Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Gipps

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Sydney-Gipps, 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   George Black Independent Labour
1895   Labour
1898   Wilfred Spruson National Federal
1901   William Daley Labor

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Gipps [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Daley 98153.5+4.5
Independent Progressive Wilfred Spruson 65535.7-14.6
Liberal Reform Elliot Johnson 19710.8
Total formal votes1,83398.9-0.4
Informal votes211.1+0.4
Turnout 1,85464.4+4.8
Labour gain from Progressive  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Gipps [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Wilfred Spruson 74750.4
Labour George Black 72749.0
Independent Labor Thomas Kohen90.6
Total formal votes1,48399.3
Informal votes110.7
Turnout 1,49459.6
National Federal gain from Labour  

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Gipps [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Black 75057.5
Independent Daniel O'Connor 55542.5
Total formal votes1,30599.4
Informal votes80.6
Turnout 1,31364.8
Member changed to Labour from Independent Labour  

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Gipps [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour George Black 91555.2
Free Trade Daniel O'Connor 74244.8
Total formal votes1,65799.1
Informal votes150.9
Turnout 1,67278.4
Independent Labour win(new seat)

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References

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  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.
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