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]

Election Member Party
1894   Samuel Whiddon Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1901[edit]

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Cook[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Samuel Whiddon 665 41.2 -11.0
Progressive George Perry 623 38.6 -7.5
Independent John Griffin 170 10.5
Labour Philip Mulholland 135 8.4
Ind. Progressive William Hart 17 1.1
Independent Henry Cato 4 0.3
Total formal votes 1,614 99.3 -0.1
Informal votes 11 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 1,625 64.4 +7.3
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Cook[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Samuel Whiddon 593 52.2
National Federal George Lewis 524 46.1
Independent Daniel Healey 17 1.5
Independent Suleman Amein 3 0.3
Total formal votes 1,137 99.4
Informal votes 7 0.6
Turnout 1,144 57.1
Free Trade hold  

1895[edit]

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Cook[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Samuel Whiddon 586 54.8
Protectionist William Traill 484 45.2
Total formal votes 1,070 99.8
Informal votes 2 0.2
Turnout 1,072 63.4
Free Trade hold  

1894[edit]

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-Cook[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Samuel Whiddon 649 46.4
Protectionist William Traill 473 33.8
Labour James Watson 276 19.7
Total formal votes 1,398 99.4
Informal votes 8 0.6
Turnout 1,406 81.3
Free Trade win (new seat)

References[edit]

  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.