Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Cook

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Sydney-Cook, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Samuel Whiddon Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Cook [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Samuel Whiddon 66541.2-11.0
Progressive George Perry62338.6-7.5
Independent John Griffin17010.5
Labour Philip Mulholland1358.4
Independent Progressive William Hart171.1
Independent Henry Cato40.3
Total formal votes1,61499.3-0.1
Informal votes110.7+0.1
Turnout 1,62564.4+7.3
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Cook [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Samuel Whiddon 59352.2
National Federal George Lewis52446.1
Independent Daniel Healey171.5
Independent Suleman Amein30.3
Total formal votes1,13799.4
Informal votes70.6
Turnout 1,14457.1
Free Trade hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Cook [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Samuel Whiddon 58654.8
Protectionist William Traill 48445.2
Total formal votes1,07099.8
Informal votes20.2
Turnout 1,07263.4
Free Trade hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Cook [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Samuel Whiddon 64946.4
Protectionist William Traill 47333.8
Labour James Watson27619.7
Total formal votes1,39899.4
Informal votes80.6
Turnout 1,40681.3
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Cook". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Cook". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Cook". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1895 Sydney-Cook". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-Cook". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.