Electoral results for the district of Glebe

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Glebe or The Glebe, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1941. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

ElectionMemberParty
1859   John Campbell None
1860   Thomas Smart None
1864
1865 by
1869   Sir George Allen None
1872
1873 by
1874
1877
1880
1882
1883 by   Michael Chapman NoneMemberParty
1885   John Meeks None  William Wilkinson None
1887
 
Michael Chapman Free Trade   Free Trade
1889   Bruce Smith Free Trade
1891   Thomas Houghton Labour
1894   James Hogue Free Trade
1895
1898
1898 by
1901   Liberal Reform
1904
1904 by
1907
1910   Tom Keegan Labor
1913
1917
 
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Tom Keegan Labor
1930
1932
1935   Bill Carlton Labor
1938

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Glebe [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Carlton 7,02346.0-13.0
Industrial Labor Horace Foley 6,21840.7+40.7
Independent Bertie Lewis2,02113.2+13.2
Total formal votes15,26296.8-1.0
Informal votes5003.2+1.0
Turnout 15,76295.9+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bill Carlton 7,89951.8
Industrial Labor Horace Foley 7,36348.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Glebe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Bill Carlton 8,84659.0-2.6
Independent Henry Wood3,67624.5+24.5
Independent Bertie Lewis1,89412.6+12.6
Communist Tom Dowling5663.8+1.4
Total formal votes14,98297.8-0.3
Informal votes3382.2+0.3
Turnout 15,32095.6+0.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Glebe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Tom Keegan 9,48561.6-17.0
United Australia William Nicol4,42128.7+8.4
Federal Labor Northey Du Maurier1,1257.3+7.3
Communist Stanley Moran3622.4+1.3
Total formal votes15,39398.1+0.3
Informal votes3011.9-0.3
Turnout 15,69495.0+1.4
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Glebe [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Keegan 11,95578.6
Nationalist Arthur Butterell3,08320.3
Communist Herbert Huggett1661.1
Total formal votes15,20497.8
Informal votes3452.2
Turnout 15,54993.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Glebe [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Keegan 7,77765.8
Nationalist Hedley Rogers4,04234.2
Total formal votes11,81999.0
Informal votes1241.0
Turnout 11,94381.2
Labor win(new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Glebe [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Keegan 4,10657.6+0.4
Nationalist Walter Clutton2,94741.3-1.5
Independent David Middleton781.1+1.1
Total formal votes7,13198.8+1.0
Informal votes831.2-1.0
Turnout 7,21460.0-13.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Glebe [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Keegan 5,29957.2
Liberal Reform Rudolph Bohrsmann3,96342.8
Total formal votes9,26297.8
Informal votes2112.2
Turnout 9,47373.4
Labor hold 

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Glebe [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Keegan 4,25150.8
Liberal Reform James Hogue (defeated)4,11549.2
Total formal votes8,36698.6
Informal votes1131.3
Turnout 8,47974.1
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: The Glebe [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Hogue 3,24053.9
Independent John Haynes 2,77446.1
Total formal votes6,01497.0
Informal votes1873.0
Turnout 6,20166.5
Liberal Reform hold 

1904 by-election

1904 Glebe by-election
Saturday 10 September [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Hogue (re-elected)1,68495.0
Independent Vincent Taylor885.0
Total formal votes1,77299.4
Informal votes100.6
Turnout 1,78220.6 [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Reform hold 
James Hogue was appointed Chief Secretary in the Carruthers ministry. [13]

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Glebe [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Hogue 2,66753.7
Labour John Grant 1,57931.8
Independent Liberal Percy Lucas4749.5
Progressive Lewis Abrams2505.0
Total formal votes4,97099.0
Informal votes521.0
Turnout 5,02258.2
Liberal Reform hold 
The Glebe was expanded to include part of Annandale. The member for The Glebe was James Hogue (Liberal Reform). The member for Annandale was William Mahony (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested that seat.

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Glebe [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Hogue 93642.0-15.9
Independent William Tate42118.9
Independent Lewis Abrams35816.1
Labour Peter Strong28913.0
Independent Stanley Cole 22310.0
Total formal votes2,22795.6-3.7
Informal votes1024.4+3.7
Turnout 2,32963.8+2.8
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898 by-election

1898 Glebe by-election
Saturday 10 September [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Hogue (re-elected)49692.5
Independent James Jones407.5
Total formal votes53699.4
Informal votes30.6
Turnout 53916.2
Free Trade hold 
James Hogue was appointed Minister for Public Instruction and Labour and Industry in the Reid ministry. [18]

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Glebe [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Hogue 1,02157.9
National Federal Bruce Smith 74242.1
Total formal votes1,76399.3
Informal votes120.7
Turnout 1,77561.0
Free Trade hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Glebe [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Hogue 89961.2
Protectionist Michael Conlon57038.8
Total formal votes1,46999.0
Informal votes151.0
Turnout 1,48459.9
Free Trade hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Glebe [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Hogue 78637.5
Protectionist Michael Conlon43820.9
Independent Labour Thomas Houghton 41519.8
Ind. Free Trade Arthur Eager24811.8
Labour John Clune1245.9
Ind. Free Trade William Cary844.0
Total formal votes2,09598.3
Informal votes371.7
Turnout 2,13285.3
Free Trade win(previously 2 members)

1891

1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Wednesday 17 June [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Bruce Smith (re-elected 1)1,47923.7
Labour Thomas Houghton (elected 2)1,47223.6
Protectionist Michael Conlon1,38322.2
Free Trade Michael Chapman (defeated)1,11217.9
Ind. Free Trade John Meeks 5819.3
Ind. Free Trade Fred Walsh2023.2
Total formal votes6,22998.9
Informal votes681.1
Turnout 3,75078.9
  Free Trade hold 1 
  Labour gain 1 from Free Trade

Elections in the 1880s

1889

1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Saturday 2 February [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Bruce Smith (elected 1)1,65430.7
Free Trade Michael Chapman (elected 2)1,63030.2
Protectionist Michael Conlon1,10320.5
Protectionist Percy Lucas1,00718.7
Total formal votes5,39499.0
Informal votes571.1
Turnout 3,07171.9
  Free Trade hold 2 

1887

1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Saturday 5 February [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Wilkinson (re-elected 1)1,33236.0
Free Trade Michael Chapman (elected 2)1,26134.0
Free Trade John Meeks (defeated)50313.6
Free Trade William Bailey38410.4
Protectionist Stephen Byrne2256.1
Total formal votes3,70597.8
Informal votes842.2
Turnout 2,44867.0

1885

1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Friday 16 October [25]
CandidateVotes%
William Wilkinson (elected 1)1,10233.4
John Meeks (elected 2)1,06932.4
Michael Chapman (defeated)81524.7
William Bailey3129.5
Total formal votes3,29898.7
Informal votes451.4
Turnout 1,95660.1
 (1 new seat)

1883 by-election

1883 Glebe by-election
Wednesday 29 August [26]
CandidateVotes%
Michael Chapman (elected)82755.1
Henry Daly35023.3
William Pritchard32321.5
Total formal votes1,500100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,50054.5
George Allen resigned to go on an extended trip to England. [26]

1882

1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Friday 1 December [27]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (re-elected)64561.5
Michael Fitzpatrick40438.5
Total formal votes1,04997.2
Informal votes302.8
Turnout 1,07945.7

1880

1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Thursday 18 November [28]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (re-elected)81272.4
James Graham 30927.6
Total formal votes1,12197.1
Informal votes342.9
Turnout 1,15558.7

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Monday 29 October [29]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (re-elected)1,17964.8
Charles Mossman64135.2
Total formal votes1,82097.9
Informal votes392.1
Turnout 1,85955.2

1874

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Friday 11 December 1874 [30]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (re-elected)1,23960.0
John Booth (defeated)81339.4
Charles Mossman140.7
Total formal votes2,06696.1
Informal votes833.9
Turnout 2,14968.1

1873 by-election

1873 The Glebe by-election
Wednesday 17 December [31]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (re-elected)90957.7
John Young 66642.3
Total formal votes1,575100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,57552.1
George Allen was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Instruction in the first Parkes ministry. [31]

1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Monday 19 February [32]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (re-elected)89053.6
Charles Mossman74244.7
David Buchanan 301.8
Total formal votes1,66296.5
Informal votes603.5
Turnout 1,72260.0

Elections in the 1860s

1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Monday 13 December 1869 [33]
CandidateVotes%
George Allen (elected)unopposed

1865 by-election

1865 The Glebe by-election
Friday 17 February [34]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Smart (re-elected)59261.3
Daniel Dalgleish 37438.7
Total formal votes966100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 96648.3
Thomas Smart was appointed Colonial Treasurer in the fourth Cowper ministry. [34]

1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Tuesday 29 November 1864 [35]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Smart (re-elected)62258.0
Daniel Dalgleish 45142.0
Total formal votes1,073100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,07353.7

1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Friday 14 December [36]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Smart (elected)39340.8
William Moffatt38239.6
Geoffrey Eagar 18919.6
Total formal votes964100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 96444.6

Elections in the 1850s

1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe
Wednesday 15 June [37]
CandidateVotes%
John Campbell (re-elected)47552.8
Ewen Cameron 42447.2
Total formal votes899100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 89956.8

Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 8,632 at the August 1904 election. [15]

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