Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Lang

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Sydney-Lang, 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   Billy Hughes Labour
1895
1898
1901   John Power Labour

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Lang.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Lang   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Power 57643.8-9.8
Liberal Reform Evan Jones44734.0
Progressive Joseph Chuck25919.7-9.6
Socialist Labor Harry Holland 342.6
Total formal votes1,31698.8-0.0
Informal votes161.2+0.0
Turnout 1,33256.0+8.5
Labour hold 
The sitting member was Billy Hughes (Labour) who did not contest the election as he had been elected in March 1901 to the federal seat of West Sydney.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Lang.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Lang   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hughes54453.6
National Federal Joseph Chuck29729.3
Independent John Strachan 16416.2
Independent Federalist David Fealy101.0
Total formal votes1,01598.8
Informal votes121.2
Turnout 1,02747.5
Labour hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Lang.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Lang   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hughes52558.7
Ind. Free Trade John Taylor28331.6
Ind. Protectionist Henry Foran455.0
Ind. Free Trade John Anderson424.7
Total formal votes89598.6
Informal votes131.4
Turnout 90855.9
Labour hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Lang.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Lang   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Billy Hughes 53342.3
Free Trade John Taylor42833.9
Protectionist Jack FitzGerald 27321.7
Ind. Free Trade John Butler272.1
Total formal votes1,26197.2
Informal votes372.9
Turnout 1,29874.8
Labour win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Lang". 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-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-Lang". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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