Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Fitzroy

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Sydney-Fitzroy, 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   Henry Chapman Free Trade
1895   John McElhone Ind. Free Trade
1898 by   John Norton Protectionist
1898   Henry Chapman Free Trade
1901   Daniel Levy Liberal Reform

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Fitzroy.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Fitzroy   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Daniel Levy 60535.9
Independent Liberal Arthur McElhone38122.6
Independent Henry Chapman 37922.5
Labour Donald McKinnon1217.2
Independent Progressive Harry Foran1086.4
Independent Denis O'Sullivan714.2
Independent Callaghan Garvan201.2
Total formal votes1,68599.1+0.1
Informal votes150.9-0.1
Turnout 1,70056.5-2.7
Liberal Reform hold 
At the 1898 election Henry Chapman was elected as a Liberal Reform representative, while Daniel Levy had stood as an independent.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Fitzroy.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Fitzroy   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Henry Chapman 81551.2
National Federal John Norton 76748.2
Independent Federalist Percy Tighe50.3
Ind. Free Trade Daniel Levy 30.2
Independent Federalist Patrick Dorahy10.1
Total formal votes1,59199.1
Informal votes150.9
Turnout 1,60659.2
Free Trade gain from Ind. Free Trade  
John McElhone (Independent Free Trade) died in 1898 and John Norton (National Federal) had won the seat in a by-election.

1898 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1898 Sydney-Fitzroy by-election
Friday 3 June  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Norton (elected)61743.2
Free Trade Henry Chapman 54638.2+2.2
Protectionist Patrick Dorahy16611.6
Protectionist William Martin996.9
Total formal votes1,42899.3-
Informal votes100.7-
Turnout 1,43866.7  [lower-alpha 1] +3.4
Protectionist gain from Ind. Free Trade  
John McElhone (Ind. Free Trade) died. [6]

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Fitzroy.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Fitzroy   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade John McElhone 62446.0
Free Trade Henry Chapman 48836.0
Independent Henry Harris16312.0
Labour Henry Cato826.0
Total formal votes1,35799.3
Informal votes90.7
Turnout 1,36663.3
Ind. Free Trade gain from Free Trade  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Fitzroy.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Fitzroy   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Henry Chapman 66639.5
Ind. Free Trade John McElhone 42225.0
Labour Henry Cato35521.1
Ind. Free Trade William Morrison18010.7
Ind. Protectionist Henry Foran321.9
Ind. Protectionist Charles Forssberg171.0
Ind. Protectionist Robert Roberts130.8
Total formal votes1,68598.7
Informal votes231.4
Turnout 1,70877.2
Free Trade win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 2,157 at the 1895 election. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Fitzroy". 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-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Fitzroy by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1895 Sydney-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-Fitzroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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