# Electoral results for the district of Balmain South

Balmain South, 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 | Sydney Law | Labour |
| 1895 | Sydney Law | Labour |
| 1898 | Sydney Law | Labour |
| 1901 | Sydney Law | Labour |
| 1902 by | Sydney Law | Independent Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1902 by-election

1902 Balmain South by-election Wednesday 16 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Sydney Law (re-elected) | 1,387 | 57.9 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Byers | 1,006 | 42.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,388 | 99.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 58.9 | −10.1 |
| | Member changed to Independent Labour from Labour | Member changed to Independent Labour from Labour | | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Balmain South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sydney Law | 1,413 | 50.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Gray | 871 | 31.2 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Charles Donnelley | 389 | 14.0 | |
| | Ind. Progressive | Percy Tighe | 80 | 2.9 | |
| | Independent | William Pacey | 30 | 1.1 | |
| | Independent | Robert Morris | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,788 | 99.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,815 | 69.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sydney Law | 979 | 47.0 |
| | National Federal | William Traill | 861 | 41.3 |
| | Independent Federalist | Gilbert Murdoch | 174 | 8.4 |
| | Independent | Charles Taylor | 70 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,084 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,094 | 64.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sydney Law | 901 | 49.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | James Johnston | 601 | 33.2 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | George Clubb | 197 | 10.9 |
| | Protectionist | Osborne Chidgey | 111 | 6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,810 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 71.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Balmain South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sydney Law | 775 | 34.7 | |
| | Protectionist | James Johnston | 727 | 32.5 | |
| | Free Trade | George Clubb | 716 | 32.1 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | George Maclean | 16 | 0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,234 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,275 | 83.7 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |