Electoral results for the district of Balmain

Balmain, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New 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-Clark single 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 by Port Jackson which included the Sydney CBD. It was re-established in 2007 when Port Jackson was abolished.[1][2]

Members for Balmain

First incarnation
1880–1882, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Jacob Garrard [3] None 1880–1882
1882–1885, 2 members
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Jacob Garrard [3] None 1882–1885   William Hutchinson [4] None 1882–1885
1885–1889, 3 members
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Jacob Garrard [3] None 1885–1887   Solomon Hyam [5] None 1885–1887   John Hawthorne [6] None 1885–1887
  Free Trade 1887–1889   Frank Smith [7] Free Trade 1887–1889   Free Trade 1887–1889
1889–1894, 4 members
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Jacob Garrard [3] Free Trade 1889–1891   Frank Smith [7] Free Trade 1889–1891   John Hawthorne [6] Free Trade 1889–1891   George Clubb [8] Free Trade 1889–1891
  George Clark [9] Labor 1891–1891   Edward Darnley [10] Labor 1891–1894   James Johnston [11] Labor 1891–1894   William Murphy [12] Labor 1891–1894
  Free Trade 1891–1894

Second incarnation
1904–1920, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Walter Anderson [13] Liberal Reform 1904–1907
  John Storey [14] Labor 1907–1920
(1920–1927, 5 members)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  John Storey [14] Labor 1920–1921   John Doyle [15] Labor 1920–1922   Robert Stuart-Robertson [16] Labor 1920–1927   John Quirk [17] Labor 1920–1927   Albert Smith [18] Nationalist 1920–1922
  Tom Keegan [19] Labor 1921–1927
  Robert Stopford [20] Nationalist 1922–1925   Albert Lane [21] Nationalist 1922–1927
  H. V. Evatt [22] Labor 1925–1927
(1927–1991, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  H. V. Evatt [22] Independent Labor 1927–1930
  John Quirk [17] Labor 1930–1938
  Mary Quirk [23] Labor 1939–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1950
  Independent Labor 1950–1950
  John McMahon [24] Labor 1950–1968
  Roger Degen [25] Labor 1968–1984
  Peter Crawford [26] Labor 1984–1988
  Dawn Fraser [27] Independent 1988–1991

Third incarnation
2007–present, 1 member
Member Party Term
  Verity Firth [28] Labor 2007–2011
  Jamie Parker [29] Greens 2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Balmain [30][31]
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 result
Labor Elly Howse 28,127 70.45 +4.70
Liberal Wenjie (Ben) Zhang 11,795 29.55 −4.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jamie Parker 24,074 60.02 +5.29
Labor Elly Howse 16,037 39.98 −5.29
Greens hold Swing+5.29

2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Balmain [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Greens Jamie Parker 17,556 37.4 +6.3
Labor Verity Firth 14,930 31.8 +1.9
Liberal Lyndon Gannon 11,682 24.9 −5.8
Cyclists Patrick Fogarty 951 2.0 +2.0
Animal Justice Michelle Nielsen 913 1.9 +1.9
No Land Tax Gordon Brown 527 1.1 +1.1
Christian Democrats Rhonda Avasalu 393 0.8 −0.1
Total formal votes 46,952 97.9 +0.8
Informal votes 999 2.1 −0.8
Turnout 47,951 88.3 +2.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Verity Firth 25,840 65.8 +11.1
Liberal Lyndon Gannon 13,456 34.2 −11.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jamie Parker 20,019 54.7 +4.3
Labor Verity Firth 16,557 45.3 −4.3
Greens hold Swing+4.3

2011
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Balmain[33]
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 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
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Verity Firth 19,392 53.5 -14.3
Liberal James Falk 16,850 46.5 +14.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Greens Jamie Parker 19,141 53.5 +7.2
Liberal James Falk 16,664 46.5 +46.5
Greens gain from Labor Swing+7.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Balmain [34]
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
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Verity Firth 24,566 67.8 +0.2
Liberal Peter Shmigel 11,659 32.2 -0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Verity Firth 17,933 53.7 -3.4
Greens Rochelle Porteous 15,431 46.3 +3.4
Labor hold Swing-3.4

1991 - 2007

District abolished

Elections in the 1980s

1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Balmain [35]
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 result
Independent Dawn Fraser 13,440 51.7 +51.7
Labor Peter Crawford 12,576 48.3 -21.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing+51.7

1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Balmain [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Crawford 15,158 60.7 +1.5
Liberal Gibson Bennie 6,003 24.0 +9.4
Socialist Labour Noel Hazard 2,061 8.3 +5.5
Democrats Karen McEwan 1,763 7.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 24,985 96.1 +0.7
Informal votes 1,025 3.9 -0.7
Turnout 26,010 89.0 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Crawford 69.0 -12.0
Liberal Gibson Bennie 31.0 +12.0
Labor hold Swing-12.0

1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Balmain [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 14,444 59.2 -15.1
Liberal Dianne Street 3,553 14.6 +0.3
Independent Douglas Spedding 3,162 13.0 +13.0
Democrats Franco Paisio 1,712 7.0 +7.0
Communist Denis Freney 849 3.5 -0.5
Socialist James Donovan 676 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 24,396 95.4
Informal votes 1,167 4.6
Turnout 25,563 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 19,044 81.0 -3.2
Liberal Dianne Street 4,453 18.9 +3.2
Labor hold Swing-3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Balmain [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 20,289 74.3 +7.0
Liberal Ivor Balmain 3,906 14.3 -10.4
Socialist Workers Lynda Boland 2,030 7.4 +3.9
Communist Brian Aarons 1,102 4.0 +1.6
Total formal votes 27,327 96.4 -0.6
Informal votes 1,006 3.6 +0.6
Turnout 28,333 88.4 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 23,014 84.2 +10.0
Liberal Ivor Balmain 4,313 15.8 -10.0
Labor hold Swing+10.0

1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Balmain [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 19,204 67.3 -1.9
Liberal Jeffrey Thompson 7,054 24.7 +24.7
Socialist Workers Juanita Keig 1,002 3.5 +3.5
Communist Peter Cockroft 680 2.4 +2.4
Independent Donald Henderson 615 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 28,555 97.0 +2.4
Informal votes 875 3.0 -2.4
Turnout 29,430 89.2 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 21,188 74.2 -2.3
Liberal Jeffrey Thompson 7,367 25.8 +25.8
Labor hold Swing-2.3

1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Balmain [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 18,013 69.2 -3.8
Democratic Labor Gary Doherty 4,196 16.1 +16.1
Australia Rosemary Smith 3,839 14.7 +14.7
Total formal votes 26,048 94.6
Informal votes 1,476 5.4
Turnout 27,524 89.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 19,933 76.5 +3.5
Democratic Labor Gary Doherty 6,115 23.5 +23.5
Labor hold SwingN/A

1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Balmain[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Balmain [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 17,358 73.0 +23.0
Liberal Robert Ward 6,423 27.0 +3.2
Total formal votes 23,781 95.9
Informal votes 1,021 4.1
Turnout 24,802 91.4
Labor hold Swing+3.9

Elections in the 1960s

1968
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Balmain [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 12,974 50.0 -14.5
Independent Nick Origlass 6,794 26.2 +26.2
Liberal Peter Middleton 6,174 23.8 -4.5
Total formal votes 25,942 96.5
Informal votes 950 3.5
Turnout 26,892 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 17,928 69.1 -1.2
Liberal Peter Middleton 8,014 30.9 +1.2
Labor hold Swing-1.2
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Balmain.

1965
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Balmain [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 13,689 64.5 −9.5
Liberal Elton Lewis 5,992 28.2 +6.9
Communist Harry Black 1,530 7.2 +2.5
Total formal votes 21,211 96.9 −0.8
Informal votes 682 3.1 +0.8
Turnout 21,893 94.0 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 14,913 70.3 −7.4
Liberal Elton Lewis 6,298 29.7 +7.4
Labor hold Swing−7.4

1962
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Balmain [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 16,245 74.0 +3.6
Liberal Winston Pickering 4,679 21.3 −2.1
Communist Stanley Moran 1,030 4.7 −1.5
Total formal votes 21,954 97.7
Informal votes 519 2.3
Turnout 22,473 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 17,069 77.7 +2.4
Liberal Winston Pickering 4,885 22.3 −2.4
Labor hold Swing+2.4

Elections in the 1950s

1959
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Balmain [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 15,216 70.4
Liberal Sabina Greenman 5,067 23.4
Communist Stanley Moran 1,328 6.2
Total formal votes 21,611 97.7
Informal votes 511 2.3
Turnout 22,122 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 16,278 75.3
Liberal Sabina Greenman 5,333 24.7
Labor hold Swing

1956
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Balmain [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 14,613 67.3 −11.8
Liberal Elton Lewis 5,643 26.0 +26.0
Communist Stanley Moran 1,461 6.7 +0.2
Total formal votes 21,717 98.3 +2.1
Informal votes 384 1.7 −2.1
Turnout 22,101 92.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 15,928 75.3 −7.0
Liberal Elton Lewis 5,789 24.7 +24.7
Labor hold SwingN/A

1953
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Balmain [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 17,887 79.1
Independent Arthur Doughty 3,267 14.5
Communist Stanley Moran 1,459 6.4
Total formal votes 22,613 96.2
Informal votes 892 3.8
Turnout 23,505 92.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 18,617 82.3
Independent Arthur Doughty 3,996 17.7
Labor hold Swing

1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Balmain [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 11,568 59.1
Liberal Frederick Mann 4,068 20.8
Independent Labor Mary Quirk 2,434 12.4
Communist Thomas Dowling 1,063 5.4
Independent Malinda Ivey 457 2.3
Total formal votes 19,590 97.5
Informal votes 499 2.5
Turnout 20,089 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 73.0
Liberal Frederick Mann 27.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Elections in the 1940s

1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Balmain [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 11,229 55.8 -2.5
Liberal Eddington Sherwood 3,667 18.2 +4.7
Independent Ronald Sarina 2,089 10.4 +10.4
Communist Stanley Moran 1,788 8.9 -19.3
Independent Malinda Ivey 1,340 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,113 96.2 -0.5
Informal votes 783 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 20,896 95.6 +2.4
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Balmain [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 10,729 58.3 -2.3
Communist Stanley Moran 5,186 28.2 +28.2
Democratic Malinda Ivey 2,480 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 18,395 96.7 +1.5
Informal votes 618 3.3 -1.5
Turnout 19,013 93.2 -0.5
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Balmain [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 11,427 60.6
State Labor Walter Evans 4,879 25.9
Independent Malinda Ivey 1,138 6.0
Independent Leslie Shiels 732 3.9
Independent Labor Arthur Doughty 672 3.6
Total formal votes 18,848 95.2
Informal votes 946 4.8
Turnout 19,794 93.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1939 Balmain state by-election § Results[edit]
1939 Balmain by-election [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 7,656 51.21
Independent Labor Sidney Weston 4,336 29.01
Independent Labor John O'Carroll 2,957 19.78
Total formal votes 14,949 95.09
Informal votes 772 4.91
Turnout 15,721 90.12
Labor hold Swing

1938
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Balmain [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Quirk 11,763 72.1 +8.2
Independent John O'Carroll 3,089 18.9 +18.9
Communist Thomas Payne 1,459 8.9 +3.7
Total formal votes 16,311 95.1 -2.1
Informal votes 844 4.9 +2.1
Turnout 17,155 96.6 -0.5
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Balmain [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) John Quirk 10,417 63.9 +4.1
Federal Labor Allan Howie 5,046 30.9 -2.3
Communist Lawrence Sharkey 849 5.2 +2.7
Total formal votes 16,312 97.2 -1.0
Informal votes 471 2.8 +1.0
Turnout 16,783 97.1 +0.3
Labor (NSW) hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Balmain [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) John Quirk 9,591 59.8 -16.2
Federal Labor Peter Murray 5,329 33.2 +33.2
Independent Arthur Arundel 720 4.5 +4.5
Communist Joseph Crow 395 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 16,035 98.2 +0.8
Informal votes 286 1.8 -0.8
Turnout 16,321 96.8 +1.3
Labor (NSW) hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Balmain [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Quirk 12,408 76.0
Nationalist Ernest Hind 3,243 19.9
Independent William Murphy 448 2.7
Communist John Sylvester 233 1.4
Total formal votes 16,332 97.4
Informal votes 435 2.6
Turnout 16,767 95.5
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Balmain [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Labor H. V. Evatt 6,722 53.0
Labor Harry Doran 5,949 47.0
Total formal votes 12,671 98.6
Informal votes 182 1.4
Turnout 12,853 87.0
Independent Labor win (new seat)

1925
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1925 New South Wales state election: Balmain [58]
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 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 Labor 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 Labor 439 1.0 +1.0
Communist 239 0.5 +0.5
Independent Charles Mallett 42 0.1 +0.1

1922
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1922 New South Wales state election: Balmain [59]
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 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 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

1921 appointment

The Premier 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 a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). Under the provisions of the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[60] casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Tom Keegan was the only unsuccessful Labor candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 18 October 1921.[61]

1920
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1920 New South Wales state election: Balmain [62]
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 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 Ambrose Carmichael 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

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Balmain [63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Storey 3,838 54.3 -3.7
Nationalist Robert Stopford 3,055 43.2 +13.3
Independent Michael Moore 161 2.3 +2.3
Independent John Bell 20 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 7,074 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 62 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 7,136 62.7 -3.5
Labor hold Swing-3.7

1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Balmain [64][65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Storey 4,362 58.0
Liberal Reform John McEachern 2,248 29.9
National Progressive Francis Lennon 721 9.6
Australasian Socialist Patrick Brice 192 2.6
Total formal votes 7,523 98.8
Informal votes 93 1.2
Turnout 7,616 66.2
Labor hold  

1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Balmain [66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Storey 3,927 58.25
Liberal Reform John Hurley 2,815 41.75
Total formal votes 6,742 99.26
Informal votes 50 0.74
Turnout 6,792 76.74
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1900s

1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Balmain [67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Storey 3,100 50.3 +2.8
Liberal Reform Walter Anderson 3,058 49.7 -2.8
Total formal votes 6,158 98.8
Informal votes 72 1.2
Turnout 6,230 76.3
Labour gain from Liberal Reform Swing+2.8

1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Balmain[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Balmain [68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform Walter Anderson 2,642 52.5
Labour John Storey 2,390 47.5
Total formal votes 5,032 99.5
Informal votes 26 0.5
Turnout 5,058 63.5
Liberal Reform win (new seat)
Balmain consisted of Balmain North and part of Balmain South. John Storey was the member for the abolished seat of Balmain North, while the member for Balmain South was Sydney Law (Independent Labour) who successfully contested Rozelle.

1894 - 1904

District abolished

Elections in the 1890s

1891
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain[edit]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Wednesday 17 June 1891 [69]
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 1,820 8.0
Free Trade Jacob Garrard 1,806 7.9
Free Trade George Clubb 1,734 7.6
Free Trade Frank Smith 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

Elections in the 1880s

1889
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain[edit]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 2 February 1889 [70]
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  

1887
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain[edit]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 5 February 1887 [71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1) 3,012 26.6
Free Trade John Hawthorne (re-elected 2) 2,915 25.8
Free Trade Frank Smith (elected 3) 2,717 24.0
Protectionist Solomon Hyam (defeated) 1,585 14.0
Protectionist Thomas Belgrave 723 6.4
Protectionist Aaron Wheeler 353 3.1
Total formal votes 11,305 99.1
Informal votes 108 1.0
Turnout 4,640 58.7

1885
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain[edit]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Friday 16 October [72]
Candidate Votes %
Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1) 2,642 27.0
Solomon Hyam (elected 2) 2,323 23.7
John Hawthorne (elected 3) 1,606 16.4
Samuel Davison 1,178 12.0
Maurice Fitzharding 1,131 11.6
Edward Buchanan 908 9.3
Total formal votes 9,788 98.7
Informal votes 126 1.3
Turnout 4,112 60.9
  (1 new seat)

1882
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain[edit]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Saturday 2 December [73]
Candidate Votes %
Jacob Garrard (re-elected 1) 1,514 35.6
William Hutchinson (elected 2) 1,238 29.1
John Taylor 1,166 27.4
William Pritchard 334 7.9
Total formal votes 4,252 98.3
Informal votes 72 1.7
Turnout 2,813 64.6
  (1 new seat)

1880
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain[edit]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain
Friday 19 November [74]
Candidate Votes %
Jacob Garrard (elected) 789 34.2
John Taylor 777 33.7
Albert Elkington 568 24.6
Charles Mossman 173 7.5
Total formal votes 2,307 96.8
Informal votes 76 3.2
Turnout 2,383 74.0
  (new seat)
The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that 60 of the informal votes had written "I Vote for Taylor" on them, where Jacob Garrard won the election by only 12 votes.[75]
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