title: Electoral results for the district of Glebe
text: # Electoral results for the district of Glebe
  
  Glebe or The Glebe, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1941.
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1859 | | John Campbell | None |
  | 1860 | | Thomas Smart | None |
  | 1864 | | Thomas Smart | None |
  | 1865 by | | Thomas Smart | None |
  | 1869 | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1872 | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1873 by | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1874 | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1877 | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1880 | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1882 | | Sir George Allen | None |
  | 1883 by | | Michael Chapman | None | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1885 | | John Meeks | None | | William Wilkinson | None |
  | 1887 | | Michael Chapman | Free Trade | | William Wilkinson | Free Trade |
  | 1889 | | Michael Chapman | Free Trade | | Bruce Smith | Free Trade |
  | 1891 | | Thomas Houghton | Labor | | Bruce Smith | Free Trade |
  | 1894 | | James Hogue | Free Trade |
  | 1895 | | James Hogue | Free Trade |
  | 1898 | | James Hogue | Free Trade |
  | 1898 by | | James Hogue | Free Trade |
  | 1901 | | James Hogue | Liberal Reform |
  | 1904 | | James Hogue | Liberal Reform |
  | 1904 by | | James Hogue | Liberal Reform |
  | 1907 | | James Hogue | Liberal Reform |
  | 1910 | | Tom Keegan | Labor |
  | 1913 | | Tom Keegan | Labor |
  | 1917 | | Tom Keegan | Labor |
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1927 | | Tom Keegan | Labor |
  | 1930 | | Tom Keegan | Labor |
  | 1932 | | Tom Keegan | Labor |
  | 1935 | | Bill Carlton | Labor |
  | 1938 | | Bill Carlton | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  **1938**
  
  1938 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Carlton | 7,023 | 46.0 | -13.0 |
  | | Industrial Labor | Horace Foley | 6,218 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
  | | Independent | Bertie Lewis | 2,021 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,262 | 96.8 | -1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 500 | 3.2 | +1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,762 | 95.9 | +0.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Bill Carlton | 7,899 | 51.8 | |
  | | Industrial Labor | Horace Foley | 7,363 | 48.2 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **1935**
  
  1935 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor (NSW) | Bill Carlton | 8,846 | 59.0 | -2.6 |
  | | Independent | Henry Wood | 3,676 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
  | | Independent | Bertie Lewis | 1,894 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
  | | Communist | Tom Dowling | 566 | 3.8 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,982 | 97.8 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,320 | 95.6 | +0.6 |
  | | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **1932**
  
  1932 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor (NSW) | Tom Keegan | 9,485 | 61.6 | -17.0 |
  | | United Australia | William Nicol | 4,421 | 28.7 | +8.4 |
  | | Federal Labor | Northey Du Maurier | 1,125 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
  | | Communist | Stanley Moran | 362 | 2.4 | +1.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,393 | 98.1 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 301 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,694 | 95.0 | +1.4 |
  | | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  **1930**
  
  1930 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Keegan | 11,955 | 78.6 |
  | | Nationalist | Arthur Butterell | 3,083 | 20.3 |
  | | Communist | Herbert Huggett | 166 | 1.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,204 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 345 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,549 | 93.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  **1927**
  
  1927 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Keegan | 7,777 | 65.8 | |
  | | Nationalist | Hedley Rogers | 4,042 | 34.2 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,819 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,943 | 81.2 | |
  | | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  District recreated
  
  **1920 - 1927**
  
  District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Keegan | 4,106 | 57.6 | +0.4 |
  | | Nationalist | Walter Clutton | 2,947 | 41.3 | -1.5 |
  | | Independent | David Middleton | 78 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,131 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,214 | 60.0 | -13.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Keegan | 5,299 | 57.2 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Rudolph Bohrsmann | 3,963 | 42.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,262 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,473 | 73.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 New South Wales state election: The Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Tom Keegan | 4,251 | 50.8 |
  | | Liberal Reform | James Hogue (defeated) | 4,115 | 49.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,366 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,479 | 74.1 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1907**
  
  1907 New South Wales state election: The Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | James Hogue | 3,240 | 53.9 |
  | | Independent | John Haynes | 2,774 | 46.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,014 | 97.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 3.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,201 | 66.5 |
  | | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |
  
  **1904 by-election**
  
  1904 Glebe by-election Saturday 10 September :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | James Hogue (re-elected) | 1,684 | 95.0 |
  | | Independent | Vincent Taylor | 88 | 5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,772 | 99.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,782 | 20.6 |
  | | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |
  
  **1904**
  
  1904 New South Wales state election: The Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | James Hogue | 2,667 | 53.7 |
  | | Labor | John Grant | 1,579 | 31.8 |
  | | Independent Liberal | Percy Lucas | 474 | 9.5 |
  | | Progressive | Lewis Abrams | 250 | 5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,970 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,022 | 58.2 |
  | | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | James Hogue | 936 | 42.0 | -15.9 |
  | | Independent | William Tate | 421 | 18.9 | |
  | | Independent | Lewis Abrams | 358 | 16.1 | |
  | | Labor | Peter Strong | 289 | 13.0 | |
  | | Independent | Stanley Cole | 223 | 10.0 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,227 | 95.6 | -3.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 4.4 | +3.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,329 | 63.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898 by-election**
  
  1898 Glebe by-election Saturday 10 September :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Hogue (re-elected) | 496 | 92.5 |
  | | Independent | James Jones | 40 | 7.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 536 | 99.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 539 | 16.2 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Hogue | 1,021 | 57.9 |
  | | National Federal | Bruce Smith | 742 | 42.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,763 | 99.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 61.0 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Hogue | 899 | 61.2 |
  | | Protectionist | Michael Conlon | 570 | 38.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,469 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,484 | 59.9 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Glebe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | James Hogue | 786 | 37.5 | |
  | | Protectionist | Michael Conlon | 438 | 20.9 | |
  | | Independent Labor | Thomas Houghton | 415 | 19.8 | |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | Arthur Eager | 248 | 11.8 | |
  | | Labor | John Clune | 124 | 5.9 | |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | William Cary | 84 | 4.0 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,095 | 98.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 1.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,132 | 85.3 | |
  | | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (previously 2 members) | (previously 2 members) | (previously 2 members) |
  
  **1891**
  
  1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Wednesday 17 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Bruce Smith (re-elected 1) | 1,479 | 23.7 |
  | | Labor | Thomas Houghton (elected 2) | 1,472 | 23.6 |
  | | Protectionist | Michael Conlon | 1,383 | 22.2 |
  | | Free Trade | Michael Chapman (defeated) | 1,112 | 17.9 |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | John Meeks | 581 | 9.3 |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | Fred Walsh | 202 | 3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,229 | 98.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,750 | 78.9 |
  | | Free Trade hold 1 | Free Trade hold 1 | | |
  | | Labor gain 1 from Free Trade | Labor gain 1 from Free Trade | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1880s
  
  **1889**
  
  1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Saturday 2 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Bruce Smith (elected 1) | 1,654 | 30.7 |
  | | Free Trade | Michael Chapman (elected 2) | 1,630 | 30.2 |
  | | Protectionist | Michael Conlon | 1,103 | 20.5 |
  | | Protectionist | Percy Lucas | 1,007 | 18.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,394 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 57 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,071 | 71.9 |
  | | Free Trade hold 2 | Free Trade hold 2 | | |
  
  **1887**
  
  1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Saturday 5 February :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | William Wilkinson (re-elected 1) | 1,332 | 36.0 |
  | | Free Trade | Michael Chapman (elected 2) | 1,261 | 34.0 |
  | | Free Trade | John Meeks (defeated) | 503 | 13.6 |
  | | Free Trade | William Bailey | 384 | 10.4 |
  | | Protectionist | Stephen Byrne | 225 | 6.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,705 | 97.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,448 | 67.0 |
  
  **1885**
  
  1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Friday 16 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | William Wilkinson (elected 1) | William Wilkinson (elected 1) | 1,102 | 33.4 |
  | John Meeks (elected 2) | John Meeks (elected 2) | 1,069 | 32.4 |
  | Michael Chapman (defeated) | Michael Chapman (defeated) | 815 | 24.7 |
  | William Bailey | William Bailey | 312 | 9.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,298 | 98.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,956 | 60.1 |
  | | | (1 new seat) | (1 new seat) |
  
  **1883 by-election**
  
  1883 Glebe by-election Wednesday 29 August :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Michael Chapman (elected) | Michael Chapman (elected) | 827 | 55.1 |
  | Henry Daly | Henry Daly | 350 | 23.3 |
  | William Pritchard | William Pritchard | 323 | 21.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,500 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,500 | 54.5 |
  
  **1882**
  
  1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Friday 1 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (re-elected) | George Allen (re-elected) | 645 | 61.5 |
  | Michael Fitzpatrick | Michael Fitzpatrick | 404 | 38.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,049 | 97.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,079 | 45.7 |
  
  **1880**
  
  1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Thursday 18 November :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (re-elected) | George Allen (re-elected) | 812 | 72.4 |
  | James Graham | James Graham | 309 | 27.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,121 | 97.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,155 | 58.7 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1870s
  
  **1877**
  
  1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Monday 29 October :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (re-elected) | George Allen (re-elected) | 1,179 | 64.8 |
  | Charles Mossman | Charles Mossman | 641 | 35.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,820 | 97.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,859 | 55.2 |
  
  **1874**
  
  1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Friday 11 December 1874 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (re-elected) | George Allen (re-elected) | 1,239 | 60.0 |
  | John Booth (defeated) | John Booth (defeated) | 813 | 39.4 |
  | Charles Mossman | Charles Mossman | 14 | 0.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,066 | 96.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 3.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | 68.1 |
  
  **1873 by-election**
  
  1873 The Glebe by-election Wednesday 17 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (re-elected) | George Allen (re-elected) | 909 | 57.7 |
  | John Young | John Young | 666 | 42.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,575 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 52.1 |
  
  **1872**
  
  1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Monday 19 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (re-elected) | George Allen (re-elected) | 890 | 53.6 |
  | Charles Mossman | Charles Mossman | 742 | 44.7 |
  | David Buchanan | David Buchanan | 30 | 1.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,662 | 96.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 3.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,722 | 60.0 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1860s
  
  **1869**
  
  1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Monday 13 December 1869 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | George Allen (elected) | George Allen (elected) | unopposed | |
  
  **1865 by-election**
  
  1865 The Glebe by-election Friday 17 February :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Smart (re-elected) | Thomas Smart (re-elected) | 592 | 61.3 |
  | Daniel Dalgleish | Daniel Dalgleish | 374 | 38.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 966 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 966 | 48.3 |
  
  **1864**
  
  1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Tuesday 29 November 1864 :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Smart (re-elected) | Thomas Smart (re-elected) | 622 | 58.0 |
  | Daniel Dalgleish | Daniel Dalgleish | 451 | 42.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,073 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 1,073 | 53.7 |
  
  **1860**
  
  1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Friday 14 December :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas Smart (elected) | Thomas Smart (elected) | 393 | 40.8 |
  | William Moffatt | William Moffatt | 382 | 39.6 |
  | Geoffrey Eagar | Geoffrey Eagar | 189 | 19.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 964 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 964 | 44.6 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1850s
  
  **1859**
  
  1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Glebe Wednesday 15 June :
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | John Campbell (re-elected) | John Campbell (re-elected) | 475 | 52.8 |
  | Ewen Cameron | Ewen Cameron | 424 | 47.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 899 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | 56.8 |
  