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Jabez Wright died on 10 September 1922.[ 24] Ted Horsington was the only unsuccessful Labor candidate at the 1922 election and took his seat on 20 September 1922.[ 25]
On 22 March 1921 Percy Brookfield was murdered while trying to disarm a deranged man at Riverton .[ 27] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[ 28] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate "who represents the same party interest as the late member". Which party interest Brookfield represented was not straightforward. He had been the Labor member for Sturt since the 1917 by-election , however he resigned from the Labor Party in August 1919,[ 29] and joined the Industrial Socialist Labor Party , which in January 1920 merged with the Socialist Labor Party , retaining the later name. Under this banner Brookfield was the first candidate elected at the 1920 election for Sturt .[ 30] He was however dissatisfied with the manner in which the affairs of that party have been carried on" and formed a new Industrial Labor Party in February 1921, shortly before his death.[ 31] There was debate concerning who should be appointed. The Industrial Labor Party said that John O'Reilly should be appointed, while The Sydney Morning Herald stated that Thomas Hynes had the greater number of primary votes and thus he should be appointed.[ 32] The nomination had to come from the recognised party leader according to votes on any censure motion and Labor leader John Storey nominated Jabez Wright .[ 33] [ 34]
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William Ferguson had been elected in 1898 as a Labour representative, however he was denied endorsement due to his independent behaviour in the Assembly.
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The sitting member for Sturt,
Wyman Brown (Protectionist), did not contest the election.
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Sturt and
Wilcannia were new seats split off from
Wentworth which previously returned two members.
^ a b c The New South Wales Election Results database,[ 35] lists Brookfield as the only socialist with Hynes and O'Reilly listed as independents. Contemporary accounts show Brookfield, Hynes and O'Reilly as all being supported by the Amalgamated Miners Association political league, then under the banner of the Socialist Labor Party ,[ 37] which subsequently split to become the Industrial Labor Party.[ 36]
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^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF) . NSW Parliamentary Record . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
^ "Former Members" . Members of Parliament . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1981 Sturt by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1978 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1976 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1973 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1971 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1965 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1962 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1959 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1956 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1953 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1950 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1947 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1944 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1941 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1938 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1935 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1932 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1930 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1927 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1925 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Mr Jabez Wright (1852–1922)" . Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019 .
^ "Mr Edward Matthew Horsington (1878–1947)" . Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1922 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ "Constable Kinsela's story: "I owe him my life" " . The Barrier Miner . 23 March 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2019 – via Trove.
^ Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act 1920 (NSW).
^ "Mr Brookfield: resigns from Labor Party, will consult supporters" . The Australian Worker . 14 August 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ Gollan, Robin & Scollay, Moira (1979). "Brookfield, Percival Stanley (1875–1921)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University . ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7 . ISSN 1833-7538 . OCLC 70677943 . Retrieved 12 May 2019 .
^ "New labor organisation" . The Grafton Argus And Clarence River General Advertiser . New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ "Sturt vacancy" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 April 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony . "1921 Sturt appointment" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 November 2019 .
^ "Sturt vacancy: Mr Jabez Wright selected" . The Daily Telegraph . 17 August 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ a b Green, Antony . "1920 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 November 2019 .
^ a b "Sturt vacancy: Mr Jabez Wright selected" . The Daily Telegraph . 17 August 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "State elections: AMA political league opens its campaign" . Barrier Miner . 6 March 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Sturt by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1913 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1910 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 October 2019 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1908 Sturt by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 November 2019 .
^ " "Goading Griffith" Sydney "Truth" on the gaging the member for Sturt" . Barrier Daily Truth . 25 November 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony . "1907 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 December 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1904 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 March 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1901 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 March 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1898 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1895 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1894 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1891 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1889 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2020 .