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Electoral results for the district of Western Suburbs

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Western Suburbs, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1920 and abolished in 1927.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1920   Carlo Lazzarini Labor   Edward McTiernan Labor   Tom Hoskins Nationalist   Sydney Shillington Nationalist   James Wilson Progressive
1922   John Ness Nationalist   Nationalist
1925   Milton Jarvie Nationalist

Election results

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Elections in the 1920s

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1925

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1925 New South Wales state election: Western Suburbs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,320
Nationalist John Ness (elected 2) 9,016 18.1 +1.9
Nationalist Tom Hoskins (elected 4) 6,975 14.0 −2.4
Nationalist Milton Jarvie (elected 5) 3,980 8.0 +8.0
Nationalist Henry Morton 2,443 4.9 +4.9
Nationalist William Simpson 1,865 3.7 +0.6
Labor Edward McTiernan (elected 1) 11,239 22.5 +3.2
Labor Carlo Lazzarini (elected 3) 7,697 15.4 +1.3
Labor Barney Olde 774 1.6 +1.6
Labor James Troy 649 1.3 +1.3
Labor Roger Ryan 99 0.2 +0.2
Independent Alexander Huie 3,976 8.0 +2.6
Protestant Labor Frederick Armstrong 578 1.2 +1.2
Protestant Labor Alfred Millington 490 1.0 +1.0
Majority Labor John Cain 133 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 49,914 97.5 +0.6
Informal votes 1,253 2.5 −0.6
Turnout 51,167 70.7 −3.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 24,279 48.6 −9.3
Labor 20,458 41.0 +5.0
Independent Alexander Huie 3,976 8.0 +8.0
Protestant Labor 1,068 2.1 +2.1
Majority Labor 133 0.3 +0.3

1922

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1922 New South Wales state election: Western Suburbs[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,274
Nationalist Tom Hoskins (elected 3) 8,127 16.4 +3.3
Nationalist John Ness (elected 4) 8,055 16.2 +16.2
Nationalist James Wilson (elected 5) 7,082 14.3 +14.3
Nationalist Sydney Shillington (defeated) 3,912 7.9 −3.3
Nationalist William Simpson 1,554 3.1 +3.1
Labor Edward McTiernan (elected 1) 9,598 19.3 +8.7
Labor Carlo Lazzarini (elected 2) 6,986 14.1 +0.3
Labor James Stewart 672 1.4 +1.4
Labor Harold Macdonald 499 1.0 +1.0
Labor Joseph Smith 97 0.2 +0.2
Progressive Alexander Huie 2,670 5.4 +5.4
Progressive Clare Wilson 388 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 49,640 96.9 +7.9
Informal votes 1,582 3.1 −7.9
Turnout 51,222 74.0 +16.2
Party total votes
Nationalist 28,730 57.9 +21.8
Labor 17,852 36.0 −0.4
Progressive 3,058 6.2 −2.0

1920

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1920 New South Wales state election: Western Suburbs[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,397
Labor Carlo Lazzarini (elected 1) 4,457 13.8
Labor Edward McTiernan (elected 2) 3,419 10.6
Labor Frederick McDonald 1,821 5.6
Labor Barney Olde 1,089 3.4
Labor John Sheils 993 3.1
Nationalist Tom Hoskins (elected 3) 4,236 13.1
Nationalist Sydney Shillington (elected 4) 3,643 11.2
Nationalist David Doull 2,064 6.4
Nationalist Henry Garling 1,759 5.4
Progressive James Wilson (elected 5) 2,423 7.5
Progressive Frederick Robins 237 0.7
Soldiers & Citizens John Ness 1,173 3.6
Soldiers & Citizens Stanley Gelling 216 0.7
Soldiers & Citizens Thomas McVittie 207 0.6
Soldiers & Citizens John Weekley 108 0.3
Democratic Daniel Noon 1,692 5.2
Independent Alexander Huie 1,268 3.9
Independent Benjamin Richards 813 2.5
Independent Peter Bowling 746 2.3
Independent Claude Sugden 16 0.1
Total formal votes 32,380 89.0
Informal votes 4,006 11.0
Turnout 36,386 57.8
Party total votes
Labor 11,779 36.4
Nationalist 11,702 36.1
Progressive 2,660 8.2
Soldiers & Citizens 1,704 5.3
Democratic 1,692 5.2
Independent Alexander Huie 1,268 3.9
Independent Benjamin Richards 813 2.5
Independent Peter Bowling 746 2.3
Independent Claude Sugden 16 0.1

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1925 Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1922 Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1920 Western Suburbs". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.