Election results for Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain , anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales , has had three incarnations since it was established in 1880. It expanded from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 members before being abolished in 1894. It was re-established in 1904 returning 1 member until 1920. When multiple member constituencies were established using the Hare-Clarksingle transferable vote in 1920, Balmain returned 5 members. It had a single member from 1927 when the state returned to single member electorates. It was abolished in 1991 and largely replaced byPort Jackson which included the Sydney CBD. It was re-established in 2007 when Port Jackson was abolished.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Elections in the 2020s [ edit ] 2023 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Greens Kobi Shetty 20,240 40.48 −2.25 Labor Philippa Scott 18,555 37.11 +8.25 Liberal Freya Leach 9,566 19.13 −0.90 Sustainable Australia Stephen Bisgrove 1,189 2.38 +0.84 Public Education Glen Stelzer 447 0.89 +0.89 Total formal votes 49,997 98.39 −0.05 Informal votes 820 1.61 +0.05 Turnout 50,817 86.45 −0.28 Notionaltwo-party-preferred count Labor Philippa Scott 32,752 74.50 +4.05 Liberal Freya Leach 11,208 25.50 −4.05 Two-candidate-preferred resultGreens Kobi Shetty 22,118 51.80 −8.22 Labor Philippa Scott 20,580 48.20 +8.22 Greens hold Swing −8.22
Elections in the 2010s [ edit ] 2019 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 8] [ 9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Greens Jamie Parker 21,065 42.73 +5.34 Labor Elly Howse 14,227 28.86 −2.94 Liberal Wenjie (Ben) Zhang 9,875 20.03 −4.85 Keep Sydney Open Emilia Leonetti 2,268 4.60 +4.60 Animal Justice Anita Finlayson 1,103 2.24 +0.29 Sustainable Australia Angela Dunnett 761 1.54 +1.54 Total formal votes 49,299 98.44 +0.52 Informal votes 781 1.56 −0.52 Turnout 50,080 86.73 −1.60 Two-party-preferred resultLabor Elly Howse 28,127 70.45 +4.70 Liberal Wenjie (Ben) Zhang 11,795 29.55 −4.70 Two-candidate-preferred resultGreens Jamie Parker 24,074 60.02 +5.29 Labor Elly Howse 16,037 39.98 −5.29 Greens hold Swing +5.29
2011 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal James Falk 14,860 32.6 +8.8 Greens Jamie Parker 14,019 30.7 +1.2 Labor Verity Firth 13,765 30.2 −9.1 Independent Maire Sheehan 1,375 3.0 +3.0 Independent Jane Ward 681 1.5 −1.6 Christian Democrats Leeanne Gesling 426 0.9 +0.9 Independent Protectionist Nicholas Folkes 289 0.6 +0.6 Independent Jon Shapiro 223 0.5 +0.5 Total formal votes 45,638 97.5 +0.1 Informal votes 1,149 2.5 −0.1 Turnout 46,787 90.2 +0.4 Notionaltwo-party-preferred count Labor Verity Firth 19,392 53.5 −14.3 Liberal James Falk 16,850 46.5 +14.3 Two-candidate-preferred resultGreens Jamie Parker 19,141 53.5 +7.2 Liberal James Falk 16,664 46.5 +46.5 Greens gain fromLabor Swing +7.2
Elections in the 2000s [ edit ] 2007 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Verity Firth 16,562 39.2 −2.9 Greens Rochelle Porteous 12,471 29.5 +0.2 Liberal Peter Shmigel 10,031 23.8 +2.7 Independent Jane Ward 1,297 3.1 +3.1 Independent Jane Hyde 987 2.3 +2.3 Democrats Edward Okulicz 881 2.1 −0.3 Total formal votes 42,229 97.5 −0.1 Informal votes 1,088 2.5 +0.1 Turnout 43,317 89.8 Notionaltwo-party-preferred count Labor Verity Firth 24,566 67.8 +0.2 Liberal Peter Shmigel 11,659 32.2 −0.2 Two-candidate-preferred resultLabor Verity Firth 17,933 53.7 −3.4 Greens Rochelle Porteous 15,431 46.3 +3.4 Labor notional holdSwing −3.4
District abolished
Elections in the 1980s [ edit ] 1988 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Peter Crawford 11,071 39.3 −21.5 Independent Dawn Fraser 6,381 22.6 +22.6 Liberal Geoffrey Courtney 5,383 19.1 −4.6 Community Independents Larry Hand 2,422 8.6 +8.6 Independent Jane Ward 1,990 7.1 +7.1 Democrats William Cole 558 2.0 −5.4 Independent Patricia Webster 370 1.3 +1.3 Total formal votes 28,175 96.3 +0.2 Informal votes 1,091 3.7 −0.2 Turnout 29,266 89.9 Two-candidate-preferred resultIndependent Dawn Fraser 13,440 51.7 +51.7 Labor Peter Crawford 12,576 48.3 −21.0 Independent gain fromLabor Swing +51.7
Elections in the 1970s [ edit ] Elections in the 1960s [ edit ] The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Balmain. Elections in the 1950s [ edit ] Elections in the 1940s [ edit ] Preferences were not distributed. Preferences were not distributed. Preferences were not distributed. Elections in the 1930s [ edit ] Preferences were not distributed. Preferences were not distributed. Preferences were not distributed. Elections in the 1920s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Balmain 1925 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 36] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota 7,727 Labor H. V. Evatt (elected 1) 14,733 31.8 +31.8 Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson (elected 5) 4,567 9.9 −3.5 Labor John Quirk (elected 4) 4,562 9.8 −3.5 Labor Tom Keegan (elected 2) 4,305 9.3 −3.5 Labor Kate Dwyer 3,622 7.8 +7.8 Nationalist Albert Lane (elected 3) 6,306 13.6 +1.7 Nationalist Robert Stopford (defeated)5,880 12.7 −1.4 Nationalist Stanley Cole 1,171 2.5 +2.5 Nationalist Thomas Greentree 304 0.7 −3.6 Nationalist Gideon Gillespie 189 0.4 +0.4 Protestant Labour James Johnston 439 1.0 +1.0 Communist Thomas Payne 199 0.4 +0.4 Communist Lionel Leece 40 0.1 +0.1 Independent Charles Mallett 42 0.1 +0.1 Total formal votes 46,359 97.0 +1.1 Informal votes 1,424 3.0 −1.1 Turnout 47,783 69.9 +0.9 Party total votes Labor 31,789 68.6 +15.2 Nationalist 13,850 29.9 −11.3 Protestant Labour 439 1.0 +1.0 Communist 239 0.5 +0.5 Independent Charles Mallett 42 0.1 +0.1
This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Balmain 1922 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 37] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota 7,380 Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson (elected 5) 5,950 13.4 +4.3 Labor John Quirk (elected 3) 5,903 13.3 +3.1 Labor Tom Keegan (elected 4) 5,679 12.8 +4.4 Labor John Doyle (defeated)4,313 9.7 +2.1 Labor David Ryan 1,780 4.0 +4.0 Nationalist Robert Stopford (elected 2) 6,264 14.1 +1.4 Nationalist Albert Lane (elected 1) 5,258 11.9 +11.9 Nationalist Albert Smith (defeated)3,294 7.4 −2.4 Nationalist Thomas Greentree 1,884 4.3 +4.3 Nationalist Alfred Henry 1,563 3.5 +3.5 Democratic John Sheehy 2,163 4.9 +4.9 Industrial Labor Henry Collins 64 0.1 +0.1 Industrial Labor John Hood 63 0.1 +0.1 Independent Solomon Amein 99 0.2 0.0 Total formal votes 44,277 95.9 +9.5 Informal votes 1,876 4.1 −9.5 Turnout 46,153 69.0 +14.7 Party total votes Labor 23,625 53.4 −6.3 Nationalist 18,263 41.2 +18.8 Democratic 2,163 4.9 −2.4 Industrial Labor 127 0.3 +0.3 Independent Solomon Amein 99 0.2 0.0
ThePremier John Storey died on 5 October 1921. Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and asingle transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). Under the provisions of the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[ 38] Tom Keegan was the only unsuccessful Labor candidate at the1920 election and took his seat on 18 October 1921.[ 39]
This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Balmain 1920 New South Wales state election :Balmain [ 40] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota 5,147 Labor John Storey (elected 1) 7,527 24.4 Labor John Quirk (elected 3) 3,137 10.2 Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson (elected 4) 2,821 9.1 Labor Tom Keegan (defeated)2,603 8.4 Labor John Doyle (elected 2) 2,336 7.6 Nationalist Robert Stopford 3,911 12.7 Nationalist Albert Smith (elected 5) 3,016 9.8 Soldiers & Citizens Campbell Carmichael (defeated)2,590 8.4 Soldiers & Citizens George Saunders 100 0.3 Soldiers & Citizens Charles Shields 28 0.1 Democratic Charles Lawlor 2,252 7.3 Socialist Labor William Corcoran 81 0.3 Socialist Labor James Moroney 59 0.2 Socialist Labor Peter Christensen 26 0.1 Socialist Labor Herbert Weston 13 0.1 Independent Arthur Griffith 165 0.5 Independent Henry Levy 93 0.3 Independent Solomon Amein 60 0.2 Independent George Nielsen 60 0.2 Total formal votes 30,878 86.4 Informal votes 4,845 13.6 Turnout 35,723 54.3 Party total votes Labor 18,424 59.7 Nationalist 6,927 22.4 Soldiers & Citizens 2,718 8.8 Democratic 2,252 7.3 Socialist Labor 179 0.6 Independent Arthur Griffith 165 0.5 Independent Henry Levy 93 0.3 Independent Solomon Amein 60 0.2 Independent George Nielsen 60 0.2
Elections in the 1910s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Balmain Elections in the 1900s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Balmain Balmain consisted ofBalmain North and part ofBalmain South .John Storey was the member for the abolished seat of Balmain North, while the member for Balmain South wasSydney Law (Independent Labour) who successfully contestedRozelle .
District abolished
This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain 1891 New South Wales colonial election :Balmain [ 47] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Johnston (elected 1) 3,146 13.8 Labour William Murphy (elected 2) 2,905 12.8 Labour George Clark (elected 3) 2,525 11.1 Labour Edward Darnley (elected 4) 2,518 11.1 Protectionist Solomon Hyam 2,055 9.0 Free Trade John Hawthorne (defeated)1,820 8.0 Free Trade Jacob Garrard (defeated)1,806 7.9 Free Trade George Clubb (defeated)1,734 7.6 Free Trade Frank Smith (defeated)1,269 5.6 Protectionist Angus Mackey 1,080 4.7 Protectionist Samuel Davison 737 3.2 Ind. Free Trade Robert Cropley 660 2.9 Protectionist William Burns 527 2.3 Total formal votes 22,782 98.5 Informal votes 339 1.5 Turnout 6,932 70.8 Labour gain 4 fromFree Trade
Elections in the 1880s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain 1889 New South Wales colonial election :Balmain [ 49] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Free Trade Jacob Garrard (elected 1) 3,177 15.0 Free Trade Frank Smith (elected 2) 3,125 14.7 Free Trade George Clubb (elected 3) 3,101 14.6 Free Trade John Hawthorne (elected 4) 3,083 14.5 Protectionist Solomon Hyam 2,291 10.8 Protectionist William Inglis 2,178 10.3 Protectionist David Buchanan 2,130 10.0 Protectionist William Hutchinson 2,120 10.0 Total formal votes 21,205 99.6 Informal votes 87 0.4 Turnout 5,566 61.0 Free Trade hold 4
This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that 60 of the informal votes had written "I Vote for Taylor" on them, whereJacob Garrard won the election by only 12 votes.[ 54]
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