Electoral results for the district of Petersham

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Petersham, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1930 to 1941. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Llewellyn Jones Ind. Free Trade
1895   Free Trade
1898   John Cohen Protectionist
1901   Liberal Reform
1904
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist
1919 by   Sydney Shillington Nationalist
 
ElectionMemberParty
1930   Joe Lamaro Labor
1932   Eric Solomon United Australia
1935
1938

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Eric Solomon 9,03350.5+1.4
Labor Bill Sheahan 8,86149.5+4.4
Total formal votes17,89498.3+0.2
Informal votes3071.7−0.2
Turnout 18,20197.1+1.2
United Australia hold Swing -1.3

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Eric Solomon 8,70149.1-0.3
Labor (NSW) Bill Sheahan 7,99545.1+1.8
Federal Labor Patrick Colbourne7494.2-2.9
Independent Jervis Blackman2861.6+1.6
Total formal votes17,73198.1−0.5
Informal votes3411.9+0.5
Turnout 18,07295.9−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Solomon 9,17851.8-1.7
Labor (NSW) Patrick Colbourne8,55348.2+1.7
United Australia hold Swing -1.7

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Eric Solomon 8,49949.4+11.7
Labor (NSW) Joe Lamaro 7,45343.3-18.1
Federal Labor Patrick Colbourne1,2217.1+7.1
Independent Edgar Vale300.2+0.2
Total formal votes17,20398.6+0.6
Informal votes2501.4−0.6
Turnout 17,45396.1+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Eric Solomon 9,21353.5
Labor (NSW) Joe Lamaro 7,99046.5
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joe Lamaro 10,36561.4
Nationalist Henry Morton6,36737.7
Communist Annie Ford1380.8
Total formal votes16,87098.0
Informal votes3352.0
Turnout 17,20593.5
Labor win(new seat)
Joe Lamaro (Labor) was the sitting member for the abolished district of Enmore which was largely replaced by Petersham.

District re-created

1920 - 1930

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1919 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1919 Petersham state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1919 Petersham by-election
Saturday 22 March 1919  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Sydney Shillington 2,63351.0-10.6
Labor Barney Olde 2,37746.1+14.8
Independent Donald Croal1502.9
Total formal votes5,16099.30.0
Informal votes350.70.0
Turnout 5,19545.6  [lower-alpha 1] −18.0
Nationalist hold Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by resignation of John Cohen (Nationalist) who had accepted an appointment as a Judge of the District Court. [8]

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Cohen 4,44161.7-38.3
Labor James Bourke2,25331.3+31.3
Independent John Lucas5077.0+7.0
Total formal votes7,20199.3
Informal votes490.7
Turnout 7,25063.6
Nationalist hold Swing -38.3

1913

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Cohen 4,91163.1
Labour Adamson Dawson2,86636.9
Total formal votes7,77799.0
Informal votes821.0
Turnout 7,85971.7
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Cohen 4,39879.2
Labour John Kohen1,08219.5
Independent William Pickup731.3
Total formal votes5,55398.4
Informal votes901.6
Turnout 5,64362.6
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Cohen 2,94060.6
Independent Liberal Henry Davis1,89739.1
Progressive Adam Pringle130.3
Total formal votes4,85099.2
Informal votes410.8
Turnout 4,89156.8
Liberal Reform hold 
Petersham lost part of the district to Annandale, Ashfield and Canterbury and was expanded to include part of Marrickville. The member for Petersham was John Cohen (Liberal Reform). The member for Marrickville was Richard McCoy (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested that seat.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Petersham   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform John Cohen 1,43658.6+21.7
Independent Liberal Joseph Cockbaine95038.8
Independent William Richardson642.6
Total formal votes2,45099.3−0.6
Informal votes180.7+0.6
Turnout 2,46865.6−2.8
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Progressive  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Petersham   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal John Cohen 67437.0
Free Trade Llewellyn Jones 62634.3
Ind. Free Trade Percy Hordern 52428.7
Total formal votes1,82499.8
Informal votes30.2
Turnout 1,82768.4
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Petersham   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Llewellyn Jones 64349.5
Labour Percy Hordern 37128.5
Ind. Free Trade Cornelius Danahey 27921.5
Ind. Protectionist George Wallace70.5
Total formal votes1,30099.2
Informal votes110.8
Turnout 1,31161.5
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Petersham.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Petersham   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade Llewellyn Jones 62734.4
Free Trade Benjamin Short 38621.2
Labour William Webster 34218.8
Ind. Free Trade Cornelius Danahey 25814.2
Protectionist William Robson 1749.6
Independent John Gelding160.9
Ind. Free Trade George Withers 110.6
Ind. Free Trade John Bell70.4
Total formal votes1,82199.7
Informal votes60.3
Turnout 1,82783.9
Ind. Free Trade win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 11,404 at the 1917 election. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1938 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1935 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1932 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1930 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1919 Petersham by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1917 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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