Blayney, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales was created in 1904 and abolished in 1913.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Paddy Crick | Progressive | |
| 1907 by | John Withington | Liberal Reform | |
| 1907 | George Beeby | Labor | |
| 1910 | |||
| 1913 by | Independent | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | John Withington | 1,800 | 44.2 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | George Beeby | 1,156 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | Valentine Johnston | 1,120 | 27.5 | −28.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,077 | 100.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,077 | 56.6 [a] | −14.9 | ||
A second ballot was necessary because no candidate had won an absolute majority.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | George Beeby | 2,244 | 51.6 | ||
| Liberal Reform | John Withington | 2,108 | 48.4 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,356 | 99.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 43 | 1.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,399 | 61.0 [a] | −10.5 | ||
| Memberchanged toIndependent fromLabour | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Beeby | 7,799 | 55.0 | ||
| Liberal Reform | William Kelk | 2,292 | 45.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,091 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 61 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5,152 | 71.5 | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Beeby | 2,580 | 50.5 | ||
| Liberal Reform | John Withington (defeated) | 2,530 | 49.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,110 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 135 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,245 | 71.7 | |||
| Labourgain fromProgressive | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | John Withington | 1,733 | 50.3 | ||
| Labor | George Beeby | 1,710 | 49.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,443 | 100.0 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,443 | 50.6 | −15.5 | ||
| Liberal Reformgain fromProgressive | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Paddy Crick | 2,406 | 52.2 | ||
| Liberal Reform | Charles Garland | 2,207 | 47.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,613 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 35 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,648 | 66.1 | |||
| Progressivewin | (new seat) | ||||