Results of the New South Wales state election, 1947 (A-K)

New South Wales state election, 3 May 1947
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,852,787
Votes cast 1,621,257 Turnout 94.61 +3.19
Informal votes 32,262 Informal 1.99 −1.14
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 730,194 45.95 + 0.75 52 −4
  Liberal 470,485 29.60 +4.41 18 +2
  Country 162,467 10.22 −0.19 15 +5
  Independent 94,163 5.92 +.20 2 −3
  Lang Labor 64,851 4.08 −5.25 2 −
  Communist 27,237 1.71 −0.03 0 −
  Combined Liberal/Country endorsement 14,801 0.93 +0.93 1 +1
  Independent Labor NSW 13,917 0.88 −0.91 0 −
  All others 11,150 0.70 +0.70 0 −
Total 1,589,265     90  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1947 for districts from A to K.

Results by electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1947: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Doug Padman* 7,561 50.1 -3.0
Labor John Hurley 7,533 49.9 +3.0
Total formal votes 15,094 99.1 +1.2
Informal votes 141 0.9 -1.2
Turnout 15,235 94.2 +4.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.0
  • Padman was a candidate jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country parties.

Annandale

New South Wales state election, 1947: Annandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Gorman 11,336 57.4 +1.2
Lang Labor George Stanley 8,426 42.6 +6.1
Total formal votes 19,762 95.5 +0.8
Informal votes 937 4.5 -0.8
Turnout 20,699 94.8 +3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1947: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Drummond 7,616 56.0 +4.7
Labor Francis Harvison 5,982 44.0 -4.7
Total formal votes 13,598 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 164 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 13,762 93.2 +2.4
Country hold Swing +4.7

Ashburnham

New South Wales state election, 1947: Ashburnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Dring 6,472 47.5 -10.9
Liberal Holman Cockram 3,671 26.9 +26.9
Country Hilton Elliott 3,481 25.6 -16.0
Total formal votes 13,624 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 194 1.4
Turnout 13,818 95.9 +4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Dring 6,921 50.8 -7.6
Liberal Holman Cockram 6,703 49.2 +49.2
Labor hold Swing -7.6

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1947: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Athol Richardson 12,996 58.2 +4.8
Labor William Peters 9,332 41.8 -4.8
Total formal votes 22,328 98.7 +1.9
Informal votes 284 1.3 -1.9
Turnout 22,612 96.1 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1947: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Lang Labor James Lang 10,263 46.2 -19.6
Labor Frank Peffer 6,160 27.8 -6.4
Independent Alexander Kerr 4,929 22.2 +22.2
Communist Stanley Roy 849 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 22,201 97.2 +1.1
Informal votes 648 2.8 -1.1
Turnout 22,849 95.4 +2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Lang Labor James Lang 12,357 55.7 -10.1
Labor Frank Peffer 9,844 44.3 +10.1
Lang Labor hold Swing -10.1

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1947: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 11,229 55.8 -2.5
Liberal Eddington Sherwood 3,667 18.2 +4.7
Independent Ronald Sarina 2,089 10.4 +10.4
Communist Stanley Moran 1,788 8.9 -19.3
Independent Malinda Ivey 1,340 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,113 96.2 -0.5
Informal votes 783 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 20,896 95.6 +2.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1947: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James McGirr 16,858 60.9 +1.9
Liberal John Byrne 5,783 20.9 +20.9
Lang Labor Ernest Callaghan 3,300 11.9 -29.1
Independent George Durrance 1,751 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 27,692 98.7 +3.9
Informal votes 375 1.3 -3.9
Turnout 28,067 94.6 +1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1947: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roy Heferen 6,952 49.5 -6.1
Country Geoff Crawford 5,688 40.5 +40.5
Country Ernest Ellis 1,402 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 14,042 99.3 +1.3
Informal votes 100 0.7 -1.3
Turnout 14,142 93.1 +4.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Heferen 7,042 50.2 -5.4
Country Geoff Crawford 7,000 49.8 +49.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1947: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly 8,802 59.1 -2.2
Liberal Walter L'Estrange 6,105 40.9 +40.9
Total formal votes 14,907 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 184 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 15,091 96.0 +6.3
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1947: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Freeman 13,392 53.8 +2.6
Liberal Francis Izon 8,939 35.9 +16.8
Lang Labor Ian Grant 1,387 5.6 -10.9
Communist Fred Wingrave 1,168 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 24,886 98.0 +2.4
Informal votes 518 2.0 -2.4
Turnout 25,404 94.7 +3.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1947: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Abe Landa 12,148 49.2 +5.6
Liberal William McNally 10,488 42.4 +12.6
Lang Labor Elizabeth Frewin 2,080 8.4 -6.4
Total formal votes 24,716 98.2 +3.1
Informal votes 442 1.8 -3.1
Turnout 25,158 93.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 13,454 54.4 +3.3
Liberal William McNally 11,262 45.6 -3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Botany

New South Wales state election, 1947: Botany
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1947: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Kelly 8,517 58.5 +10.1
Independent Labor Hector MacKay 3,117 21.4 +21.4
Communist John Martin 2,937 20.2 -10.6
Total formal votes 14,571 97.0 +1.4
Informal votes 449 3.0 -1.4
Turnout 15,020 95.5 +3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1947: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gordon Jackett 14,216 60.3 +21.7
Labor George Russell 9,361 39.7 +5.5
Total formal votes 23,577 98.7 +2.2
Informal votes 305 1.3 -2.2
Turnout 23,882 95.2 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing +7.9

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1947: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Stanley Stephens 10,485 68.2 +33.4
Independent Rodger Pendergast 3,502 22.8 +22.8
Independent Christopher Grant 1,383 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 15,370 98.7 +1.0
Informal votes 203 1.3 -1.0
Turnout 15,573 93.0 +3.5
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1947: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Tonge 13,606 55.5 -16.6
Liberal John Paget 10,931 44.5 +44.5
Total formal votes 24,537 98.9 +6.8
Informal votes 266 1.1 -6.8
Turnout 24,803 96.2 +2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1947: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country John Reid 9,132 63.8 +6.7
Labor Harold Edwards 5,172 36.2 -6.7
Total formal votes 14,304 98.5 +1.2
Informal votes 214 1.5 -1.2
Turnout 14,518 92.7 +4.1
Country hold Swing +6.7

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1947: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Renshaw 6,961 54.9 -6.4
Country Richard Powell 5,724 45.1 +6.4
Total formal votes 12,685 99.2 +1.3
Informal votes 102 0.8 -1.3
Turnout 12,787 93.8 +7.0
Labor hold Swing -6.4

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1947: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Baddeley 12,756 60.0 -40.0
Independent Labor William May 5,323 25.0 +25.0
Communist Charles Evans 3,200 15.0 +15.0
Total formal votes 21,279 97.7
Informal votes 510 2.3
Turnout 21,789 96.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1947: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Cecil Wingfield unopposed
Country hold Swing

Cobar

New South Wales state election, 1947: Cobar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mat Davidson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Concord

New South Wales state election, 1947: Concord
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Carlton 12,387 53.6 +9.4
Liberal Brice Mutton 10,722 46.4 +26.9
Total formal votes 23,109 98.5 +1.3
Informal votes 354 1.5 -1.3
Turnout 23,463 95.9 +3.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1947: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,984 51.7 -9.0
Liberal Kevin Ellis 11,191 48.3 +9.0
Total formal votes 23,175 98.1 +1.5
Informal votes 455 1.9 -1.5
Turnout 23,630 92.8 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -9.0

Cook's River

New South Wales state election, 1947: Cook's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,972 65.6 -34.4
Lang Labor John Hamilton 7,337 34.4 +34.4
Total formal votes 21,309 96.8
Informal votes 708 3.2
Turnout 22,017 95.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Corowa

New South Wales state election, 1947: Corowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ebenezer Kendell 7,638 63.7 +29.8
Labor James Adam 4,352 36.3 +7.0
Total formal votes 11,990 99.1 +1.3
Informal votes 111 0.9 -1.3
Turnout 12,101 93.1 +4.6
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1947: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Hunter 13,838 62.5 +0.5
Labor Clive Leroy 8,292 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 22,130 98.6 +3.5
Informal votes 307 1.4 -3.5
Turnout 22,437 93.9 +3.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1947: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Dewley 11,255 51.6 +17.0
Labor Robert Greig 10,561 48.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 21,816 98.5 +1.8
Informal votes 322 1.5 -1.8
Turnout 22,138 95.5 +1.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1947: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Robertson 7,215 53.0 -4.5
Country Thelma Harvey 4,210 30.9 +1.4
Liberal Clarence Cook 2,186 16.1 +16.1
Total formal votes 13,611 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 122 0.9 -0.8
Turnout 13,733 94.9 +4.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1947: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Weir 11,931 54.1 +9.8
Liberal John Adamson 10,105 45.9 +14.8
Total formal votes 22,036 98.7 +1.7
Informal votes 300 1.3 -1.7
Turnout 22,336 94.9 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1947: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Williams 15,645 52.4 -9.6
Liberal Ray Watson 14,236 47.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 29,881 98.6 +2.1
Informal votes 438 1.4 -2.1
Turnout 30,319 95.2 +3.0
Labor hold Swing -9.6

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1947: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 5,650 41.4 +0.4
Country Donald Mackay 4,194 30.7 +9.7
Liberal Alan Borthwick 3,066 22.5 -15.4
Independent James Bogan 366 2.7 +2.7
Independent Edwin Dark 366 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 13,642 97.2 -1.0
Informal votes 396 2.8 +1.0
Turnout 14,038 94.8 +2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,885 50.5 +0.3
Country Donald Mackay 6,757 49.5 +49.5
Independent hold Swing +0.3

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1947: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harry Turner 19,241 84.3 +12.7
Independent James O'Toole 3,572 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 22,813 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 344 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 23,157 92.6 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1947: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Tully 8,019 52.6 -47.4
Liberal William Bladwell* 7,240 47.4 +47.4
Total formal votes 15,259 99.3
Informal votes 112 0.7
Turnout 15,371 96.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Bladwell was a candidate for Goulburn that was jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country Parties.

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1947: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Lamb 17,505 74.5 +0.7
Lang Labor Frederick Cruse 5,998 25.5 -0.7
Total formal votes 23,503 94.1 -0.9
Informal votes 1,478 5.9 +0.9
Turnout 24,981 94.8 +1.6
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1947: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joshua Arthur 13,830 57.6 -19.2
Liberal Oscar Newton 6,776 28.2 +28.2
Independent Harold Scott-Daisley 1,901 7.9 +7.9
Lang Labor William Lambert 1,512 6.3 -16.9
Total formal votes 24,019 98.7 +3.2
Informal votes 322 1.3 -3.2
Turnout 24,341 95.4 +3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1947: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hamilton Knight 12,551 84.7 -15.3
Communist John King 2,263 15.3 +15.3
Total formal votes 14,814 94.9
Informal votes 800 5.1
Turnout 15,614 94.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1947: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Finnan 10,034 52.0 -6.7
Liberal Bernie Deane 7,562 39.1 +16.1
Country Edward Mann 1,717 8.9 -9.4
Total formal votes 19,313 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 279 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 19,592 95.6 +4.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1947: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jeffrey Blaxland 9,203 37.2 -2.3
Liberal Sydney Storey 7,649 30.9 +30.9
Labor George Manuel 6,491 26.2 +26.2
Independent Charles Somerville 1,401 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 24,744 97.3 +1.1
Informal votes 693 2.7 -1.1
Turnout 25,437 94.1 +4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Sydney Storey 13,385 54.1
Liberal Jeffrey Blaxland 11,359 45.9
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1947: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clive Evatt 15,069 57.1 -9.5
Liberal Leslie Webster 11,310 42.9 +9.5
Total formal votes 26,379 98.7 +2.1
Informal votes 350 1.3 -2.1
Turnout 26,729 96.3 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -9.5

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1947: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Howard Fowles 8,918 59.7 -1.7
Liberal Neville Carey 4,031 27.0 +9.2
Country Arthur Butfield 1,994 13.3 -2.9
Total formal votes 14,943 98.6 +0.9
Informal votes 208 1.4 -0.9
Turnout 15,151 94.8 +3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

King

New South Wales state election, 1947: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,104 44.8 -9.3
Liberal Roberta Galagher 4,859 23.9 +23.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,759 23.4 -22.5
Communist Frederick Haimes 1,602 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 20,324 95.8 +2.2
Informal votes 886 4.2 -2.2
Turnout 21,210 91.0 +6.1
After distribution of preferences
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,305 50.7
Liberal Roberta Gallagher 5,071 24.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,948 24.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1947: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Currey 14,445 57.4 -3.3
Liberal George Evans 10,713 42.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 25,158 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 390 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 25,548 95.1 +2.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1947: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Booth 22,420 85.9 -14.1
Communist Robert Chapman 3,688 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 26,108 97.1
Informal votes 774 2.9
Turnout 26,882 96.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

See also

References

    • Antony Green. "NSW Elections Analysis 1947". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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