Electoral results for the district of Sydney
Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1920 to 1927 as a five-member electorate, the second from 2007 to the present as a single-member electorate.[1][2]
Members for Sydney
First incarnation (1920–1927, 5 members) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||||
Daniel Levy [3] | Nationalist | 1920–1927 | Arthur Buckley [4] | Labor | 1920–1922 | John Birt [5] | Labor | 1920–1925 | Michael Burke [6] | Labor | 1920–1922 | Patrick Minahan [7] | Labor | 1920–1925 | |||||
Joseph Jackson [8] | Nationalist | 1922–1927 | Greg McGirr [9] | Labor | 1922–1925 | ||||||||||||||
Young Australia | 1925–1925 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael Burke [6] | Labor | 1925–1927 | William Holdsworth [10] | Labor | 1925–1927 | ||||||||||||||
Patrick Minahan [7] | Labor | 1925–1927 |
Second incarnation (2007–present, 1 member) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Clover Moore [11] | Independent | 2007–2012 | |
Alex Greenwich [12] | Independent | 2012–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Alex Greenwich | 17,905 | 41.45 | +1.80 | |
Liberal | Lyndon Gannon | 13,089 | 30.30 | −2.54 | |
Labor | Jo Holder | 6,370 | 14.75 | +0.00 | |
Greens | Jonathan Harms | 4,124 | 9.55 | −0.18 | |
Small Business | Fiona Douskou | 1,017 | 2.35 | +2.35 | |
Sustainable Australia | Christopher Thomas | 696 | 1.61 | +1.61 | |
Total formal votes | 43,201 | 98.17 | +0.56 | ||
Informal votes | 807 | 1.83 | −0.56 | ||
Turnout | 44,008 | 79.82 | −2.64 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Lyndon Gannon | 16,259 | 52.96 | −3.70 | |
Labor | Jo Holder | 14,444 | 47.04 | +3.70 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Alex Greenwich | 22,841 | 61.77 | +3.70 | |
Liberal | Lyndon Gannon | 14,134 | 38.23 | −3.70 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +3.70 |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Alex Greenwich | 16,947 | 39.6 | +39.6 | |
Liberal | Patrice Pandeleos | 14,037 | 32.8 | −6.1 | |
Labor | Edwina Lloyd | 6,303 | 14.7 | +4.3 | |
Greens | Chris Brentin | 4,156 | 9.7 | −2.6 | |
No Land Tax | David Pelzman | 495 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Elaine Addae | 367 | 0.9 | −0.2 | |
Centre | Joanna Rzetelski | 230 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Victor Taffa | 213 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 42,748 | 97.6 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,047 | 2.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,795 | 82.5 | +4.6 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Patrice Pandeleos | 16,212 | 56.7 | −11.3 | |
Labor | Edwina Lloyd | 12,401 | 43.3 | +11.3 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Alex Greenwich | 20,612 | 58.1 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Patrice Pandeleos | 14,885 | 41.9 | −7.8 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +7.8 |
2012 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Alex Greenwich | 17,687 | 47.3 | +47.3 | |
Liberal | Shayne Mallard | 11,543 | 30.9 | –5.3 | |
Greens | Chris Harris | 6,616 | 17.7 | +4.9 | |
Independent | Glenn Wall | 825 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Robyn Peebles | 724 | 1.9 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 37,395 | 97.2 | –0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,062 | 2.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,457 | 62.6 | –21.3 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Alex Greenwich | 21,283 | 63.7 | +63.7 | |
Liberal | Shayne Mallard | 12,120 | 36.3 | –10.6 | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Clover Moore | 16,909 | 36.3 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | Adrian Bartels | 16,855 | 36.2 | +14.6 | |
Greens | De Brierley Newton | 5,961 | 12.8 | −2.8 | |
Labor | Sacha Blumen | 5,247 | 11.3 | −8.7 | |
Sex Party | Andrew Patterson | 676 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Peter Madden | 508 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Fishing Party | Victor Shen | 464 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 46,620 | 97.8 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,040 | 2.2 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,660 | 83.9 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Adrian Bartels | 20,843 | 65.5 | +22.4 | |
Labor | Sacha Blumen | 10,970 | 34.5 | −22.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 20,651 | 53.1 | −13.5 | |
Liberal | Adrian Bartels | 18,220 | 46.9 | +46.9 | |
Independent hold | Swing | −13.5 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Clover Moore | 16,316 | 39.6 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | Edward Mandla | 8,877 | 21.6 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Linda Scott | 8,235 | 20.0 | −6.7 | |
Greens | Chris Harris | 6,407 | 15.6 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 735 | 1.8 | +1.3 | |
Unity | Imanuel Choyce | 614 | 1.5 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 41,184 | 97.8 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 910 | 2.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 42,094 | 84.1 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Linda Scott | 15,184 | 56.9 | −6.5 | |
Liberal | Edward Mandla | 11,523 | 43.1 | +6.5 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 20,364 | 66.6 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Linda Scott | 10,193 | 33.4 | −1.6 | |
Independent notional hold | Swing | +1.6 |
District recreated
1927 - 2007
District abolished
Elections in the 1920s
1925 appointment
John Birt died on 21 June 1925.[5] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[21] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Patrick Minahan had the most votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1925 election and took his seat on 24 June 1925.[22]
1925
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 5,852 | ||||
Labor | John Birt (elected 1) | 9,152 | 26.1 | +11.8 | |
Labor | Michael Burke (elected 2) | 5,354 | 15.3 | +5.9 | |
Labor | William Holdsworth (elected 4) | 2,796 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Labor | Patrick Minahan | 2,403 | 6.8 | −3.1 | |
Labor | Francis McGuinness | 1,668 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Nationalist | Joseph Jackson (elected 3) | 5,096 | 14.5 | +1.7 | |
Nationalist | Daniel Levy (elected 5) | 4,586 | 13.1 | +4.8 | |
Nationalist | Albert Higgs | 1,494 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Nationalist | Gordon Stead | 231 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Nationalist | Reuben Kefford | 74 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Young Australia | Greg McGirr | 1,333 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Young Australia | Leslie Milgate | 15 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
Young Australia | Alphonsus Cannon | 14 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
Young Australia | Charles Mortimer | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
Communist | Jock Garden | 317 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Communist | Patrick Drew | 17 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Protestant Labor | Laurence Raw | 323 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Robert Bates | 162 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Charles Foster | 32 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | James Jones | 21 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Edwin Miller | 8 | 0.02 | −0.05 | |
Total formal votes | 35,107 | 96.1 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,410 | 3.9 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,517 | 58.0 | −0.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 21,373 | 60.9 | +6.3 | ||
Nationalist | 11,481 | 32.7 | −2.8 | ||
Young Australia | 1,373 | 3.9 | +3.9 | ||
Communist | 334 | 1.0 | +1.0 | ||
Protestant Labor | 323 | 0.9 | +0.9 | ||
Independent | Robert Bates | 162 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Charles Foster | 32 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | James Jones | 21 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Edwin Miller | 8 | 0.02 | −0.05 |
1922
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 6,351 | ||||
Labor | Greg McGirr (elected 1) | 6,304 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Labor | John Birt (elected 4) | 5,433 | 14.3 | 0.0 | |
Labor | Patrick Minahan (elected 5) | 3,756 | 9.9 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Michael Burke (defeated) | 3,589 | 9.4 | −0.6 | |
Labor | George Mullins | 1,718 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Nationalist | Joseph Jackson (elected 2) | 4,864 | 12.8 | +2.9 | |
Nationalist | Daniel Levy (elected 3) | 3,178 | 8.3 | −9.8 | |
Nationalist | Richard Caldwell | 1,929 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Nationalist | Ernest Salmon | 1,672 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Nationalist | Ernest Marks | 1,618 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Nationalist | William Nicholls | 247 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Ben Fuller | 3,000 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Independent | Edward Price | 227 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Henry Jones | 166 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Industrial Labor | William McCristal | 98 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Richard Allen | 83 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Sydney Brown | 48 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Alfred Bartlett | 36 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Albert Clifton | 28 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Charles Tuck | 28 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Edwin Miller | 25 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | William Pickup | 19 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Solomon Rosenberg | 14 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
Independent | Robert Williams | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
Independent | Ernest Llewelyn | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
Total formal votes | 38,102 | 95.7 | +11.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,714 | 4.3 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,816 | 58.1 | +13.7 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 20,800 | 54.6 | +1.0 | ||
Nationalist | 13,508 | 35.4 | +7.3 | ||
Independent | Ben Fuller | 3,000 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Independent | Edward Price | 227 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Henry Jones | 166 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Industrial Labor | 98 | 0.3 | +0.3 | ||
Independent | Richard Allen | 83 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Sydney Brown | 48 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Alfred Bartlett | 36 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Albert Clifton | 28 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Charles Tuck | 28 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Edwin Miller | 25 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | William Pickup | 19 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Solomon Rosenberg | 14 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
Independent | Robert Williams | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
Independent | Ernest Llewelyn | 11 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
1920
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,224 | ||||
Labor | John Birt (elected 2) | 3,613 | 14.3 | ||
Labor | Arthur Buckley (elected 4) | 2,987 | 11.8 | ||
Labor | Michael Burke (elected 5) | 2,529 | 10.0 | ||
Labor | Patrick Minahan [a] (elected 3) | 2,425 | 9.6 | ||
Labor | Tom Smith (defeated) | 2,016 | 8.0 | ||
Nationalist | Daniel Levy (elected 1) | 4,599 | 18.1 | ||
Nationalist | Joseph Jackson | 2,513 | 9.9 | ||
Independent | Richard Meagher | 2,115 | 8.4 | ||
Democratic | Patrick Cleary | 1,654 | 6.5 | ||
Socialist Labor | Ernie Judd | 282 | 1.1 | ||
Socialist Labor | Daisy Loughran | 45 | 0.2 | ||
Soldiers & Citizens | Charles Smith | 134 | 0.5 | ||
Soldiers & Citizens | James Ritchie | 88 | 0.4 | ||
Soldiers & Citizens | John Clasby | 84 | 0.3 | ||
Independent | William Thomas | 119 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Alfred Bartlett | 102 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Patrick Craddock | 18 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Joseph Sydney | 12 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Edwin Miller | 3 | 0.0 | ||
Independent | John O'Sullivan | 3 | 0.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 25,341 | 84.7 | |||
Informal votes | 4,579 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,920 | 44.4 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 13,570 | 53.5 | |||
Nationalist | 7,112 | 28.1 | |||
Independent | Richard Meagher | 2,115 | 8.4 | ||
Democratic | 1,654 | 6.5 | |||
Socialist Labor | 327 | 1.3 | |||
Soldiers & Citizens | 306 | 1.2 | |||
Independent | William Thomas | 119 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Alfred Bartlett | 102 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Patrick Craddock | 18 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Joseph Sydney | 12 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Edwin Miller | 3 | 0.0 | ||
Independent | John O'Sullivan | 3 | 0.0 |
Notes
- ^ Patrick Minahan and Scott Campbell were nominated by the Labor Party, however their endorsement was withdrawn before the polling day because they signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World.[26]
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