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Balmain South - 1894 (Roll: 2,718)
Won by Labor Party
Nominations: Saturday, 14 July 1894
No absolute majority for winning candidate
Candidate Party Votes Votes %
Clubb, George Free Trade 716 32.05
Johnston, James (Defeated) Protectionist 727 32.54
Law, Sydney James (Elected) Labor Party 775 34.69
Maclean, George Robertson Ind Free Trade 16 0.72
Formal Votes 2,234
Informal Votes 41 1.80
Total Votes / Turnout 2,275 83.70
Notes: Johnston was a sitting MP for Balmain, having been elected as a Labor MP in 1891..