Electoral results for the district of Sydney

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Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1920 to 1927 as a five-member electorate, the second from 2007 to the present as a single-member electorate. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Sydney

First incarnation (1894–1907)
ElectionMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1920   Daniel Levy Nationalist   Arthur Buckley Labor   John Birt Labor   Michael Burke Labor   Patrick Minahan Labor
1922   Joseph Jackson Nationalist Greg McGirr
1925 Michael Burke William Holdsworth
1925 apt Patrick Minahan
 
Second incarnation (2007–present)
ElectionMemberParty
2007   Clover Moore Independent
2011
2012 by Alex Greenwich
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: Sydney   [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 17,90541.45+1.80
Liberal Lyndon Gannon13,08930.30−2.54
Labor Jo Holder6,37014.75+0.00
Greens Jonathan Harms4,1249.55−0.18
Small Business Fiona Douskou1,0172.35+2.35
Sustainable Australia Christopher Thomas6961.61+1.61
Total formal votes43,20198.17+0.56
Informal votes8071.83−0.56
Turnout 44,00879.82−2.64
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lyndon Gannon16,25952.96−3.70
Labor Jo Holder14,44447.04+3.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 22,84161.77+3.70
Liberal Lyndon Gannon14,13438.23−3.70
Independent hold Swing +3.70

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: Sydney   [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 16,94739.6+39.6
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos14,03732.8−6.1
Labor Edwina Lloyd6,30314.7+4.3
Greens Chris Brentin4,1569.7−2.6
No Land Tax David Pelzman4951.2+1.2
Christian Democrats Elaine Addae3670.9−0.2
Joanna Rzetelski2300.5+0.5
Independent Victor Taffa2130.5+0.5
Total formal votes42,74897.6+0.4
Informal votes1,0472.4−0.4
Turnout 43,79582.5+4.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos16,21256.7−11.3
Labor Edwina Lloyd12,40143.3+11.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 20,61258.1+7.8
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos14,88541.9−7.8
Independent hold Swing +7.8

2012 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2012 Sydney state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
2012 Sydney by-election
Saturday 27 October  [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 17,68747.3+47.3
Liberal Shayne Mallard 11,54330.9–5.3
Greens Chris Harris 6,61617.7+4.9
Independent Glenn Wall8252.2+2.2
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles7241.9+0.8
Total formal votes37,39597.2–0.6
Informal votes1,0622.8+0.6
Turnout 38,45762.6–21.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 21,28363.7+63.7
Liberal Shayne Mallard 12,12036.3–10.6
Independent hold Swing N/A
Clover Moore (Independent) resigned.

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: Sydney [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clover Moore 16,90936.3-3.3
Liberal Adrian Bartels16,85536.2+14.6
Greens De Brierley Newton5,96112.8-2.8
Labor Sacha Blumen5,24711.3-8.7
Andrew Patterson6761.5+1.5
Christian Democrats Peter Madden5081.1+1.1
Fishing Party Victor Shen4641.0+1.0
Total formal votes46,62097.80.0
Informal votes1,0402.20.0
Turnout 47,66083.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Adrian Bartels20,84365.5+22.4
Labor Sacha Blumen10,97034.5-22.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clover Moore 20,65153.1-13.5
Liberal Adrian Bartels18,22046.9+46.9
Independent hold Swing -13.5

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: Sydney   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clover Moore 16,31639.6+7.2
Liberal Edward Mandla 8,87721.6+1.0
Labor Linda Scott8,23520.0-6.7
Greens Chris Harris 6,40715.6+0.3
Independent Malcolm Duncan7351.8+1.3
Unity Imanuel Choyce6141.5+1.1
Total formal votes41,18497.8-0.1
Informal votes9102.2+0.1
Turnout 42,09484.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Scott15,18456.9-6.5
Liberal Edward Mandla 11,52343.1+6.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clover Moore 20,36466.6+1.6
Labor Linda Scott10,19333.4-1.6
Independent notional  hold Swing +1.6

District recreated

1927 - 2007

District abolished

Elections in the 1920s

1925 appointment

John Birt died on 21 June 1925. [12] 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). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act, [13] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Patrick Minahan had the most votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1925 election and took his seat on 24 June 1925. [14]

1925

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Sydney.[ edit ]
1925 New South Wales state election: Sydney   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,852
Labor John Birt (elected 1)9,15226.1+11.8
Labor Michael Burke (elected 2)5,35415.3+5.9
Labor William Holdsworth (elected 4)2,7968.0+8.0
Labor Patrick Minahan 2,4036.8-3.1
Labor Francis McGuinness1,6684.8+4.8
Nationalist Joseph Jackson (elected 3)5,09614.5+1.7
Nationalist Daniel Levy (elected 5)4,58613.1+4.8
Nationalist Albert Higgs1,4944.3+4.3
Nationalist Gordon Stead2310.7+0.7
Nationalist Reuben Kefford740.2+0.2
Young Australia Greg McGirr 1,3333.8+3.8
Young AustraliaLeslie Milgate150.04+0.04
Young AustraliaAlphonsus Cannon140.04+0.04
Young AustraliaCharles Mortimer110.03+0.03
Communist Charles Mortimer3170.9+0.9
Communist Patrick Drew170.1+0.1
Protestant Labor Laurence Raw3230.9+0.9
Independent Robert Bates1620.5+0.5
Independent Charles Foster320.1+0.1
Independent James Jones210.1+0.1
Independent Edwin Miller80.02-0.05
Total formal votes35,10796.1+0.4
Informal votes1,4103.9-0.4
Turnout 36,51758.0-0.1
Party total votes
Labor 21,37360.9+6.3
Nationalist 11,48132.7-2.8
Young Australia1,3733.9+3.9
Communist 3341.0+1.0
Protestant Labor 3230.9+0.9
Independent Robert Bates1620.5+0.5
Independent Charles Foster320.1+0.1
Independent James Jones210.1+0.1
Independent Edwin Miller80.02-0.05

1922

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Sydney.[ edit ]
1922 New South Wales state election: Sydney   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 6,351
Labor Greg McGirr (elected 1)6,30416.6+16.6
Labor John Birt (elected 4)5,43314.30.0
Labor Patrick Minahan (elected 5)3,7569.9+0.3
Labor Michael Burke (defeated)3,5899.4-0.6
Labor George Mullins 1,7184.5+4.5
Nationalist Joseph Jackson (elected 2)4,86412.8+2.9
Nationalist Daniel Levy (elected 3)3,1788.3-9.8
Nationalist Richard Caldwell1,9295.1+5.1
Nationalist Ernest Salmon1,6724.4+4.4
Nationalist Ernest Marks 1,6184.2+4.2
Nationalist William Nicholls2470.6+0.6
Independent Ben Fuller 3,0007.9+7.9
Independent Edward Price2270.6+0.6
Independent Henry Jones1660.4+0.4
Industrial Labor William McCristal 980.3+0.3
Independent Richard Allen830.2+0.2
Independent Sydney Brown480.1+0.1
Independent Alfred Bartlett360.1+0.1
Independent Albert Clifton280.1+0.1
Independent Charles Tuck280.1+0.1
Independent Edwin Miller250.1+0.1
Independent William Pickup190.1+0.1
Independent Solomon Rosenberg140.04+0.04
Independent Robert Williams110.03+0.03
Independent Ernest Llewelyn110.03+0.03
Total formal votes38,10295.7+11.0
Informal votes1,7144.3-11.0
Turnout 39,81658.1+13.7
Party total votes
Labor 20,80054.6+1.0
Nationalist 13,50835.4+7.3
Independent Ben Fuller 3,0007.9+7.9
Independent Edward Price2270.6+0.6
Independent Henry Jones1660.4+0.4
Industrial Labor 980.3+0.3
Independent Richard Allen830.2+0.2
Independent Sydney Brown480.1+0.1
Independent Alfred Bartlett360.1+0.1
Independent Albert Clifton280.1+0.1
Independent Charles Tuck280.1+0.1
Independent Edwin Miller250.1+0.1
Independent William Pickup190.1+0.1
Independent Solomon Rosenberg140.04+0.04
Independent Robert Williams110.03+0.03
Independent Ernest Llewelyn110.03+0.03

1920

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Sydney.[ edit ]
1920 New South Wales state election: Sydney   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 4,224
Labor John Birt (elected 2)3,61314.3
Labor Arthur Buckley (elected 4)2,98711.8
Labor Michael Burke (elected 5)2,52910.0
Labor Patrick Minahan   [lower-alpha 1] (elected 3)2,4259.6
Labor Tom Smith (defeated)2,0168.0
Nationalist Daniel Levy (elected 1)4,59918.1
Nationalist Joseph Jackson 2,5139.9
Independent Richard Meagher 2,1158.4
Democratic Patrick Cleary1,6546.5
Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 2821.1
Socialist Labor Daisy Loughran450.2
Soldiers & Citizens Charles Smith1340.5
Soldiers & Citizens James Ritchie880.4
Soldiers & Citizens John Clasby840.3
Independent William Thomas1190.5
Independent Alfred Bartlett1020.4
Independent Patrick Craddock180.1
Independent Joseph Sydney120.1
Independent Edwin Miller30.0
Independent John O'Sullivan30.0
Total formal votes25,34184.7
Informal votes4,57915.3
Turnout 29,92044.4
Party total votes
Labor 13,57053.5
Nationalist 7,11228.1
Independent Richard Meagher 2,1158.4
Democratic 1,6546.5
Socialist Labor 3271.3
Soldiers & Citizens 3061.2
Independent William Thomas1190.5
Independent Alfred Bartlett1020.4
Independent Patrick Craddock180.1
Independent Joseph Sydney120.1
Independent Edwin Miller30.0
Independent John O'Sullivan30.0

Notes

  1. ↑ Patrick Minahan and Scott Campbell were nominated by the Labor Party, however their endorsement was withdrawn before the polling day because they signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World. [18]

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  13. ↑ Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act 1920 (NSW).
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  18. ↑ "The ALP: definite action taken against candidates who sign pledges". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 March 1920. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
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