Electoral results for the district of Balmain

Balmain, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had three incarnations since it was established in 1880. It expanded from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 members before being abolished in 1894. It was re-established in 1904 returning 1 member until 1920. When multiple member constituencies were established using the Hare-Clark single transferable vote in 1920, Balmain returned 5 members. It had a single member from 1927 when the state returned to single member electorates. It was abolished in 1991 and largely replaced by Port Jackson which included the Sydney CBD. It was re-established in 2007 when Port Jackson was abolished.

1991 - 2007
District abolished

1927

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1925

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1922

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1921 appointment
The Premier John Storey died on 5 October 1921. 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). Under the provisions of the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act, casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Tom Keegan was the only unsuccessful Labor candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 18 October 1921.

1920

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1917

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1913

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1910

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1907

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1904

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Balmain

1894 - 1904
District abolished

1891

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain

1889

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain

1887

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain

1885

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain

1882

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain

1880

 * This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Balmain