ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF SOUTH SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Botany, Newtown, Waterloo -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 15,777 Votes cast: 11,544 73.2 Informal votes: 203 01.8 Formal votes: 11,341 98.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- George EDWARDS FT 4,693 41.4 Henry Hoyle 2,334 20.6 James McGowen Lab 4,314 38.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,341 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hoyle was NSW MLA for Redfern 1891-94, Surry Hills 1910-17. He was an independent protectionist candidate. 2. McGowen was NSW MLA for Redfern 1891-1917, NSW MLC 1917-22. He was also endorsed by the ALA. He was generally regarded as the leader of the federal Labour Party during the 1901 election campaign. He was Leader of the NSW Labor Party 1894-1913 and Premier of NSW 1910-13. He left the ALP over conscription in 1916. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bertrand Edwards (1855-1911): Elected 1901 Born: 30 January 1855, Hobart. Career: Educated Christ College Hobart. Journalist, Tasmania, then businessman, Melbourne and Sydney. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Botany, Newtown, Waterloo -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Free Trade over Labour 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,765 +101.3 Votes cast: 17,769 55.9 -17.3 Informal votes: 511 02.9 +01.1 Formal votes: 17,258 97.1 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George EDWARDS * FT 9,662 56.0 +14.6 Edward Riley Lab 7,596 44.0 +06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,258 06.0 04.3 to FT -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Riley, see South Sydney 1910. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bertrand Edwards (1855-1911): Elected 1901, 1903 Edwards retired in 1906. Later career: See North Sydney 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Botany, Foveaux, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Free Trade over Labour 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,481 Votes cast: 18,832 63.9 Informal votes: 479 02.5 Formal votes: 18,353 97.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir James Graham + AS 8,006 43.6 -12.4 Hon Chris WATSON * Lab 10,347 56.4 +12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,353 06.4 12.4 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Watson was member for Bland 1901-06 (Bland was abolished at the 1906 redistribution). 2. Graham was NSW MLA for Sydney-Belmore 1894-1901, Surry Hills 1907-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Christian Watson (1867-1941): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Leader of the Labour Party to 23 October 1907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watson resigned as Leader of the Labour Party partly due to ill- health and partly due to party opposition to his close collaboration with Deakin. He retired in 1910. Later career: Left ALP 1916 over conscription. Company director. One of the founders of Ampol and the NRMA. Died 18 November 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Botany, Foveaux, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,370 +06.4 Votes cast: 17,745 56.6 -07.3 Informal votes: 361 02.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 17,384 98.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eden George Lib 4,509 25.9 -17.7 Edward RILEY + ALP 12,875 74.1 +17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,384 24.1 17.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- George was NSW MLA for Sydney-Belmore 1901-04, Ashburnham 1904-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910 Born: 1859, Glasgow, Scotland. Career: Primary education. Migrated 1883. Plasterer. Official, Plasterers Union, President Trades and Labor Council. Founding member Labour Party. Father of Edward Charles Riley MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Foveaux, Kensington, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.1 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 04.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,930 +33.7 Votes cast: 27,823 66.4 +09.8 Informal votes: 750 02.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 27,073 97.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Cooper Lib 9,489 35.0 +04.3 Edward RILEY * ALP 17,584 65.0 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,073 15.0 04.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Foveaux, Kensington, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,775 +06.8 Votes cast: 23,629 52.8 -13.6 Informal votes: 680 02.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 22,949 97.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Ritt Lib 7,157 31.2 -03.8 Edward RILEY * ALP 15,792 68.8 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,949 18.8 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Foveaux, Kensington, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,649 -04.7 Votes cast: 28,066 65.8 +13.0 Informal votes: 1,112 04.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 26,954 96.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alick Kay Nat 9,898 36.7 +05.5 Edward RILEY * ALP 17,056 63.3 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,954 13.3 05.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kay was NSW MLA for North Shore 1925-26. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Foveaux, Kensington, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,772 +02.6 Votes cast: 26,203 59.9 -05.9 Informal votes: 559 02.1 -01.8 Formal votes: 25,644 97.9 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward RILEY * ALP 17,521 68.3 +05.0 Frederick Sykes Nat 8,123 31.7 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,644 18.3 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Randwick, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 18.3 Effect of redistribution: 11.8 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,216 -03.6 Votes cast: 19,522 46.2 -13.7 Informal votes: 998 05.1 +03.0 Formal votes: 18,524 94.9 -97.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vivian Deacon 870 04.7 Robert Moore Nat 6,752 36.5 -07.0 Edward RILEY * ALP 10,902 58.9 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,524 11.7 e 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deacon was a Majority Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Randwick, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 11.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,478 +21.9 Votes cast: 44,426 86.3 +40.1 Informal votes: 622 01.4 -03.7 Formal votes: 43,804 98.6 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Baker Nat 21,411 48.9 +12.4 Edward RILEY * ALP 22,393 51.1 -07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,804 01.1 10.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Randwick, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,720 +08.2 Votes cast: 50,086 89.9 +03.6 Informal votes: 2,297 04.6 +03.2 Formal votes: 47,789 95.4 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Baker Nat 21,874 45.8 -03.1 Edward RILEY * ALP 25,915 54.2 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,789 04.2 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Randwick, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,672 +05.3 Votes cast: 54,456 92.8 +02.9 Informal votes: 1,696 03.1 -01.5 Formal votes: 52,760 96.9 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Adkins Nat 17,782 33.7 -12.1 Edward RILEY * ALP 34,978 66.3 +12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,760 16.3 12.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Randwick, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 16.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,128 +02.5 Votes cast: 55,659 92.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,365 02.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 54,294 97.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Jennings UAP 26,711 49.2 +15.5 Edward Riley * ALP 10,512 19.4 John Stewart ALPN 17,071 31.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,294 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Stewart was a NSW MLC 1941-57. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 50.8%, a decrease of 15.5% from the 66.3% polled by the ALP in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Riley's 10,512 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JENNINGS 3,186 30.3 29,897 55.1 Stewart 7,326 69.7 24,397 44.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,512 54,294 05.1 21.4 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Died 21 July 1943 > John Thomas Jennings (1878-1968): Elected 1931 Born: 19 December 1878, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Retailer of dentists' supplies. Military Service 1899-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- South Sydney was abolished at the 1934 redistribution. Jennings contested Watson in 1934. --------------------------------------------------------------------