Electoral results for the district of Sydney-King
# Electoral results for the district of Sydney-King

Sydney-King, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904.

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1894 | George Reid | Free Trade |
| 1894 by | George Reid | Free Trade |
| 1895 | George Reid | Free Trade |
| 1898 | George Reid | Free Trade |
| 1901 | Ernest Broughton | Progressive |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1900s

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: Sydney-King :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | Ernest Broughton | 550 | 37.6 | -8.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Hughes | 532 | 36.3 | -17.3 |
| | Independent | Alexander Wilson | 150 | 10.3 | |
| | Independent | Ernest Thompson | 128 | 8.7 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Fred Walsh | 91 | 6.2 | |
| | Independent | David Fealy | 9 | 0.6 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Vincent Taylor | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,464 | 99.0 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | 53.0 | -1.1 |
| | Progressive gain from Liberal Reform | Progressive gain from Liberal Reform | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-King :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | George Reid | 761 | 53.6 |
| | National Federal | Edmund Barton | 651 | 45.9 |
| | Independent | Robert Reid | 8 | 0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,420 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,430 | 54.0 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-King :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | George Reid | 610 | 56.1 |
| | Independent | Henry Parkes | 478 | 43.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,088 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | 59.2 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1894 by-election**

1894 Sydney-King by-election Saturday 11 August :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | George Reid (re-elected) | 801 | 80.3 | +19.4 |
| | Independent | Adolphus Taylor | 190 | 19.0 | |
| | Independent | Harry Foran | 6 | 0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 997 | 99.4 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,003 | 53.0 | -19.3 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Sydney-King :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | George Reid | 819 | 60.9 | |
| | Labor | George Reeve | 347 | 25.8 | |
| | Protectionist | John Gannon | 164 | 12.2 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Ivan Henry | 12 | 0.9 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Maguire | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,346 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 72.3 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
