Electoral results for the district of Alma

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Alma in New South Wales state elections from the district's creation in 1894 until its abolition in 1904.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Josiah Thomas	Labor	1894—1901
	William Williams	Independent Labor	1901—1904

Election results

Elections in the 1900s

New South Wales state election, 1901: Alma
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	William Williams	874	52.0	+52.0
	Labor	Jabez Wright	783	46.6	-42.0
	Independent	William Colliss	25	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			1,682	100
Informal votes			0	0
Turnout			1,682	64.2
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+52.0

Sitting Labor MP Josiah Thomas had been elected a Member of the House of Representatives for Barrier at the first Commonwealth election in March. Williams nominated as an Independent Labor candidate after friction between local branches and the Barrier District Assembly.^[1]

Elections in the 1890s

New South Wales colonial election, 1898: Alma
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas	1,002	88.6	-11.4
	National Federal	William Harding	126	11.1	+11.1
	Independent	Charles Counsell	3	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			1,131	97.2
Informal votes			33	2.8
Turnout			1,164	45.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.4

New South Wales colonial election, 1895: Alma
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas		100.0	+21.0
	Other			0.0	-21.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+21.0^•

^•Sitting Labor MP Josiah Thomas was elected unopposed.^[2]

New South Wales colonial election, 1894: Alma
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Josiah Thomas	1,442	79.0
	Protectionist	Thomas Coombe	313	17.1
	Independent	Charles John Pound	71	3.9
Total formal votes			1,826	98.8
Informal votes			22	1.2
Turnout			1,848	89.8
	Labor win		(new division)

Labor MP Josiah Thomas won the inaugural election for the seat.^[3]

References

1. Green, Antony (5 July 2007). "Election results for Alma, 1901". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
2. Green, Antony (5 July 2007). "Election results for Alma, 1895". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
3. Green, Antony (5 July 2007). "Election results for Alma, 1894". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 January 2011.