Electoral results for the Division of South Sydney

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of South Sydney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1934.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	George Edwards	Free Trade	1901—1906
	Chris Watson	Labour	1906—1910
	Edward Riley	Labor	1910—1931
	John Jennings	United Australia	1931—1934

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1931: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	United Australia	John Jennings	26,711	49.2	+15.5
	Labor (NSW)	John Stewart	17,071	31.4	+31.4
	Labor	Edward Riley	10,512	19.4	-34.9
Total formal votes			54,294	97.5
Informal votes			1,365	2.5
Turnout			55,659	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	United Australia	John Jennings	29,897	55.1	+21.4
	Labor (NSW)	John Stewart	24,397	44.9	+44.9
	United Australia gain from Labor		Swing	+21.4

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	34,978	66.3	+12.1
	Nationalist	William Adkins	17,782	33.7	-12.1
Total formal votes			52,760	96.9
Informal votes			1,696	3.1
Turnout			54,456	92.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.1

Australian federal election, 1928: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	25,915	54.2	+3.1
	Nationalist	George Baker	21,874	45.8	-3.1
Total formal votes			47,789	95.4
Informal votes			2,297	4.6
Turnout			50,086	89.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.1

Australian federal election, 1925: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	22,393	51.1	-7.8
	Nationalist	George Baker	21,411	48.9	+12.4
Total formal votes			43,804	98.6
Informal votes			622	1.4
Turnout			44,426	86.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.6

Australian federal election, 1922: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	10,902	58.9	+2.4
	Nationalist	Robert Moore	6,752	36.5	-7.0
	Majority Labor	Vivian Deacon	870	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			18,524	94.9
Informal votes			998	5.1
Turnout			19,522	46.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Edward Riley		61.7	+5.2
	Nationalist	Robert Moore		38.3	-5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,521	68.3	+5.0
	Nationalist	Frederick Sykes	8,123	31.7	-5.0
Total formal votes			25,644	97.9
Informal votes			559	2.1
Turnout			26,203	59.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Australian federal election, 1917: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,056	63.3	-5.5
	Nationalist	Alick Kay	9,898	36.7	-5.5
Total formal votes			26,954	96.0
Informal votes			1,112	4.0
Turnout			28,066	65.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Australian federal election, 1914: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	15,792	68.8	+3.8
	Liberal	George Pitt	7,157	31.2	-3.8
Total formal votes			22,949	97.1
Informal votes			680	2.9
Turnout			23,629	52.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Australian federal election, 1913: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Riley	17,584	65.0	-4.3
	Liberal	Douglas Cooper	9,489	35.0	+4.3
Total formal votes			27,073	97.3
Informal votes			750	2.7
Turnout			27,823	66.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

Australian federal election, 1910: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Edward Riley	12,875	74.1	+17.7
	Liberal	Eden George	4,509	25.9	-17.7
Total formal votes			17,384	98.0
Informal votes			361	2.0
Turnout			17,745	56.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.7

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Chris Watson	10,347	56.4	+12.4
	Anti-Socialist	James Graham	8,006	43.6	-12.4
Total formal votes			18,353	97.5
Informal votes			479	2.5
Turnout			18,832	63.9
	Labour gain from Anti-Socialist		Swing	+12.4

Australian federal election, 1903: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	George Edwards	9,662	56.0	+14.6
	Labour	Edward Riley	7,596	44.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			17,258	97.1
Informal votes			511	2.9
Turnout			17,769	55.9
	Free Trade hold		Swing	+4.3

Australian federal election, 1901: South Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	George Edwards	4,693	41.4	+41.4
	Labour	James McGowen	4,314	38.0	+38.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Henry Hoyle	2,334	20.6	+20.6
Total formal votes			11,341	98.2
Informal votes			203	1.8
Turnout			11,544	73.2
	Free Trade win		(new seat)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos