Results of the New South Wales state election, 1944 (A-K)

New South Wales state election, 27 May 1944 [1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1941–1947 >>

Enrolled voters 1,732,706[1]
Votes cast 1,310,270 Turnout 91.42 −1.10
Informal votes 43,329 Informal 3.31 +0.78
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 572,600 45.20 −5.60 56 +2
  Democratic [2]239,610 18.91 +1.38 12 −2
  Country 131,950 10.41 −0.64 10 −2
  Lang Labor 118,174 9.33 +9.33 2 +2
  Independent 72,431 5.72 −0.41 5 +1
  Liberal Democratic 49,325 3.89 +3.89 0 0
  Independent Democrat [3]30,532 2.41 −0.84 4 −1
  Independent Labor NSW 22,697 1.79 −0.35 0 –1
  Communist 21,982 1.74 +1.74 0 –
  Independent Country NSW 6,670 0.53 +0.53 1 +1
  State Labor 0 0 −5.64 0 –
  All others 970 0.08 −0.62 0 –
Total 1,266,941     90  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1944 for districts from A to K.

Results by electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1944: Albury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Alexander Mair 7,139 53.1 +0.6
Labor John King 6,316 46.9 -0.6
Total formal votes 13,455 97.9 -1.1
Informal votes 281 2.1 +1.1
Turnout 13,736 89.9 -1.8
Democratic hold Swing +0.6

Annandale

New South Wales state election, 1944: Annandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Gorman 10,089 56.2 -19.5
Lang Labor Ross Pryor 6,558 36.5 +36.5
Independent Arthur Hagen 1,322 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 17,969 94.7 +0.4
Informal votes 1,010 5.3 -0.4
Turnout 18,979 91.8 +1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1944: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Drummond 6,731 51.3 -1.0
Labor Herbert Oxford 6,380 48.7 +1.0
Total formal votes 13,111 97.9 -0.6
Informal votes 283 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 13,394 90.8 -2.1
Country hold Swing -1.0

Ashburnham

New South Wales state election, 1944: Ashburnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Dring 7,418 58.4 +3.8
Country Charles McCarron 5,278 41.6 -3.8
Total formal votes 12,696 98.0 -0.4
Informal votes 264 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 12,960 91.4 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1944: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Athol Richardson 11,240 53.4 -5.2
Labor William Bodkin 9,791 46.6 +5.2
Total formal votes 21,031 96.8 -1.2
Informal votes 688 3.2 +1.2
Turnout 21,719 93.8 +0.7
Democratic hold Swing -5.2

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1944: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Lang Labor Jack Lang 12,871 65.8 +65.8
Labor Patrick Mooney 6,699 34.2 -35.5
Total formal votes 19,570 96.1 +2.0
Informal votes 794 3.9 -2.0
Turnout 20,364 93.1 -0.5
Lang Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1944: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 10,729 58.3 -2.3
Communist Stanley Moran 5,186 28.2 +28.2
Democratic Malinda Ivey 2,480 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 18,395 96.7 +1.5
Informal votes 618 3.3 -1.5
Turnout 19,013 93.2 -0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1944: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James McGirr 12,507 59.0 -4.3
Lang Labor Stephen Roberts 8,706 41.0 +41.0
Total formal votes 21,213 94.8 -1.7
Informal votes 1,156 5.2 +1.7
Turnout 22,369 92.7 -0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1944: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roy Heferen 7,136 55.6 -2.2
Independent Ben Wade 5,703 44.4 +44.4
Total formal votes 12,839 98.0 -0.9
Informal votes 268 2.0 +0.9
Turnout 13,107 88.4 -4.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1944: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly 8,579 61.3 -38.7
Country Archibald Gardiner 5,421 38.7 +38.7
Total formal votes 14,000 97.9
Informal votes 297 2.1
Turnout 14,297 89.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1944: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Hill 10,364 51.2 -6.3
Democratic Francis Izon 3,868 19.1 -23.4
Independent Ray Watson 2,649 13.1 +13.1
Lang Labor William Morgan 1,701 8.4 +8.4
Lang Labor Lucy Steel 1,645 8.1 +8.1
Total formal votes 20,227 95.6 -1.6
Informal votes 927 4.4 +1.6
Turnout 21,154 90.9 -2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1944: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Abe Landa 9,521 43.6 -1.5
Democratic Frank Browne 6,505 29.8 -14.4
Lang Labor Leslie Hallett 3,241 14.8 +14.8
Liberal Democratic Alexander Stewart 2,465 11.3 +11.3
Independent Labor Alfred Rosen 126 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 21,858 95.1 -3.4
Informal votes 1,116 4.9 +3.4
Turnout 22,974 92.6 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 11,164 51.1 -3.1
Democratic Frank Browne 10,694 48.9 +3.1
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Botany

New South Wales state election, 1944: Botany
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1944: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Sweeney 6,305 48.4 -26.3
Communist John Martin 4,016 30.8 +30.8
Independent Labor Lawrence Baines 2,049 15.7 +15.7
Independent Labor Maurice Twomey 659 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 13,029 95.6 +1.4
Informal votes 596 4.4 -1.4
Turnout 13,625 92.5 -0.7
After distribution of preferences
Labor John Sweeney 6,568 50.4
Communist John Martin 4,121 31.6
Independent Labor Lawrence Baines 2,340 18.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1944: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Gordon Jackett 8,253 38.6 +9.8
Labor Cliff Mallam 7,310 34.2 -4.7
Communist Stanley Coulton 3,010 14.1 +14.1
Liberal Democratic Keith Sutherland 2,802 13.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 21,375 96.5 -1.6
Informal votes 780 3.5 +1.6
Turnout 22,155 93.8 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic Gordon Jackett 11,205 52.4 +52.4
Labor Cliff Mallam 10,170 47.6 +6.3
Democratic gain from Independent UAP Swing N/A
  • Gordon Jackett had been elected at the previous election as an Independent UAP member, and held the seat as a Democratic member.

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1944: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Stanley Stephens 4,598 34.8 -21.3
Labor Arthur Dodd 3,848 29.1 +29.1
Country Frederick Stuart 2,232 16.9 +16.9
Country Alick Buckley 2,056 15.6 +15.6
Independent Labor John Regan 469 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 13,203 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 307 2.3 -0.5
Turnout 13,510 89.5 -4.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Stanley Stephens 8,239 62.4 +6.3
Labor Arthur Dodd 4,964 37.6 +37.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1944: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Tonge 14,932 72.1 -5.9
Lang Labor Claude Allen 5,769 27.9 +27.9
Total formal votes 20,701 92.9 -1.3
Informal votes 1,764 7.9 +1.3
Turnout 22,465 94.0 -0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1944: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country John Reid 7,502 57.1 +9.5
Labor Denis Holmes 5,645 42.9 +9.8
Total formal votes 13,147 97.3 -1.0
Informal votes 366 2.7 +1.0
Turnout 13,513 88.6 -4.2
Country hold Swing -3.8

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1944: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Renshaw 7,254 61.3 +12.1
Country Alfred Yeo 4,574 38.7 -0.9
Total formal votes 11,828 97.9 -0.7
Informal votes 253 2.1 +0.7
Turnout 12,081 86.8 -4.4
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1944: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Baddeley unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1944: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Cecil Wingfield unopposed
Country hold Swing

Cobar

New South Wales state election, 1944: Cobar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mat Davidson 8,352 78.3 -6.1
Lang Labor William Burgess 2,313 21.7 +21.7
Total formal votes 10,665 97.0 0.0
Informal votes 330 3.0 0.0
Turnout 10,995 81.1 -3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Concord

New South Wales state election, 1944: Concord
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Carlton 9,055 44.2 -1.5
Liberal Democratic Brice Mutton 4,279 20.9 +20.9
Democratic Roland Murray 4,001 19.5 -21.2
Lang Labor Gustav Truer 3,174 15.5 +15.5
Total formal votes 20,509 97.2 -0.9
Informal votes 590 2.8 +0.9
Turnout 21,099 92.8 -0.8
After distribution of preferences
Labor Bill Carlton 11,600 56.6
Liberal Democratic Brice Mutton 4,693 22.9
Democratic Roland Murray 4,216 20.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1944: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lou Cunningham 12,616 60.7 +4.7
Democratic John Rubie 8,179 39.3 -4.7
Total formal votes 20,795 96.6 -1.7
Informal votes 726 3.4 +1.7
Turnout 21,521 90.2 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Cook's River

New South Wales state election, 1944: Cook's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joseph Cahill unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Corowa

New South Wales state election, 1944: Corowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 4,165 36.8 -26.6
Country Ebenezer Kendell 3,841 33.9 -2.7
Labor Thomas McGrath 3,320 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 11,326 97.8 -0.4
Informal votes 253 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 11,579 88.5 +0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 6,846 60.4 -3.0
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,480 39.6 +3.0
Independent hold Swing -3.0

Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1944: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic David Hunter 12,120 62.0 +5.0
Independent David Knox 7,433 38.0 +38.0
Total formal votes 19,553 95.1 -2.1
Informal votes 997 4.9 +2.1
Turnout 20,550 90.8 -2.3
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1944: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Greig 8,489 43.0 -0.4
Democratic Russell Newton 6,831 34.6 -9.9
Lang Labor George Drummond 2,791 14.1 +14.1
Liberal Democratic William Adkins 1,625 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 19,736 96.7 -1.6
Informal votes 668 3.3 +1.6
Turnout 20,404 93.6 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Greig 11,493 58.2 +4.8
Democratic Russell Newton 8,243 41.8 -4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1944: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Robertson 7,268 57.5 +19.7
Country Leslie Clark 3,732 29.5 -18.6
Country Ernest Hoy 1,649 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 12,649 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 221 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 12,870 90.1 -2.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1944: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Weir 8,959 44.3 -12.6
Democratic Sidney Turner 6,297 31.1 -12.0
Lang Labor Henry Ritchie 3,181 15.7 +15.7
Independent John Laxton 1,798 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 20,235 97.0 -1.2
Informal votes 625 3.0 +1.2
Turnout 20,860 92.8 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Weir 11,408 56.4 -0.5
Democratic Sidney Turner 8,827 43.6 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1944: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Williams 14,582 62.0 +4.5
Democratic Hedley Mallard 8,953 38.0 -4.5
Total formal votes 23,535 96.5 -1.7
Informal votes 843 3.5 +1.7
Turnout 24,378 92.2 -1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1944: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 5,194 41.0 +16.5
Democratic Harold Young 4,805 37.9 +4.8
Country Charles Bennett 2,665 21.0 +21.0
Total formal votes 12,664 98.2 -0.9
Informal votes 124 0.9 +0.9
Turnout 12,894 92.6 -2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,362 50.2 -1.3
Democratic Harold Young 6,302 49.8 +1.3
Independent hold Swing -1.3

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1944: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Harry Turner 15,076 71.6 -28.4
Liberal Democratic Kenneth Lorimer 5,972 28.4 +28.4
Total formal votes 21,048 97.0
Informal votes 658 3.0
Turnout 21,706 92.8
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1944: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Tully unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1944: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Lamb 14,437 73.8 +5.9
Lang Labor Wilfred O'Neill 5,135 26.2 +26.2
Total formal votes 19,572 95.0 -3.5
Informal votes 1,022 5.0 +3.5
Turnout 20,594 93.2 -0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1944: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joshua Arthur 16,562 76.8 -8.1
Lang Labor William Campbell 5,017 23.2 +23.2
Total formal votes 21,579 95.5 -1.2
Informal votes 1,007 4.5 +1.2
Turnout 22,586 92.1 -2.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1944: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hamilton Knight unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1944: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Finnan 9,195 58.7 +15.7
Democratic George Ardill 3,599 23.0 -15.1
Country Ernest Batchelor 2,874 18.3 +18.3
Total formal votes 15,668 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 256 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 15,924 90.9 -2.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1944: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Sydney Storey 9,885 49.9 +10.8
Democratic Howard Beale 7,815 39.5 -1.2
Lang Labor James Mahony 2,102 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 19,802 96.2 +0.8
Informal votes 781 3.8 -0.8
Turnout 20,583 89.3 -1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sydney Storey 11,347 57.3 +7.2
Democratic Howard Beale 8,455 42.7 -7.2
Independent hold Swing +7.2

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1944: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clive Evatt 15,663 66.6 -1.1
Democratic Percy Macpherson 7,846 33.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 23,509 96.6 -1.8
Informal votes 824 3.4 +1.8
Turnout 24,333 94.7 -0.4
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1944: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Howard Fowles 8,090 61.4 +5.0
Democratic John Hedge 2,346 17.8 -25.8
Country Edward Spensley 2,132 16.2 +16.2
Independent Labor Ronald Sarina 619 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 13,187 97.7 -0.4
Informal votes 307 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 13,494 91.5 -1.6
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

King

New South Wales state election, 1944: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,647 54.1 -8.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 8,175 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 17,822 93.6 -0.3
Informal votes 1,218 6.4 +0.3
Turnout 19,040 84.9 -0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1944: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Currey 13,532 60.7 +11.9
Democratic Robert Henderson 6,464 29.0 -15.6
Liberal Democratic Thomas Claydon 2,306 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 22,302 97.0 -1.6
Informal votes 683 3.0 +1.6
Turnout 22,985 93.0 -1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1944: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NSW 1944 Election Results". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A.; University, B.D. Graham. Department of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National (1975). Voting for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0708103057.
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