# Electoral results for the district of Eastern Suburbs (New South Wales)

Eastern Suburbs, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1920 and abolished in 1927.
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1920 | James Macarthur-Onslow | Progressive | Charles Oakes | Nationalist | Harold Jaques | Nationalist | James Fingleton | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | Labor |
| 1920 appt | James Macarthur-Onslow | Progressive | Charles Oakes | Nationalist | Harold Jaques | Nationalist | Daniel Dwyer | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | Labor |
| 1922 | Hyman Goldstein | Nationalist | Charles Oakes | Nationalist | Harold Jaques | Nationalist | Cyril Fallon | Democratic | Bob O'Halloran | Labor |
| 1925 | William Foster | Nationalist | Millicent Preston-Stanley | Nationalist | Harold Jaques | Nationalist | Septimus Alldis | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1925

1925 New South Wales state election: Eastern Suburbs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 9,010 | | |
| | Nationalist | Millicent Preston-Stanley (elected 5) | 7,958 | 14.7 | +6.9 |
| | Nationalist | William Foster (elected 4) | 7,331 | 13.6 | +8.5 |
| | Nationalist | Harold Jaques (elected 3) | 7,324 | 13.6 | +2.2 |
| | Nationalist | Hyman Goldstein | 6,913 | 12.8 | +2.8 |
| | Nationalist | Joseph Robinson | 547 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Nationalist | George Overhill | 543 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Labor | Bob O'Halloran (elected 1) | 8,499 | 15.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | Septimus Alldis (elected 2) | 4,121 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Labor | William Crick | 1,132 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Gertrude Melville | 1,057 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Gordon Anderson | 938 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Cyril Fallon (defeated) | 5,996 | 11.1 | +0.2 |
| | Protestant Labor | James Gillespie | 1,489 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | David Anderson | 128 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Frederick Marks | 82 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,058 | 96.7 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,845 | 3.3 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,903 | 65.4 | −3.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 30,616 | 56.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | | 15,747 | 29.1 | +10.4 |
| | Independent | Cyril Fallon | 5,996 | 11.1 | +0.2 |
| | Protestant Labor | | 1,489 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | David Anderson | 128 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Frederick Marks | 82 | 0.2 | +0.2 |

#### 1922

1922 New South Wales state election: Eastern Suburbs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 8,537 | | |
| | Nationalist | Charles Oakes (elected 1) | 10,297 | 20.1 | +5.2 |
| | Nationalist | Harold Jaques (elected 3) | 5,840 | 11.4 | -3.6 |
| | Nationalist | Hyman Goldstein (elected 4) | 5,106 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | Nationalist | Millicent Preston-Stanley | 4,012 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| | Nationalist | William Foster | 2,627 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Bob O'Halloran (elected 2) | 5,944 | 11.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Daniel Dwyer (defeated) | 1,620 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| | Labor | Alfred Warton | 859 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Campbell | 697 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Frank Green | 480 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Democratic | Cyril Fallon (elected 5) | 5,581 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Progressive | Joseph Barracluff | 2,200 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Progressive | Frederick Davison | 265 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Progressive | Donald McDonald | 188 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Progressive | Edwin Sautelle | 181 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Progressive | John Keenan | 160 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Progressive | Alfred Barber | 65 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Progressive | Alfred Finney | 58 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Richard Meagher | 2,490 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Scott Campbell | 2,242 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Soldier's Nationalist | Frederick Marks | 244 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent Labor | John Hackett | 47 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Jack Lamier | 13 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,216 | 97.0 | +8.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,577 | 3.0 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,793 | 69.1 | +18.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 27,882 | 54.4 | +11.1 |
| | Labor | | 9,600 | 18.7 | -12.0 |
| | Democratic | | 5,581 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Progressive | | 3,117 | 6.1 | -5.6 |
| | Independent | Richard Meagher | 2,490 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Johnston Campbell | 2,242 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Marks | 244 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent Labor | John Hackett | 47 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Jack Lamier | 13 | 0.03 | +0.03 |

#### 1920 appointment

James Fingleton died on 13 October 1920. Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. When George Beeby resigned on 9 August 1920, in accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly issued a writ of election requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under then law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation. The vacancies were left unfilled until the Parliament passed the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act on 10 December 1920, so that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Scott Campbell had been the first unsuccessful candidate at the 1920 election nominated by the Labor Party, however his endorsement, as well as that of Patrick Minahan was withdrawn before the polling day because he signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World. The Labor party decided that the first unsuccessful party candidate was Daniel Dwyer, and he took his seat on 15 December 1920.

#### 1920

1920 New South Wales state election: Eastern Suburbs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 4,938 | |
| | Nationalist | Harold Jaques (elected 2) | 4,432 | 15.0 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Oakes (elected 1) | 4,422 | 14.9 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Williams | 2,718 | 9.2 |
| | Nationalist | Henry Rogers | 1,190 | 4.0 |
| | Nationalist | James Mullaney | 51 | 0.2 |
| | Labor | Bob O'Halloran (elected 4) | 3,248 | 11.0 |
| | Labor | James Fingleton (elected 3) | 2,152 | 7.3 |
| | Labor | Scott Campbell | 2,112 | 7.1 |
| | Labor | Daniel Dwyer | 1,263 | 4.3 |
| | Labor | Walter Humphries | 334 | 1.1 |
| | Progressive | James Macarthur-Onslow (elected 5) | 2,870 | 9.7 |
| | Progressive | Arthur Doran | 593 | 2.0 |
| | Independent | William Ross | 2,907 | 9.8 |
| | Soldiers & Citizens | Grace Scobie | 875 | 3.0 |
| | Soldiers & Citizens | Frederick Winn-Walker | 136 | 0.5 |
| | Soldiers & Citizens | Alexander Hogan | 111 | 0.4 |
| | Soldiers & Citizens | Edgar Spencer | 56 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Sidney Buckleton | 152 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,622 | 88.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,859 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,481 | 51.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Nationalist | | 12,813 | 43.3 |
| | Labor | | 9,109 | 30.8 |
| | Progressive | | 3,463 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | William Ross | 2,907 | 9.8 |
| | Soldiers & Citizens | | 1,178 | 4.0 |
| | Independent | Sidney Buckleton | 152 | 0.5 |