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

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 Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1910 Belmore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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