36520.9+5.1
Nationalist David Alexander1,3623.0+3.0
Nationalist William Pritchard1,2692.8+2.8
Nationalist William Wassall7561.7+1.7
Nationalist Albert Dunning5321.2+1.2
Democratic Daniel McGrath3,0416.8+6.8
Independent Fred Page 5231.2+1.2
Independent George Overhill1170.3+0.3
Industrial Labor William Wallace710.2+0.2
Independent Patrick Mulheron630.1+0.1
Total formal votes44,78595.0+10.5
Informal votes2,3775.0−10.5
Turnout 47,16268.6+16.8
Party total votes
Labor 27,68661.8-5.2
Nationalist 13,28429.7+9.9
Democratic 3,0416.8-0.8
Independent Fred Page 5231.2+1.2
Independent George Overhill1170.3+0.3
Industrial Labor 710.2+0.2
Independent Patrick Mulheron630.1+0.1

1920

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1920 New South Wales state election: Botany   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,749
Labor Thomas Mutch (elected 1)5,78120.3
Labor Frank Burke (elected 2)4,68516.4
Labor William McKell (elected 3)4,37915.4
Labor Simon Hickey (elected 5)2,88310.1
Labor Bill Ratcliffe 1,3514.7
Nationalist John Lee (elected 4)4,49915.8
Nationalist James Morrish1,1324.0
Democratic Edward Connell2,1797.7
Progressive Philip Strange-Mure3191.1
Progressive Charles Coghlan1830.6
Socialist Labor Annie Toohey1730.6
Socialist Labor Timothy McCristal1230.4
Socialist Labor Henry Denford530.2
Socialist Labor John Jamieson440.2
Independent Stanley McGowen3391.2
Soldiers & Citizens Charles Banks2550.9
Soldiers & Citizens Christopher Evers600.2
Independent Patrick Quinn330.1
Independent George Crowley190.1
Total formal votes28,49084.5
Informal votes5,21515.5
Turnout 33,70551.8
Party total votes
Labor 19,07967.0
Nationalist 5,63119.8
Democratic 2,1797.7
Progressive 5021.8
Socialist Labor 3931.4
Independent Stanley McGowen3391.2
Soldiers & Citizens 3151.1
Independent Patrick Quinn330.1
Independent George Crowley190.1

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Botany   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Mutch 5,33357.9+18.1
Independent Labor Fred Page 3,88242.1-18.1
Total formal votes9,21599.1+1.3
Informal votes800.9−1.3
Turnout 9,29563.2−1.0
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing +18.1

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Botany   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Fred Page 4,55960.2
Labor David Johnstone3,01939.8
Total formal votes7,57897.8
Informal votes1702.2
Turnout 7,74864.2
Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Botany   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Page 4,54764.0
Liberal Reform George Howe2,55836.0
Total formal votes7,10598.9
Informal votes821.1
Turnout 7,18768.6
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Botany   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Page 3,42053.2+14.3
Liberal Reform Isaac Spackman2,95846.0+5.9
Independent William Cox550.9
Total formal votes6,43396.8
Informal votes2123.2
Turnout 6,64572.2
Labour gain from Liberal Reform Swing +4.2

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Botany   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Rowland Anderson 2,22440.1
Labour George Clark 2,15438.8
Independent Isaac Spackman94517.0
Progressive Patrick Craddock2244.0
Total formal votes5,54799.0
Informal votes571.0
Turnout 5,60467.1
Liberal Reform gain from Labour  
Botany lost part of the district to Randwick and absorbed part of Newtown-St Peters. The member for Botany was John Dacey who, lost Labour pre-selection and successfully contested Alexandria instead. The member for Newtown-St Peters was James Fallick (Independent Liberal) who successfully contested Singleton as an official Liberal Reform candidate.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Botany.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Botany   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Dacey 1,23654.6+23.1
Liberal Reform William Stephen 1,02745.4
Total formal votes2,26399.0−
Informal votes231.0−
Turnout 2,28673.3+5.8
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Botany.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Botany   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Dacey 56831.5
Ind. Free Trade William Stephen 52128.9
National Federal Charles Swinbourne46525.8
Independent Federalist James Macfadyen20611.4
Independent Federalist William Wall 422.3
Total formal votes1,80299.0
Informal votes191.0
Turnout 1,82167.5
Labour hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Botany.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Botany   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Dacey 61043.4
Free Trade William Stephen 60743.1
Ind. Free Trade James Macfadyen19013.5
Total formal votes1,40799.0
Informal votes141.0
Turnout 1,42171.0
Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Botany.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Botany   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade William Stephen 63237.9
Labour John Dacey 61136.6
Ind. Free Trade James Macfadyen29517.7
Protectionist Francis Luland1307.8
Total formal votes1,66898.5
Informal votes261.5
Turnout 1,69483.4
Ind. Free Trade win(new seat)

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