St George, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Joseph Carruthers | Free Trade | ||||||||||||
| 1895 | ||||||||||||||
| 1898 | ||||||||||||||
| 1901 | Liberal Reform | |||||||||||||
| 1904 | ||||||||||||||
| 1907 | ||||||||||||||
| 1908 by | William Taylor | Liberal Reform | ||||||||||||
| 1910 | ||||||||||||||
| 1913 | William Bagnall | Labor | ||||||||||||
| 1917 | Nationalist | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
| 1920 | George Cann | Labor | Mark Gosling | Labor | Thomas Ley | Progressive | Guy Arkins | Nationalist | ||||||
| 1922 | Nationalist | |||||||||||||
| 1925 | Joseph Cahill | Labor | ||||||||||||
| 1925 Appt | William Bagnall | Nationalist | ||||||||||||
| 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joseph Cahill | 8,137 | 55.9 | ||
| Nationalist | James Morrish | 6,430 | 44.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,567 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 138 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 14,705 | 86.9 | |||
| Laborwin | (new seat) | ||||
Thomas Ley resigned to successfully contest the federal seat ofBarton at the1925 election.[5] 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). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[6] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list.William Bagnall had the most votes of the unsuccessfulNationalist candidates at the1925 election and took his seat on 30 September 1925.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 10,607 | ||||
| Nationalist | Thomas Ley(elected 1) | 16,171 | 25.4 | +6.4 | |
| Nationalist | Guy Arkins(elected 3) | 4,393 | 6.9 | −9.5 | |
| Nationalist | William Bagnall (defeated) | 3,979 | 6.2 | −2.9 | |
| Nationalist | Cecil Monro | 3,528 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Nationalist | Francis Farrar | 1,227 | 1.9 | −0.7 | |
| Nationalist | Reginald Reid | 608 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Nationalist | Thomas Casserly | 497 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Labor | Mark Gosling(elected 2) | 11,731 | 18.4 | +2.5 | |
| Labor | Joseph Cahill(elected 5) | 6,203 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Labor | George Cann(elected 4) | 6,166 | 9.7 | −3.2 | |
| Labor | George Burns | 4,790 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Labor | Ernest Sheiles | 1,472 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Protestant Labour | Walter Anderson | 1,068 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Protestant Labour | Arthur Jones | 612 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Protestant Labour | Roy Hindwood | 439 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Protestant Labour | William Goulden | 313 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Protestant Labour | James Dunlop | 195 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Alfred Dicker | 182 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | John Cooper | 39 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Ernest Lambourne | 26 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 63,639 | 96.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,487 | 3.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 66,126 | 73.3 | −0.2 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 30,403 | 47.8 | −5.6 | ||
| Labor | 30,362 | 47.7 | +5.6 | ||
| Protestant Labour | 2,627 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Independent | Alfred Dicker | 182 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | John Cooper | 39 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Ernest Lambourne | 26 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 8,832 | ||||
| Nationalist | Thomas Ley(elected 1) | 10,071 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Nationalist | Guy Arkins(elected 2) | 8,717 | 16.4 | +6.9 | |
| Nationalist | William Bagnall(elected 4) | 4,829 | 9.1 | −6.2 | |
| Nationalist | John Ewen | 2,636 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Nationalist | Francis Farrar | 1,371 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Nationalist | John Willson | 694 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Labor | Mark Gosling(elected 3) | 8,423 | 15.9 | +10.5 | |
| Labor | George Cann(elected 5) | 6,818 | 12.9 | −8.1 | |
| Labor | Sam Toombs | 4,852 | 9.2 | −0.9 | |
| Labor | Patrick Donovan | 1,586 | 3.0 | +0.5 | |
| Labor | Arthur Jones | 610 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Progressive | Reginald McDonald | 1,999 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Progressive | John Cordell | 126 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Progressive | John Wilson | 80 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | John Cooper | 98 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Henry Short | 62 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | John Gager | 17 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 52,989 | 96.4 | +6.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,963 | 3.6 | −6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 54,952 | 73.5 | +15.9 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Nationalist | 28,318 | 53.4 | +21.1 | ||
| Labor | 22,289 | 42.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Progressive | 2,205 | 4.2 | −13.5 | ||
| Independent | John Cooper | 98 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Henry Short | 62 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Independent | John Gager | 17 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 5,569 | ||||
| Labor | George Cann(elected 1) | 7,026 | 21.0 | ||
| Labor | Sam Toombs | 3,384 | 10.1 | ||
| Labor | Mark Gosling(elected 5) | 1,800 | 5.4 | ||
| Labor | William Gibbs | 877 | 2.6 | ||
| Labor | Patrick Donovan | 842 | 2.5 | ||
| Nationalist | William Bagnall(elected 3) | 5,103 | 15.3 | ||
| Nationalist | Guy Arkins(elected 4) | 3,191 | 9.5 | ||
| Nationalist | Frederick Reed | 2,497 | 7.5 | ||
| Progressive | Thomas Ley(elected 2) | 4,440 | 13.3 | ||
| Progressive | Charles Rosenthal | 1,485 | 4.4 | ||
| Democratic | William O'Driscoll | 2,227 | 6.7 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | Charles Church | 177 | 0.5 | ||
| Soldiers & Citizens | Charles Rider | 69 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Andrew | 222 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Sydney Cook | 70 | 0.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 33,410 | 90.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 3,545 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 36,955 | 57.6 | |||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 13,929 | 41.7 | |||
| Nationalist | 10,791 | 32.3 | |||
| Progressive | 5,925 | 17.7 | |||
| Democratic | 2,227 | 6.7 | |||
| Soldiers & Citizens | 246 | 0.7 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Andrew | 222 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Sydney Cook | 70 | 0.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | William Bagnall | 7,414 | 64.9 | +15.3 | |
| Labor | Arthur Dengate | 4,010 | 35.1 | −10.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 11,424 | 99.2 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 91 | 0.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 11,515 | 70.3 | −4.5 | ||
| Memberchanged toNationalist fromLabor | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Wood | 4,797 | 49.6 | ||
| Labor | William Bagnall | 4,366 | 45.1 | ||
| National Progressive | Henry Broe | 509 | 5.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,672 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 110 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 9,782 | 74.8 | |||
| Second round result | |||||
| Labor | William Bagnall | 5,231 | 51.0 | ||
| Liberal Reform | William Wood | 5,025 | 49.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 10,256 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 46 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 10,302 | 78.8 | |||
| Laborgain fromLiberal Reform | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Taylor | 6,198 | 58.5 | ||
| Labour | William Bagnall | 4,396 | 41.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 10,594 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 118 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 10,712 | 76.7 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Taylor | 4,077 | 62.9 | −15.1 | |
| Labour | George Holt | 2,391 | 36.9 | +14.9 | |
| Independent | Charles Counsell | 10 | 0.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,478 | 98.3 | +1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 111 | 1.7 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,589 | 62.4 [a] | −4.6 | ||
| Liberal Reformhold | Swing | −15.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Sir Joseph Carruthers | 5,345 | 78.0 | ||
| Labour | George Black | 1,507 | 22.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,852 | 96.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 220 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 7,072 | 66.9 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Sir Joseph Carruthers | 3,068 | 71.8 | ||
| Labour | William Paine | 1,207 | 28.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,275 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 30 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,305 | 51.6 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Joseph Carruthers | 1,519 | 69.2 | −2.6 | |
| Labour | William Flinn | 676 | 30.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,195 | 100.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,195 | 53.2 | −11.6 | ||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Joseph Carruthers | 1,522 | 71.8 | ||
| National Federal | George Waddell | 594 | 28.0 | ||
| Independent | Francis Brown | 4 | 0.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,120 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 16 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,136 | 64.8 | |||
| Free Tradehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Joseph Carruthers | 1,380 | 82.7 | ||
| Independent | William Taylor | 289 | 17.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,669 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 13 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,682 | 63.2 | |||
| Free Tradehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Joseph Carruthers | 1,523 | 71.6 | ||
| Labour | Denis Acton | 604 | 28.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,127 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 34 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,161 | 80.5 | |||
| Free Tradewin | (new seat) | ||||