Electoral results for the Division of North Sydney

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of North Sydney in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1901 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Dugald Thomson Free Trade 1901–1910
  George Edwards Liberal 1910–1911
  Granville Ryrie Liberal 1911 by–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1922
  Billy Hughes Nationalist 1922–1929
  Independent Nationalist 1929–1930
  Australian 1930–1931
  United Australia 1931–1945
  Liberal 1945–1949
  William Jack Liberal 1949–1966
  Bill Graham Liberal 1966–1980
  John Spender Liberal 1980–1990
  Ted Mack Independent 1990–1996
  Joe Hockey Liberal 1996–2015
  Trent Zimmerman Liberal 2015-2022
  Kylea Tink Independent 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § North Sydney.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: North Sydney[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 36,956 38.05 −13.91
Independent Kylea Tink 24,477 25.20 +25.20
Labor Catherine Renshaw 20,835 21.45 −3.63
Greens Heather Armstrong 8,308 8.55 −5.07
United Australia Robert Nalbandian 1,730 1.78 +0.49
Sustainable Australia William Bourke 1,163 1.20 −0.69
One Nation Michael Walls 1,149 1.18 +1.18
Liberal Democrats Dajen Tinkler 1,123 1.16 +1.16
TNL Victor Kline 886 0.91 +0.91
Informed Medical Options Lesley Kinney 491 0.51 +0.51
Total formal votes 97,118 94.98 −0.98
Informal votes 5,138 5.02 +0.98
Turnout 102,256 91.55 −0.85
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 49,781 51.26 −8.01
Labor Catherine Renshaw 47,337 48.74 +8.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Kylea Tink 51,392 52.92 +52.92
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 45,726 47.08 −12.19
Independent gain from Liberal  
Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of North Sydney in the 2022 federal election. checkY indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § North Sydney.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: North Sydney[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 50,319 51.96 +0.47
Labor Brett Stone 24,289 25.08 +8.28
Greens Daniel Keogh 13,193 13.62 +0.60
Independent Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 4,295 4.44 +4.44
Sustainable Australia Greg Graham 1,831 1.89 +1.89
Christian Democrats David Vernon 1,660 1.71 −0.34
United Australia Peter Vagg 1,249 1.29 +1.29
Total formal votes 96,836 95.96 +0.72
Informal votes 4,077 4.04 −0.72
Turnout 100,913 92.40 +1.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 57,398 59.27 −4.34
Labor Brett Stone 39,438 40.73 +4.34
Liberal hold Swing −4.34

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § North Sydney.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: North Sydney[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 47,614 51.49 −9.42
Labor Peter Hayes 15,537 16.80 −3.22
Greens Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 12,036 13.02 −2.50
Independent Stephen Ruff 11,829 12.79 +12.79
Christian Democrats Sharon Martin 1,894 2.05 +1.08
Science James Coffey 1,629 1.76 +1.76
Liberal Democrats Daniel Leahy 1,289 1.39 +1.39
Family First Eddy Ku 649 0.70 +0.70
Total formal votes 92,477 95.24 +0.59
Informal votes 4,623 4.76 −0.59
Turnout 97,100 90.71 −1.54
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 58,825 63.61 −2.10
Labor Peter Hayes 33,652 36.39 +2.10
Liberal hold Swing −2.10

2015 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2015 North Sydney by-election § Results.[edit]
2015 North Sydney by-election[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 36,690 48.20 −12.84
Independent Stephen Ruff 14,303 18.79 +18.79
Greens Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 11,959 15.71 +0.36
Independent Maryann Beregi 2,613 3.43 +3.43
Sustainable Population William Bourke 2,189 2.88 +2.88
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero 1,917 2.52 +1.51
Liberal Democrats Sam Kennard 1,591 2.09 +2.09
Arts Lou Pollard 1,400 1.84 +1.84
Bullet Train Tim Bohm 964 1.27 +1.27
Voluntary Euthanasia Kerry Bromson 815 1.07 +1.07
Cyclists Luke Freeman 815 1.07 +1.07
Future James Jansson 513 0.67 +0.67
Palmer United Robert Marks 352 0.46 −1.23
Total formal votes 76,121 93.08 −1.54
Informal votes 5,658 6.92 +1.54
Turnout 81,779 78.37 −13.88
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Trent Zimmerman 45,848 60.23 −5.66
Independent Stephen Ruff 30,273 39.77 +39.77
Liberal hold Swing N/A

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § North Sydney.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: North Sydney[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 53,991 61.04 +1.33
Labor Peter Hayes 17,727 20.04 −2.08
Greens Alison Haines 13,579 15.35 −0.18
Palmer United Raheam Khan 1,493 1.69 +1.69
Christian Democrats Maureen Guthrie 892 1.01 +1.01
Democratic Labour Angus McCaffrey 766 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 88,448 94.62 −0.94
Informal votes 5,031 5.38 +0.94
Turnout 93,479 92.26 +0.34
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 58,274 65.89 +1.83
Labor Peter Hayes 30,174 34.11 −1.83
Liberal hold Swing +1.83

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § North Sydney.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: North Sydney[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 51,179 59.71 +7.94
Labor Leta Webb 18,961 22.12 −13.15
Greens Andrew Robjohns 13,314 15.53 +5.97
Democrats Daniel Pearce 1,275 1.49 +1.45
Family First Daniel Le 980 1.14 +0.64
Total formal votes 85,709 95.56 −0.72
Informal votes 3,986 4.44 +0.72
Turnout 89,695 91.93 −2.28
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 54,901 64.06 +8.55
Labor Leta Webb 30,808 35.94 −8.55
Liberal hold Swing +8.55

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: North Sydney [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 44,177 51.81 −4.42
Labor Mike Bailey 30,372 35.62 +8.35
Greens Ted Nixon 7,851 9.21 −3.12
Climate Change Barry Thompson 1,119 1.31 +1.31
Christian Democrats Arie Baalbergen 621 0.73 +0.73
Independent Marcus Aussie-Stone 526 0.62 +0.62
Family First John Cafferatta 352 0.41 +0.39
Citizens Electoral Council Kundan Misra 245 0.29 +0.29
Total formal votes 85,263 96.53 +0.19
Informal votes 3,061 3.47 −0.19
Turnout 88,324 93.80 +0.18
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 47,222 55.38 −4.66
Labor Mike Bailey 38,041 44.62 +4.66
Liberal hold Swing −4.66

2004

2004 Australian federal election: North Sydney [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 45,105 56.24 −0.72
Labor Fran Teirney 21,864 27.26 +2.79
Greens Ted Nixon 9,890 12.33 +4.67
Independent Edwina Mary Cowdery 1,884 2.35 +2.35
Democrats Jan de Voogd 1,456 1.82 −6.44
Total formal votes 80,199 96.35 +0.37
Informal votes 3,034 3.65 −0.37
Turnout 83,233 93.43 +0.71
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 48,145 60.03 −3.19
Labor Fran Teirney 32,054 39.97 +3.19
Liberal hold Swing −3.19

2001

2001 Australian federal election: North Sydney [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 44,995 56.96 +1.80
Labor Fran Teirney 19,325 24.47 −1.31
Democrats Bryan McGuire 6,528 8.26 +1.13
Greens Mike Steel 6,053 7.66 +3.81
Christian Democrats Colin Ward 1,227 1.55 +0.81
Unity Brian Lam 861 1.09 −2.92
Total formal votes 78,989 95.98 −0.70
Informal votes 3,310 4.02 +0.70
Turnout 82,299 93.11
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 49,934 63.21 +0.55
Labor Fran Teirney 29,055 36.79 −0.55
Liberal hold Swing +0.55

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: North Sydney [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 42,887 54.32 −2.97
Labor Julie Owens 20,403 25.84 +0.57
Democrats Anthony Spain 5,726 7.25 −2.72
Unity Henry Pong 3,727 4.72 +4.72
Greens Andrew Woodroffe 3,106 3.93 +0.12
One Nation John Hockley 2,270 2.88 +2.88
Christian Democrats Roger Bourne 698 0.88 +0.88
Natural Law Glenn Russell 136 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 78,953 96.72 −0.73
Informal votes 2,676 3.28 +0.73
Turnout 81,629 93.09 −2.04
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 49,124 62.22 −3.34
Labor Julie Owens 29,829 37.78 +3.34
Liberal hold Swing −3.34

1996

1996 Australian federal election: North Sydney [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Hockey 45,634 57.29 +11.35
Labor Julie Owens 20,132 25.27 +8.28
Democrats Linda Wade 7,947 9.98 +9.98
Greens George Carter 3,039 3.81 +3.81
Independent Richard Tanner 2,908 3.65 +3.65
Total formal votes 79,660 97.45 −0.51
Informal votes 2,081 2.55 +0.51
Turnout 81,741 95.14 +0.57
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Hockey 51,851 65.56 +6.6
Labor Julie Owens 27,244 34.44 −6.6
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +6.6

The sitting member Ted Mack (Independent) did not contest the election.[12]

1993

1993 Australian federal election: North Sydney [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce McNeilly 34,490 45.94 +1.69
Independent Ted Mack 26,535 35.34 +0.99
Labor Richard Elstone 12,759 16.99 +2.66
Independent Stuart Carraill 877 1.17 +1.17
Natural Law Ian Stokes 422 0.56 +0.56
Total formal votes 75,083 97.97 −0.07
Informal votes 1,559 2.03 +0.07
Turnout 76,642 94.56
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Bruce McNeilly 44,681 59.53 −0.46
Labor Richard Elstone 30,379 40.47 +0.46
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ted Mack 38,912 51.84 +4.8
Liberal Bruce McNeilly 36,154 48.16 −4.8
Independent notional gain from Liberal Swing +4.8

The sitting member was Ted Mack (Independent) however a redistribution gave a notional Liberal majority.[13]

1990

1990 Australian federal election: North Sydney [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ted Mack 27,116 44.5 +44.5
Liberal John Spender 24,582 40.4 −18.1
Labor Chrissa Loukas 7,240 11.9 −17.6
Democrats Graeme MacLennan 1,940 3.2 −8.7
Total formal votes 60,878 98.2
Informal votes 1,111 1.8
Turnout 61,989 94.6
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal John Spender 58.4 −5.8
Labor Chrissa Loukas 41.6 +5.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ted Mack 35,092 57.7 +57.7
Liberal John Spender 25,772 42.3 −21.9
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Ted Mack was the first independent elected to the House of Representatives since Sam Benson for Batman in 1966.[14]

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Spender 36,290 58.5 +1.5
Labor Eddie Britt 18,303 29.5 −3.1
Democrats Rod Dominish 7,396 11.9 +1.5
Total formal votes 61,989 96.2
Informal votes 2,461 3.8
Turnout 64,450 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Spender 39,815 64.2 +3.2
Labor Eddie Britt 22,174 35.8 −3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Spender 34,579 57.0 −1.8
Labor Philip Kelso 19,780 32.6 −0.4
Democrats Rod Dominish 6,331 10.4 +2.3
Total formal votes 60,690 95.0
Informal votes 3,190 5.0
Turnout 63,880 91.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Spender 37,020 61.0 −0.6
Labor Philip Kelso 23,666 39.0 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing −0.6

1983

1983 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Spender 35,544 57.6 −2.4
Labor Kirk McKenzie 21,096 34.2 +3.0
Democrats Rodney Dominish 5,024 8.1 +2.3
Total formal votes 61,664 98.1
Informal votes 1,214 1.9
Turnout 62,878 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Spender 60.4 −4.1
Labor Kirk McKenzie 39.6 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing −4.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Spender 37,016 60.0 +1.4
Labor Maxine Broughton 19,223 31.2 +5.0
Democrats Anita Stiller 3,573 5.8 −5.2
Progress Peter Corrie 1,131 1.8 −0.8
Independent Josephine Chisholm-Mallett 737 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 61,680 97.8
Informal votes 1,410 2.2
Turnout 63,090 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Spender 64.5 −2.8
Labor Maxine Broughton 35.5 +2.8
Liberal hold Swing −2.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 38,176 58.6 −5.2
Labor Maurice May 17,111 26.2 −6.5
Democrats John Pierce 7,153 11.0 +11.0
Progress Peter Corrie 1,672 2.6 −0.2
Independent John Maher 1,073 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 65,185 97.7
Informal votes 1,503 2.3
Turnout 66,688 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Graham 67.3 +0.9
Labor Maurice May 32.7 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

1975

1975 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 35,009 63.8 +6.9
Labor Patrick Healy 17,959 32.7 −4.8
Workers Peter Sawyer 1,564 2.8 +2.8
Independent Romualds Kemps 362 0.7 +0.1
Total formal votes 54,894 98.3
Informal votes 944 1.7
Turnout 55,838 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Graham 66.4 +7.5
Labor Patrick Healy 33.6 −7.5
Liberal hold Swing +7.5

1974

1974 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 30,155 56.9 +6.3
Labor Patrick Healy 19,883 37.5 +1.3
Australia James Feros 2,609 4.9 −3.2
Independent Romualds Kemps 326 0.6 +0.1
Total formal votes 52,973 97.8
Informal votes 1,202 2.2
Turnout 54,175 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Graham 58.9 +0.5
Labor Patrick Healy 41.1 −0.5
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

1972

1972 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 26,043 50.6 −6.9
Labor Brian Maguire 18,666 36.2 +0.6
Australia James Feros 4,197 8.1 +8.1
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 2,351 4.6 −0.4
Independent Romualds Kemps 247 0.5 −1.4
Total formal votes 51,504 98.2
Informal votes 919 1.8
Turnout 52,423 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Graham 58.4 −4.1
Labor Brian Maguire 41.6 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing −4.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 29,933 57.5 −4.5
Labor Mervyn Page 18,524 35.6 +13.4
Democratic Labor Reginald Lawson 2,622 5.0 −1.7
Independent Romualds Kemps 984 1.9 +1.7
Total formal votes 52,063 97.7
Informal votes 1,206 2.3
Turnout 53,269 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Graham 62.5 −8.3
Labor Mervyn Page 37.5 +8.3
Liberal hold Swing −8.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 21,477 59.8 +0.5
Labor Jack Grahame 8,776 24.4 −11.0
Democratic Labor Edmund Bateman 2,391 6.7 +1.3
Liberal Reform Group Frederick Simpson 1,940 5.4 +5.4
Independent Joyce Duncan 720 2.0 +2.0
Independent Nicholas Gorshenin 391 1.1 +1.1
Independent David Wall 161 0.4 +0.4
Independent Romualds Kemps 62 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 35,918 95.5
Informal votes 1,694 4.5
Turnout 37,612 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Graham 68.6 +5.8
Labor Jack Grahame 31.4 −5.8
Liberal hold Swing +5.8

1963

1963 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 22,492 59.3 +9.6
Labor Maurice Isaacs 13,417 35.4 −5.5
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 2,035 5.4 −4.0
Total formal votes 37,944 98.5
Informal votes 575 1.5
Turnout 38,519 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Jack 62.8 +8.8
Labor Maurice Isaacs 37.2 −8.8
Liberal hold Swing +8.8

1961

1961 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 18,959 49.7 −7.4
Labor Maurice Isaacs 15,610 40.9 +6.7
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 3,575 9.4 +1.8
Total formal votes 38,144 97.9
Informal votes 805 2.1
Turnout 38,949 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Jack 20,608 54.0 −9.7
Labor Maurice Isaacs 17,536 46.0 +9.7
Liberal hold Swing −9.7

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 22,273 57.1 −5.2
Labor Jack Stephens 13,344 34.2 −3.5
Democratic Labor Gregory McGirr 2,968 7.6 +7.6
Independent Edward McGregor 400 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 38,985 96.7
Informal votes 1,336 3.3
Turnout 40,321 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Jack 63.7 +1.4
Labor Jack Stephens 36.3 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 25,359 62.3 +8.4
Labor Joseph McNally 15,322 37.7 −8.4
Total formal votes 40,681 97.2
Informal votes 1,179 2.8
Turnout 41,860 95.1 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing +8.4

1954

1954 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 19,780 53.9 −4.1
Labor Leo Haylen 16,916 46.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 36,696 98.7
Informal votes 486 1.3
Turnout 37,182 95.7
Liberal hold Swing −4.1

1951

1951 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 22,110 58.0 +7.1
Labor Eileen Powell 15,984 42.0 +0.3
Total formal votes 38,094 98.3
Informal votes 643 1.7
Turnout 38,737 96.4
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Jack 19,650 50.9 +3.3
Labor Leo Haylen 16,094 41.7 −10.7
Independent Patrick Williams 1,642 4.3 +4.3
Lang Labor Norman Ferguson 1,642 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 38,591 97.9
Informal votes 831 2.1
Turnout 39,422 97.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal William Jack 53.3 +5.7
Labor Leo Haylen 46.7 −5.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Billy Hughes 40,845 55.9 +11.8
Labor Leo Haylen 32,247 44.1 +8.4
Total formal votes 73,092 98.0
Informal votes 1,503 2.0
Turnout 74,595 96.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

1943

1943 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 29,962 44.1 −17.2
Labor Leo Haylen 24,989 35.7 +20.2
Independent Patrick Williams 6,132 9.0 +9.0
Independent Eric Bentley 3,349 4.9 +4.9
Communist Jack Miles 2,821 4.2 +4.2
One Parliament Jack Lewis 938 1.4 +1.4
Independent Oliver Partington 455 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 67,946 95.3
Informal votes 3,323 4.7
Turnout 71,269 98.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 36,066 53.1 −14.5
Labor Leo Haylen 31,880 46.9 +46.9
United Australia hold Swing −14.5

1940

1940 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,381 61.3 −4.6
State Labor William Wilson 10,965 17.5 +17.5
Labor James Dooley 9,704 15.5 −12.4
Labor (N-C) John Steel 3,526 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 62,576 98.2
Informal votes 1,170 1.8
Turnout 63,746 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 67.6 −1.4
State Labor William Wilson 32.4 +32.4
United Australia hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 38,386 65.9 +0.8
Labor Henry Clayden 16,254 27.9 +27.9
Social Credit Percival Minahan 3,568 6.1 −5.6
Total formal votes 58,208 97.7
Informal votes 1,344 2.3
Turnout 59,552 97.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 69.0 −2.0
Labor Henry Clayden 31.0 +31.0
United Australia hold Swing −2.0

1934

1934 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 35,532 65.1 −12.2
Labor (NSW) Stan Taylor 12,684 23.2 +0.6
Social Credit Vincent Kelly 6,385 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 54,601 98.0
Informal votes 1,112 2.0
Turnout 55,713 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 71.0 +13.5
Labor (NSW) Stan Taylor 29.0 +29.0
United Australia hold Swing +13.5

1931

1931 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Billy Hughes 22,317 40.8 +1.3
United Australia Norman Cowper 19,724 36.0 +36.0
Labor (NSW) Norman Nelson 12,696 23.2 +23.2
Total formal votes 54,737 98.3
Informal votes 920 1.7
Turnout 55,657 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Billy Hughes 57.5 +23.6
United Australia Norman Cowper 42.5 +42.5
United Australia gain from Independent Swing +23.6

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Billy Hughes 33,263 61.2 +61.2
Nationalist Lewis Nott 20,298 37.3 −28.9
Independent Labor Clifford Banks 618 1.1 +1.1
Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 180 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 54,359 97.9
Informal votes 1,169 2.1
Turnout 55,528 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist Billy Hughes 66.1 +66.1
Nationalist Lewis Nott 33.9 −32.3
Ind. Nationalist gain from Nationalist Swing +32.3

1928

1928 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 32,734 66.2 −5.3
Labor Ben Howe 16,736 33.8 +5.3
Total formal votes 49,470 94.8
Informal votes 2,718 5.2
Turnout 52,188 94.6
Nationalist hold Swing −5.3

1925

1925 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 33,855 71.5 +13.3
Labor Joe Lamaro 13,500 28.5 +28.5
Total formal votes 47,355 98.8
Informal votes 581 1.2
Turnout 47,936 92.9
Nationalist hold Swing +13.3

1922

1922 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Billy Hughes 16,475 58.2 −11.2
Constitutionalist Albert Piddington 11,812 41.8 +41.8
Total formal votes 28,287 97.3
Informal votes 775 2.7
Turnout 29,062 65.5
Nationalist hold Swing −11.2

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Sir Granville Ryrie 26,438 75.5 −24.5
Labor Cecil Murphy 8,558 24.5 +24.5
Total formal votes 34,996 98.2
Informal votes 643 1.8
Turnout 35,639 66.9
Nationalist hold Swing −24.5

1917

1917 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Granville Ryrie unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

1914

1914 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Granville Ryrie 19,810 67.6 −1.5
Labor Roland Bradley 9,507 32.4 +1.5
Total formal votes 29,317 97.2
Informal votes 853 2.8
Turnout 30,170 63.7
Liberal hold Swing −1.5

1913

1913 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Granville Ryrie 21,639 69.1 +1.8
Labor Martin Shannon 9,659 30.9 −0.5
Total formal votes 31,298 95.4
Informal votes 1,511 4.6
Turnout 32,809 73.2
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

1911 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1911 North Sydney by-election § Results.[edit]
1911 North Sydney by-election[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Granville Ryrie 11,687 72.48 +7.32
Labour Stephen O'Brien 4,437 27.52 −6.06
Total formal votes 16,124 99.47 +0.74
Informal votes 86 0.53 −0.74
Registered electors 39,550
Turnout 16,210 40.99 −20.51
Liberal hold Swing +7.32

1910

1910 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Edwards 15,233 65.2 −34.8
Labour Percy Tighe 7,850 33.6 +33.6
Young Australia John Steel 294 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 23,377 98.7
Informal votes 300 1.3
Turnout 23,677 61.5
Liberal hold Swing −33.6

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist Dugald Thomson unopposed
Anti-Socialist hold Swing

1903

1903 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Dugald Thomson unopposed
Free Trade hold Swing

1901

1901 Australian federal election: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Dugald Thomson 6,584 60.4 +60.4
Ind. Free Trade Edward Clark 4,315 39.6 +39.6
Total formal votes 10,899 98.7
Informal votes 145 1.3
Turnout 11,044 73.1
Free Trade win (new seat)

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