Electoral results for the district of Sturt (New South Wales)
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election results for Sturt, New South Wales, Australia
Sturt, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1889 until 1968 and from 1971 until 1981.[1][2][3]
Sturt was reconstituted, with the former district being absorbed by Cobar. The new district comprised part of Cobar, including the towns of South Broken Hill and Menindee, part of Murray, and the western part of the abolished district of Lachlan.
Elections in the 1940s[]
1947[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Sturt.[]
Jabez Wright died on 10 September 1922.[24]Ted Horsington was the only unsuccessful Labor candidate at the 1922 election and took his seat on 20 September 1922.[25]
1922[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Sturt.[]
On 22 March 1921 Percy Brookfield was murdered while trying to disarm a deranged man at Riverton.[27] 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,[28] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate "who represents the same party interest as the late member". Which party interest Brookfield represented was not straightforward. He had been the Labor member for Sturt since the 1917 by-election, however he resigned from the Labor Party in August 1919,[29] and joined the Industrial Socialist Labor Party, which in January 1920 merged with the Socialist Labor Party, retaining the later name. Under this banner Brookfield was the first candidate elected at the 1920 election for Sturt.[30] He was however dissatisfied with the manner in which the affairs of that party have been carried on" and formed a new Industrial Labor Party in February 1921, shortly before his death.[31] There was debate concerning who should be appointed. The Industrial Labor Party said that John O'Reilly should be appointed, while The Sydney Morning Herald stated that Thomas Hynes had the greater number of primary votes and thus he should be appointed.[32] The nomination had to come from the recognised party leader according to votes on any censure motion and Labor leader John Storey nominated Jabez Wright.[33][34]
1920[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Sturt.[]
1920 New South Wales state election: Sturt[35][36]
Sturt absorbed part of the abolished seat of Alma and Rylstone. The member for Sturt was William Ferguson (Independent Labour) who unsuccessfully contested The Lachlan while William Williams (Independent Labour) was the member for Alma. Arthur Griffith (Labour) had previously been the member for Waratah however he resigned to unsuccessfully contest the 1903 federal election.
1901[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Sturt.[]
William Ferguson had been elected in 1898 as a Labour representative, however he was denied endorsement due to his independent behaviour in the Assembly.
Elections in the 1890s[]
1898[]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Sturt.[]
Sturt and Wilcannia were new seats split off from Wentworth which previously returned two members.
Notes[]
^ abcThe New South Wales Election Results database,[35] lists Brookfield as the only socialist with Hynes and O'Reilly listed as independents. Contemporary accounts show Brookfield, Hynes and O'Reilly as all being supported by the Amalgamated Miners Association political league, then under the banner of the Socialist Labor Party,[37] which subsequently split to become the Industrial Labor Party.[36]
References[]
^Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sturt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^"New labor organisation". The Grafton Argus And Clarence River General Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^"Sturt vacancy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^Green, Antony. "1921 Sturt appointment". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2019.