Electoral results for the Division of South Sydney

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of South Sydney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1934.

Members[]

Member		Party	Term
	George Edwards	Free Trade	1901–1906
	Chris Watson	Labour	1906–1910
	Edward Riley	Labor	1910–1931
	John Jennings	United Australia	1931–1934

Election results[]

Elections in the 1930s[]

1931[]

1931 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	John Jennings	26,711	49.2	+15.5
	Labor (NSW)	John Stewart	17,071	31.4	+31.4
	Labor	Edward Riley	10,512	19.4	-34.9
Total formal votes			54,294	97.5
Informal votes			1,365	2.5
Turnout			55,659	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Jennings	29,897	55.1	+21.4
	Labor (NSW)	John Stewart	24,397	44.9	+44.9
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+21.4

Elections in the 1920s[]

1929[]

1929 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	34,978	66.3	+12.1
	Nationalist	William Adkins	17,782	33.7	-12.1
Total formal votes			52,760	96.9
Informal votes			1,696	3.1
Turnout			54,456	92.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.1

1928[]

1928 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	25,915	54.2	+3.1
	Nationalist	George Baker	21,874	45.8	-3.1
Total formal votes			47,789	95.4
Informal votes			2,297	4.6
Turnout			50,086	89.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

1925[]

1925 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	22,393	51.1	-7.8
	Nationalist	George Baker	21,411	48.9	+12.4
Total formal votes			43,804	98.6
Informal votes			622	1.4
Turnout			44,426	86.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.6

1922[]

1922 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	10,902	58.9	+2.4
	Nationalist	Robert Moore	6,752	36.5	-7.0
	Majority Labor	Vivian Deacon	870	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			18,524	94.9
Informal votes			998	5.1
Turnout			19,522	46.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Edward Riley		61.7	+5.2
	Nationalist	Robert Moore		38.3	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1910s[]

1919[]

1919 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,521	68.3	+5.0
	Nationalist	Frederick Sykes	8,123	31.7	-5.0
Total formal votes			25,644	97.9
Informal votes			559	2.1
Turnout			26,203	59.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

1917[]

1917 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,056	63.3	-5.5
	Nationalist	Alick Kay	9,898	36.7	-5.5
Total formal votes			26,954	96.0
Informal votes			1,112	4.0
Turnout			28,066	65.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

1914[]

1914 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	15,792	68.8	+3.8
	Liberal	George Pitt	7,157	31.2	-3.8
Total formal votes			22,949	97.1
Informal votes			680	2.9
Turnout			23,629	52.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

1913[]

1913 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,584	65.0	-4.3
	Liberal	Douglas Cooper	9,489	35.0	+4.3
Total formal votes			27,073	97.3
Informal votes			750	2.7
Turnout			27,823	66.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

1910[]

1910 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Riley	12,875	74.1	+17.7
	Liberal	Eden George	4,509	25.9	-17.7
Total formal votes			17,384	98.0
Informal votes			361	2.0
Turnout			17,745	56.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.7

Elections in the 1900s[]

1906[]

1906 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Watson	10,347	56.4	+12.4
	Anti-Socialist	James Graham	8,006	43.6	-12.4
Total formal votes			18,353	97.5
Informal votes			479	2.5
Turnout			18,832	63.9
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+12.4

1903[]

1903 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Edwards	9,662	56.0	+14.6
	Labour	Edward Riley	7,596	44.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			17,258	97.1
Informal votes			511	2.9
Turnout			17,769	55.9
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+4.3

1901[]

1901 Australian federal election: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	George Edwards	4,693	41.4	+41.4
	Labour	James McGowen	4,314	38.0	+38.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Henry Hoyle	2,334	20.6	+20.6
Total formal votes			11,341	98.2
Informal votes			203	1.8
Turnout			11,544	73.2
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

References[]

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos