# Electoral results for the district of Annandale

Annandale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1950.

## Members

First incarnation (1894–1920) :
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1894 | William Mahony | Free Trade |
| 1895 | William Mahony | Free Trade |
| 1898 | William Mahony | Free Trade |
| 1901 | William Mahony | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | William Mahony | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | William Mahony | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | Albert Bruntnell | Liberal Reform |
| 1913 | Arthur Griffith | Labor |
| 1917 | William O'Brien | Labor |
| Second incarnation (1927–1950) ||||
| 1927 | Robert Stuart-Robertson | Labor |
| 1930 | Robert Stuart-Robertson | Labor |
| 1931 by | Robert Stuart-Robertson | Labor |
| 1932 | Robert Stuart-Robertson | Labor (NSW) |
| 1933 by | Bob Gorman | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | Bob Gorman | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | Bob Gorman | Labor / Labor (N-C) |
| 1941 | Bob Gorman | Labor |
| 1944 | Bob Gorman | Labor |
| 1947 | Bob Gorman | Labor |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Gorman | 11,336 | 57.4 | +1.2 |
| | Lang Labor | George Stanley | 8,426 | 42.6 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,762 | 95.5 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 937 | 4.5 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,699 | 94.8 | +3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
Sitting Labor MP Bob Gorman was returned with an increased majority defeating Lang Labor candidate George Stanley, a first time candidate who never stood again.

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Gorman | 10,089 | 56.2 | -19.5 |
| | Lang Labor | Ross Pryor | 6,558 | 36.5 | +36.5 |
| | Independent | Arthur Hagen | 1,322 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,969 | 94.7 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,010 | 5.3 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,979 | 91.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
Sitting Labor MP Bob Gorman was returned with a significantly reduced majority defeating Lang Labor candidate Ross Pryor and Independent Arthur Hagen two first time candidates who never stood again.

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bob Gorman | 13,018 | 75.7 |
| | Independent | Stanley Moran | 2,244 | 13.1 |
| | New Social Order | Harry Blackwell | 1,926 | 11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,188 | 94.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,036 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,224 | 90.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
Sitting Labor MP Bob Gorman was returned with an increased majority defeating Independent candidate Stanley Moran who stood as a Communist in the 1932 election in the seat of Glebe  and first time New Social Order candidate Harry Blackwell who never stood again.

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Gorman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Bob Gorman | 11,075 | 71.4 | +8.3 |
| | Federal Labor | John Keegan | 4,431 | 28.6 | +22.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,506 | 95.3 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 767 | 4.7 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,273 | 95.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
Sitting State Labor MP Bob Gorman was returned with an increased majority defeating John Keegan who stood as the Federal Labor candidate in the 1932 election in the seat of Georges River.

#### 1933 by-election

1933 Annandale by-election Saturday 24 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor (NSW) | Bob Gorman | 9,517 | 66.34 |
| | Federal Labor | Percival McDonald | 3,819 | 26.62 |
| | Unificationist | Harry Cotter | 543 | 3.79 |
| | Communist | Thomas Wright | 466 | 3.25 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,345 | 95.30 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 708 | 4.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,053 | 86.96 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Robert Stuart-Robertson | 9,937 | 63.1 | -14.4 |
| | United Australia | Leo Bolsdon | 4,614 | 29.3 | +9.1 |
| | Federal Labor | Percival McDonald | 977 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Communist | Robert Brechin | 175 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| | Independent | Harry Meatheringham | 22 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Christopher Hade | 13 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,738 | 97.0 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 484 | 3.0 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,222 | 95.6 | +1.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
In 1931, the New South Wales Labor Party split from Federal Labor to form the Australian Labor Party (NSW) led by Jack Lang. In this election, Federal Labor ran candidates in 43 seats but none were elected. Sitting MP Robert Stuart-Robertson was returned with a reduced majority defeating four first time candidates: Leo Bolsdon from the UAP, Communist Robert Brechin, Independent Christopher Hade and the Federal Labor candidate Percival McDonald. Bolsdon and Hade never stood again. He also defeated Independent Harry Meatheringham standing in his sixth and final election.

#### 1931 by-election

1931 Annandale by-election 18 April :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert Stuart-Robertson (re-elected) | 8,864 | 68.44 |
| | Independent | Martha Simpson | 3,237 | 24.99 |
| | Independent | Harry David Meatheringham | 428 | 3.30 |
| | Communist | William John Morrison | 423 | 3.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,952 | 93.28 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 933 | 6.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,885 | 80.34 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert Stuart-Robertson | 12,246 | 77.5 |
| | Nationalist | Osterley Thompson | 3,194 | 20.2 |
| | Communist | Mary Lamm | 362 | 2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,802 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 383 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,185 | 93.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
Sitting Labor MP Robert Stuart-Robertson was returned with a significant increased majority, defeating Nationalist Osterley Thompson and Communist Mary Lamm, two first time candidates who never stood again.

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Stuart-Robertson | 6,934 | 56.0 | |
| | Nationalist | Edward Hogan | 5,454 | 44.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,388 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,508 | 82.7 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
Sitting Labor MP for Balmain Robert Stuart-Robertson defeated Nationalist Edward Hogan, a first time candidate who did not stand again.

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Brien | 3,762 | 51.0 | -3.0 |
| | Independent Labor | Arthur Griffith | 3,608 | 49.0 | +49.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,370 | 99.0 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,447 | 64.7 | −9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Sitting MP and senior cabinet minister on the Holman government Arthur Griffith had left the Labor Party in the conscription split of 1916 but did not follow William Holman into the Nationalist Party instead becoming an Independent Labor. In the election, Griffith was defeated by William O'Brien, a first time Labor candidate. When the seat was abolished in 1920, O'Brien went onto serve two terms as one of the MPs for Murray.

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Arthur Griffith | 4,741 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal Reform | Albert Bruntnell | 3,935 | 44.8 |
| | Independent | John Strachan | 101 | 1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,777 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,938 | 73.9 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | |
This was Strachan's second attempt at running for office. He previously stood as an independent in the 1898 election in the seat of Sydney-Lang. Sitting Liberal Reform MP Albert Bruntnell was defeated by the sitting Labor MP for Sturt, Arthur Griffith.

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Albert Bruntnell | 4,321 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | George Davidson | 4,121 | 48.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,442 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,599 | 72.5 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |
The 6-term sitting Liberal Reform MP William Mahony retired and did not contest this election. Former Liberal Reform MP for Surry Hills Albert Bruntnell, who ran for the seat of Alexandria in 1907 and lost, defeated Labor's George Davidson, a first time candidate who did not stand again.

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

1907 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | William Mahony | 3,567 | 54.9 |
| | Independent | Isaiah Cohen | 2,933 | 45.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,500 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 200 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,700 | 69.2 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |
This was Cohen's third and final attempt to win the seat of Annandale, this time standing as an Independent. Sitting Liberal Reform MP William Mahony was returned, for the fifth and final time, with a reduced majority.

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | William Mahony | 2,815 | 60.7 |
| | Progressive | James Robertson | 1,826 | 39.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,641 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,686 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |
This was Robertson's first and only attempt at state office. Sitting Liberal Reform MP William Mahony was returned with an increased majority, achieving over 60 percent of the vote for the first time.

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | William Mahony | 1,186 | 52.1 | -0.5 |
| | Progressive | Isaiah Cohen | 1,076 | 47.3 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Richard Kimber | 14 | 0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,276 | 99.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | 61.2 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |
This was Kimber's first and only attempt at state office, and was Cohen's second of three attempts to win the seat of Annandale. Sitting MP William Mahony, from the newly formed Liberal Reform Party was returned with a slightly reduced majority. The results were subject re-count by the Elections and Qualifications Committee.

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | William Mahony | 901 | 52.7 |
| | National Federal | Isaiah Cohen | 810 | 47.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,711 | 99.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | 62.5 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
This was Cohen's first of three attempts to win the seat of Annandale. Sitting Free Trade MP William Mahony was returned with a reduced majority.

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | William Mahony | 783 | 58.3 | +23.0 |
| | Protectionist | John Maxwell | 411 | 30.6 | +16.7 |
| | Labour | John Skelton | 146 | 10.9 | -17.4 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Williams | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,344 | 98.9 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 61.8 | −21.9 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |
This was Skelton's second attempt at colonial office, and Maxwell's and Williams' first. All three unsuccessful candidates never stood for election again. Sitting Free Trade MP William Mahony was returned with an increased and absolute majority.

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | William Mahony | 657 | 35.3 | |
| | Labour | Alexander Duncan | 527 | 28.3 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Thomas Larkin | 271 | 14.6 | |
| | Protectionist | John Young | 259 | 13.9 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Pritchard | 149 | 8.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,863 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,880 | 83.7 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
No sitting MPs contested in this election however this was Young's fifth, and Pritchard's fourth election respectively. Neither had held office previously. Duncan and Larkin were running for the first time. All four unsuccessful candidates never stood for election again. This is also Mahony's first attempt for colonial office. He did not achieve an absolute majority but was declared the winner as this election was first-past-the-post.