Electoral district of Sydney-Belmore

Sydney-Belmore was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1904. It was named after Earl Belmore who was Governor of New South Wales from 1868 until 1872.^[1][2][3]

Members for Sydney-Belmore

Member		Party	Term
	James Graham	Free Trade	1894–1901
	Eden George	Progressive	1901–1904

History

Multi-member constituencies were abolished in the 1893 redistribution, resulting in the creation of 76 new districts, including Sydney-Belmore.^[4] Sydney-Belmore consisted of a northern part of the four member district of South Sydney.^[5] It was in northern Surry Hills bounded by Liverpool Street, and Oxford Street in the north, Riley Street in the east, Foveaux Street in the south and Elizabeth Street in the west.^[6] In 1904, its name was changed to Belmore.

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Belmore

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-Belmore ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Eden George	715	49.6	+15.9
	Liberal Reform	James Graham	672	46.6	-3.1
	Labour	William Gocher	47	3.3
	Independent	John Donovan	8	0.6
Total formal votes			1,442	98.8	−0.6
Informal votes			17	1.2	+0.6
Turnout			1,459	54.1	+2.1
	Progressive gain from Liberal Reform

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sydney-Belmore.[edit]

References

1. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
2. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
3. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
4. "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
5. "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 23 August 1893. p. 6681. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
6. "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette. 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via Trove.
7. Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Belmore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2020.