Electoral results for the district of Belmore
# Electoral results for the district of Belmore

Belmore, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1904 and abolished in 1920.

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1904 | Edward O'Sullivan | Progressive |
| 1907 | Edward O'Sullivan | Former Progressive / Labor |
| 1910 by | Patrick Minahan | Labor |
| 1910 | Patrick Minahan | Labor |
| 1913 | Patrick Minahan | Labor |
| 1917 | Michael Burke | Labor |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1910s

**1917**

1917 New South Wales state election: Belmore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Michael Burke | 3,224 | 66.9 | +16.0 |
| | Independent Labor | Thomas Barlow | 1,596 | 33.1 | +33.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,820 | 98.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.5 | -1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,891 | 48.1 | -11.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +16.0 | |

**1913**

1913 New South Wales state election: Belmore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Patrick Minahan | 3,518 | 50.9 |
| | Independent Labor | John English | 2,500 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Haynes | 887 | 12.8 |
| | Independent | Forbes Logie | 10 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,915 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,157 | 59.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

**1910**

1910 New South Wales state election: Belmore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Patrick Minahan | 2,656 | 50.7 | |
| | Independent Labor | John English | 2,587 | 49.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,243 | 97.4 | -0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 2.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,385 | 62.1 | -0.2 |
| | Labor gain from Progressive Party (defunct) | Labor gain from Progressive Party (defunct) | | | |

* Edward O'Sullivan had won Belmore at the 1907 election as a Former Progressive; however, he joined the Labour Party in 1909 and died in April 1910. The by-election in May 1910 was won by Patrick Minahan (Labour) who retained the seat at the 1910 general election.

**1910 by-election**

1910 Belmore by-election Saturday 21 May :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Patrick Minahan | 1,589 | 74.6 | |
| | Liberal Reform | George Clarke | 525 | 24.6 | -5.6 |
| | Independent | James Jones | 17 | 0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,131 | 95.7 | -1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 4.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,226 | 27.6 | -39.3 |
| | Labor gain from Progressive Party (defunct) | Labor gain from Progressive Party (defunct) | | | |

* Edward O'Sullivan had won Belmore at the 1907 election as a Former Progressive; however, he joined the Labour Party in 1909 and died in April 1910.

### Elections in the 1900s

**1907**

1907 New South Wales state election: Belmore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Former Progressive | Edward O'Sullivan | 3,441 | 69.7 |
| | Liberal Reform | Richard Teece | 1,494 | 30.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,935 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,022 | 62.3 |
| | Former Progressive hold | Former Progressive hold | | |

**1904**

1904 New South Wales state election: Belmore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive | Edward O'Sullivan | 2,760 | 51.0 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Albert Bruntnell | 1,965 | 36.3 | |
| | Independent | Jack FitzGerald | 484 | 8.9 | |
| | Independent | George Perry | 178 | 3.3 | |
| | Socialist Labor | Thomas Batho | 24 | 0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,411 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,449 | 57.1 | |
| | Progressive win | Progressive win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
