Electoral results for the district of St George explained

St George, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.[1] [2]

Election Member Party
1894 Joseph Carruthers
1895
1898
1901 
1904
1907
1908 by William Taylor
1910
1913 William Bagnall
1917 Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1920
 
William Bagnall --> George Cann Mark Gosling Thomas Ley Guy Arkins
1922 
1925
 
Joseph Cahill
1925 Appt William Bagnall
1927 Joseph Cahill -->

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

1925 appointment

Thomas Ley resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of Barton at the 1925 election.[3] 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,[4] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. William Bagnall had the most votes of the unsuccessful candidates at the 1925 election and took his seat on 30 September 1925.[5]

1920

Elections in the 1910s

1910

Elections in the 1900s

1901

Elections in the 1890s

1894

Notes and References

  1. Elections for the District of St George . DistrictIndexes . St George . 2020-10-22.
  2. Web site: Former Members . Members of Parliament . . 11 December 2019.
  3. The Hon. Thomas John Ley (1880–1947) . 1344 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
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  5. 1925 . StGeorge_1 . 1925 St George appointment . 3 November 2019.