Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Bligh

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Sydney-Bligh, 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]

Election Member Party
1894   James Martin Free Trade
1895   James Harvey Free Trade
1898   Patrick Quinn National Federal
1901   Progressive

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1901[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Bligh.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Bligh [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Patrick Quinn 781 49.7 -4.9
Liberal Reform John Brindley 604 38.4 -5.6
Independent John Hughes 85 5.4
Labour Daniel Healey 76 4.8
Independent Liberal John Campbell 27 1.7
Total formal votes 1,573 99.8 +1.0
Informal votes 3 0.2 -1.0
Turnout 1,576 56.4 +2.9
Progressive hold  

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Bligh.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Bligh [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Patrick Quinn 642 54.5
Free Trade James Harvey 518 44.0
Independent William McNamara 18 1.5
Total formal votes 1,178 98.8
Informal votes 14 1.2
Turnout 1,192 53.5
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Bligh.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Bligh [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Harvey 515 46.7
Protectionist Patrick Quinn 317 28.8
Ind. Free Trade James Martin 257 23.3
Labour Reginald Daly 13 1.2
Total formal votes 1,102 99.2
Informal votes 9 0.8
Turnout 1,111 59.4
Free Trade hold  

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Sydney-Bligh.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Bligh [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Martin 609 39.8
Labour James Hendry 369 24.1
Protectionist James Murphy 265 17.3
Ind. Free Trade Unni Carpenter 218 14.3
Ind. Protectionist Patrick Hourigan 57 3.7
Ind. Protectionist Edward McConville 12 0.8
Total formal votes 1,530 99.2
Informal votes 12 0.8
Turnout 1,542 79.8
Free Trade win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Bligh". 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-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Sydney-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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