# Electoral results for the district of Petersham

Petersham, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1930 to 1941.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | Llewellyn Jones | Ind. Free Trade |
| 1895 | | Llewellyn Jones | Free Trade |
| 1898 | | John Cohen | Protectionist |
| 1901 | | John Cohen | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | | John Cohen | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | John Cohen | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | | John Cohen | Liberal Reform |
| 1913 | | John Cohen | Liberal Reform |
| 1917 | | John Cohen | Nationalist |
| 1919 by | | Sydney Shillington | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1930 | | Joe Lamaro | Labor |
| 1932 | | Eric Solomon | United Australia |
| 1935 | | Eric Solomon | United Australia |
| 1938 | | Eric Solomon | United Australia |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Eric Solomon | 9,033 | 50.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 8,861 | 49.5 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,894 | 98.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 307 | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,201 | 97.1 | +1.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Eric Solomon | 8,701 | 49.1 | -0.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Bill Sheahan | 7,995 | 45.1 | +1.8 |
| | Federal Labor | Patrick Colbourne | 749 | 4.2 | -2.9 |
| | Independent | Jervis Blackman | 286 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,731 | 98.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 341 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,072 | 95.9 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Eric Solomon | 9,178 | 51.8 | -1.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Patrick Colbourne | 8,553 | 48.2 | +1.7 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Eric Solomon | 8,499 | 49.4 | +11.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Joe Lamaro | 7,453 | 43.3 | -18.1 |
| | Federal Labor | Patrick Colbourne | 1,221 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | Edgar Vale | 30 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,203 | 98.6 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 250 | 1.4 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,453 | 96.1 | +2.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Eric Solomon | 9,213 | 53.5 | |
| | Labor (NSW) | Joe Lamaro | 7,990 | 46.5 | |
| | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Lamaro | 10,365 | 61.4 | |
| | Nationalist | Henry Morton | 6,367 | 37.7 | |
| | Communist | Annie Ford | 138 | 0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,870 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,205 | 93.5 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District re-created

#### 1920 - 1930

District abolished District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919 by-election

1919 Petersham by-election Saturday 22 March 1919 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Sydney Shillington | 2,633 | 51.0 | -10.6 |
| | Labor | Barney Olde | 2,377 | 46.1 | +14.8 |
| | Independent | Donald Croal | 150 | 2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,160 | 99.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,195 | 45.6 | −18.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Cohen | 4,441 | 61.7 | -38.3 |
| | Labor | James Bourke | 2,253 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| | Independent | John Lucas | 507 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,201 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,250 | 63.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -38.3 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | John Cohen | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | John Cohen | 4,911 | 63.1 |
| | Labour | Adamson Dawson | 2,866 | 36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,777 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,859 | 71.7 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | John Cohen | 4,398 | 79.2 |
| | Labour | John Kohen | 1,082 | 19.5 |
| | Independent | William Pickup | 73 | 1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,553 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,643 | 62.6 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | John Cohen | 2,940 | 60.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Henry Davis | 1,897 | 39.1 |
| | Progressive | Adam Pringle | 13 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,850 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,891 | 56.8 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | John Cohen | 1,436 | 58.6 | +21.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | Joseph Cockbaine | 950 | 38.8 | |
| | Independent | William Richardson | 64 | 2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,450 | 99.3 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 0.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,468 | 65.6 | −2.8 |
| | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Progressive | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Progressive | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | John Cohen | 674 | 37.0 |
| | Free Trade | Llewellyn Jones | 626 | 34.3 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Percy Hordern | 524 | 28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,824 | 99.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 68.4 |
| | National Federal gain from Free Trade | National Federal gain from Free Trade | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Llewellyn Jones | 643 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | Percy Hordern | 371 | 28.5 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Cornelius Danahey | 279 | 21.5 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | George Wallace | 7 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,300 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,311 | 61.5 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Llewellyn Jones | 627 | 34.4 | |
| | Free Trade | Benjamin Short | 386 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour | William Webster | 342 | 18.8 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Cornelius Danahey | 258 | 14.2 | |
| | Protectionist | William Robson | 174 | 9.6 | |
| | Independent | John Gelding | 16 | 0.9 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | George Withers | 11 | 0.6 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | John Bell | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,821 | 99.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 83.9 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade win | Ind. Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |