title: Electoral results for the district of Blayney
text: # Electoral results for the district of Blayney
  
  Blayney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1904 and abolished in 1913.
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1904 | Paddy Crick | Progressive |
  | 1907 by | John Withington | Liberal Reform |
  | 1907 | George Beeby | Labor |
  | 1910 | George Beeby | Labor |
  | 1913 by | George Beeby | Independent |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1913 by-election**
  
  1913 Blayney by-election Friday 3 January :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | John Withington | 1,800 | 44.2 | -0.8 |
  | | Independent | George Beeby | 1,156 | 28.4 | |
  | | Labor | Valentine Johnston | 1,120 | 27.5 | -28.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,077 | 100.0 | +1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,077 | 56.6 | -14.9 |
  
  A second ballot was necessary because no candidate had won an absolute majority.
  
  1913 Blayney by-election - Second Round Thursday 23 January :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | George Beeby | 2,244 | 51.6 | |
  | | Liberal Reform | John Withington | 2,108 | 48.4 | +3.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,356 | 99.0 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,399 | 61.0 | -10.5 |
  | | Member changed to Independent from Labor | Member changed to Independent from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 New South Wales state election: Blayney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Beeby | 7,799 | 55.0 |
  | | Liberal Reform | William Kelk | 2,292 | 45.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,091 | 98.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,152 | 71.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1907**
  
  1907 New South Wales state election: Blayney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Beeby | 2,580 | 50.5 |
  | | Liberal Reform | John Withington (defeated) | 2,530 | 49.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,110 | 97.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,245 | 71.7 |
  | | Labor gain from Progressive | Labor gain from Progressive | | |
  
  **1907 by-election**
  
  1907 Blayney by-election Saturday 12 January :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | John Withington | 1,733 | 50.3 | |
  | | Labor | George Beeby | 1,710 | 49.7 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,443 | 100.0 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,443 | 50.6 | -15.5 |
  | | Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | | | |
  
  **1904**
  
  1904 New South Wales state election: Blayney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive | Paddy Crick | 2,406 | 52.2 | |
  | | Liberal Reform | Charles Garland | 2,207 | 47.8 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,613 | 99.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,648 | 66.1 | |
  | | Progressive win | Progressive win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  