1910 Belmore state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Belmore on 13 May 1910. The by-election was triggered by the death of Edward William O'Sullivan.[1] O'Sullivan was elected as a Former Progressive but joined the Labour Party in 1909.

Dates

Date	Event
25 April 1910	Resignation of Edward O'Sullivan.[1]
29 April 1910	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
13 May 1910	Nominations
21 May 1910	Polling day and 1910 Federal election
7 June 1910	Return of writ

Results

1910 Belmore by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Patrick Minahan	1,589	74.6
	Liberal Reform	George Clarke	525	24.6	-5.6
	Independent	James Jones	17	0.8
Total formal votes			2,131	95.7	-1.2
Informal votes			95	4.3	+1.2
Turnout			2,226	27.6 [lower-alpha 1]	-39.3
	Labour gain from Progressive Party (defunct)

See also

• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 8,068 at the 1907 election

References

1. "Mr Edward William O'Sullivan (1846-1910)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Belmore seat: issue of writ". The Daily Telegrah. 30 April 1910. p. 21. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1910 Belmore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.