Electoral results for the district of Sydney

Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1920 to 1927 as a five-member electorate, the second from 2007 to the present as a single-member electorate.[1][2][3]

Members for Sydney

First incarnation (1894–1907)
Election Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1920   Daniel Levy Nationalist   Arthur Buckley Labor   John Birt Labor   Michael Burke Labor   Patrick Minahan Labor
1922   Joseph Jackson Nationalist Greg McGirr
1925 Michael Burke William Holdsworth
1925 apt Patrick Minahan
 
Second incarnation (2007–present)
Election Member Party
2007   Clover Moore Independent
2011
2012 by Alex Greenwich
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Sydney[4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 20,025 41.1 +4.4
Liberal Phyllisse Stanton 11,219 23.0 −5.4
Labor Skye Tito 10,575 21.7 +5.5
Greens Nick Ward 5,949 12.2 −0.5
Sustainable Australia Mark Whitton 972 2.0 +0.3
Total formal votes 48,740 98.2 +0.1
Informal votes 900 1.8 −0.1
Turnout 49,640 79.4 −0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Skye Tito 22,054 61.3 +11.2
Liberal Phyllisse Stanton 13,936 38.7 −11.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 26,600 65.6 −10.4
Labor Skye Tito 13,921 34.4 +10.4
Independent hold Swing −10.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Sydney [8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 17,905 41.45 +1.80
Liberal Lyndon Gannon 13,089 30.30 −2.54
Labor Jo Holder 6,370 14.75 +0.00
Greens Jonathan Harms 4,124 9.55 −0.18
Small Business Fiona Douskou 1,017 2.35 +2.35
Sustainable Australia Christopher Thomas 696 1.61 +1.61
Total formal votes 43,201 98.17 +0.56
Informal votes 807 1.83 −0.56
Turnout 44,008 79.82 −2.64
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lyndon Gannon 16,259 52.96 −3.70
Labor Jo Holder 14,444 47.04 +3.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 22,841 61.77 +3.70
Liberal Lyndon Gannon 14,134 38.23 −3.70
Independent hold Swing +3.70

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Sydney [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 16,947 39.6 +39.6
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 14,037 32.8 −6.1
Labor Edwina Lloyd 6,303 14.7 +4.3
Greens Chris Brentin 4,156 9.7 −2.6
No Land Tax David Pelzman 495 1.2 +1.2
Christian Democrats Elaine Addae 367 0.9 −0.2
  Centre Joanna Rzetelski 230 0.5 +0.5
Independent Victor Taffa 213 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 42,748 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 1,047 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 43,795 82.5 +4.6
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 16,212 56.7 −11.3
Labor Edwina Lloyd 12,401 43.3 +11.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 20,612 58.1 +7.8
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 14,885 41.9 −7.8
Independent hold Swing +7.8

2012 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2012 Sydney state by-election § Results.[edit]
2012 Sydney by-election
Saturday 27 October [12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex Greenwich 17,687 47.3 +47.3
Liberal Shayne Mallard 11,543 30.9 –5.3
Greens Chris Harris 6,616 17.7 +4.9
Independent Glenn Wall 825 2.2 +2.2
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles 724 1.9 +0.8
Total formal votes 37,395 97.2 –0.6
Informal votes 1,062 2.8 +0.6
Turnout 38,457 62.6 –21.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex Greenwich 21,283 63.7 +63.7
Liberal Shayne Mallard 12,120 36.3 –10.6
Independent hold Swing N/A
Clover Moore (Independent) resigned.

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Sydney[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clover Moore 16,909 36.3 −3.3
Liberal Adrian Bartels 16,855 36.2 +14.6
Greens De Brierley Newton 5,961 12.8 −2.8
Labor Sacha Blumen 5,247 11.3 −8.7
  Sex Party Andrew Patterson 676 1.5 +1.5
Christian Democrats Peter Madden 508 1.1 +1.1
Fishing Party Victor Shen 464 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 46,620 97.8 0.0
Informal votes 1,040 2.2 0.0
Turnout 47,660 83.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Adrian Bartels 20,843 65.5 +22.4
Labor Sacha Blumen 10,970 34.5 −22.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clover Moore 20,651 53.1 −13.5
Liberal Adrian Bartels 18,220 46.9 +46.9
Independent hold Swing −13.5

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sydney.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Sydney [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clover Moore 16,316 39.6 +7.2
Liberal Edward Mandla 8,877 21.6 +1.0
Labor Linda Scott 8,235 20.0 −6.7
Greens Chris Harris 6,407 15.6 +0.3
Independent Malcolm Duncan 735 1.8 +1.3
Unity Imanuel Choyce 614 1.5 +1.1
Total formal votes 41,184 97.8 −0.1
Informal votes 910 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 42,094 84.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Linda Scott 15,184 56.9 −6.5
Liberal Edward Mandla 11,523 43.1 +6.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clover Moore 20,364 66.6 +1.6
Labor Linda Scott 10,193 33.4 −1.6
Independent notional hold Swing +1.6

District recreated

1927 - 2007

District abolished

Elections in the 1920s

1925 appointment

John Birt died on 21 June 1925.[16] 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). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[17] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Patrick Minahan had the most votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1925 election and took his seat on 24 June 1925.[18]

1925

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Sydney.[edit]
1925 New South Wales state election: Sydney [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,852
Labor John Birt (elected 1) 9,152 26.1 +11.8
Labor Michael Burke (elected 2) 5,354 15.3 +5.9
Labor William Holdsworth (elected 4) 2,796 8.0 +8.0
Labor Patrick Minahan 2,403 6.8 −3.1
Labor Francis McGuinness 1,668 4.8 +4.8
Nationalist Joseph Jackson (elected 3) 5,096 14.5 +1.7
Nationalist Daniel Levy (elected 5) 4,586 13.1 +4.8
Nationalist Albert Higgs 1,494 4.3 +4.3
Nationalist Gordon Stead 231 0.7 +0.7
Nationalist Reuben Kefford 74 0.2 +0.2
Young Australia Greg McGirr 1,333 3.8 +3.8
Young Australia Leslie Milgate 15 0.04 +0.04
Young Australia Alphonsus Cannon 14 0.04 +0.04
Young Australia Charles Mortimer 11 0.03 +0.03
Communist Jock Garden 317 0.9 +0.9
Communist Patrick Drew 17 0.1 +0.1
Protestant Labor Laurence Raw 323 0.9 +0.9
Independent Robert Bates 162 0.5 +0.5
Independent Charles Foster 32 0.1 +0.1
Independent James Jones 21 0.1 +0.1
Independent Edwin Miller 8 0.02 −0.05
Total formal votes 35,107 96.1 +0.4
Informal votes 1,410 3.9 −0.4
Turnout 36,517 58.0 −0.1
Party total votes
Labor 21,373 60.9 +6.3
Nationalist 11,481 32.7 −2.8
Young Australia 1,373 3.9 +3.9
Communist 334 1.0 +1.0
Protestant Labor 323 0.9 +0.9
Independent Robert Bates 162 0.5 +0.5
Independent Charles Foster 32 0.1 +0.1
Independent James Jones 21 0.1 +0.1
Independent Edwin Miller 8 0.02 −0.05

1922

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Sydney.[edit]
1922 New South Wales state election: Sydney [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,351
Labor Greg McGirr (elected 1) 6,304 16.6 +16.6
Labor John Birt (elected 4) 5,433 14.3 0.0
Labor Patrick Minahan (elected 5) 3,756 9.9 +0.3
Labor Michael Burke (defeated) 3,589 9.4 −0.6
Labor George Mullins 1,718 4.5 +4.5
Nationalist Joseph Jackson (elected 2) 4,864 12.8 +2.9
Nationalist Daniel Levy (elected 3) 3,178 8.3 −9.8
Nationalist Richard Caldwell 1,929 5.1 +5.1
Nationalist Ernest Salmon 1,672 4.4 +4.4
Nationalist Ernest Marks 1,618 4.2 +4.2
Nationalist William Nicholls 247 0.6 +0.6
Independent Ben Fuller 3,000 7.9 +7.9
Independent Edward Price 227 0.6 +0.6
Independent Henry Jones 166 0.4 +0.4
Industrial Labor William McCristal 98 0.3 +0.3
Independent Richard Allen 83 0.2 +0.2
Independent Sydney Brown 48 0.1 +0.1
Independent Alfred Bartlett 36 0.1 +0.1
Independent Albert Clifton 28 0.1 +0.1
Independent Charles Tuck 28 0.1 +0.1
Independent Edwin Miller 25 0.1 +0.1
Independent William Pickup 19 0.1 +0.1
Independent Solomon Rosenberg 14 0.04 +0.04
Independent Robert Williams 11 0.03 +0.03
Independent Ernest Llewelyn 11 0.03 +0.03
Total formal votes 38,102 95.7 +11.0
Informal votes 1,714 4.3 −11.0
Turnout 39,816 58.1 +13.7
Party total votes
Labor 20,800 54.6 +1.0
Nationalist 13,508 35.4 +7.3
Independent Ben Fuller 3,000 7.9 +7.9
Independent Edward Price 227 0.6 +0.6
Independent Henry Jones 166 0.4 +0.4
Industrial Labor 98 0.3 +0.3
Independent Richard Allen 83 0.2 +0.2
Independent Sydney Brown 48 0.1 +0.1
Independent Alfred Bartlett 36 0.1 +0.1
Independent Albert Clifton 28 0.1 +0.1
Independent Charles Tuck 28 0.1 +0.1
Independent Edwin Miller 25 0.1 +0.1
Independent William Pickup 19 0.1 +0.1
Independent Solomon Rosenberg 14 0.04 +0.04
Independent Robert Williams 11 0.03 +0.03
Independent Ernest Llewelyn 11 0.03 +0.03

1920

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Sydney.[edit]
1920 New South Wales state election: Sydney [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,224
Labor John Birt (elected 2) 3,613 14.3
Labor Arthur Buckley (elected 4) 2,987 11.8
Labor Michael Burke (elected 5) 2,529 10.0
Labor Patrick Minahan [a] (elected 3) 2,425 9.6
Labor Tom Smith (defeated) 2,016 8.0
Nationalist Daniel Levy (elected 1) 4,599 18.1
Nationalist Joseph Jackson 2,513 9.9
Independent Richard Meagher 2,115 8.4
Democratic Patrick Cleary 1,654 6.5
Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 282 1.1
Socialist Labor Daisy Loughran 45 0.2
Soldiers & Citizens Charles Smith 134 0.5
Soldiers & Citizens James Ritchie 88 0.4
Soldiers & Citizens John Clasby 84 0.3
Independent William Thomas 119 0.5
Independent Alfred Bartlett 102 0.4
Independent Patrick Craddock 18 0.1
Independent Joseph Sydney 12 0.1
Independent Edwin Miller 3 0.0
Independent John O'Sullivan 3 0.0
Total formal votes 25,341 84.7
Informal votes 4,579 15.3
Turnout 29,920 44.4
Party total votes
Labor 13,570 53.5
Nationalist 7,112 28.1
Independent Richard Meagher 2,115 8.4
Democratic 1,654 6.5
Socialist Labor 327 1.3
Soldiers & Citizens 306 1.2
Independent William Thomas 119 0.5
Independent Alfred Bartlett 102 0.4
Independent Patrick Craddock 18 0.1
Independent Joseph Sydney 12 0.1
Independent Edwin Miller 3 0.0
Independent John O'Sullivan 3 0.0

Notes

  1. ^ Patrick Minahan and Scott Campbell were nominated by the Labor Party, however their endorsement was withdrawn before the polling day because they signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World.[22]

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