Results of the New South Wales state election, 1944 (L-Z)

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 22,697 1.79 −0.35 0 –1
  Communist 21,982 1.74 +1.74 0 –
  Independent Country 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 L to Z.

Results by electoral district

Lachlan

New South Wales state election, 1944: Lachlan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Chanter 7,525 73.0 +26.9
Independent Labor Joseph Sligar 2,780 27.0 +27.0
Total formal votes 10,305 93.5 -5.2
Informal votes 719 6.5 +5.2
Turnout 11,024 89.2 -2.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1944: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Fred Stanley 9,281 42.1 -29.0
Communist Adam Ogston 4,668 21.3 +21.3
Democratic William Crook 4,200 19.2 +19.2
Lang Labor Henry Mulcahy 3,798 17.4 +17.4
Total formal votes 21,884 97.3 +1.5
Informal votes 600 2.7 -1.5
Turnout 22,484 93.5 -0.4
After distribution of preferences
Labor Fred Stanley 11,857 54.2
Communist Adam Ogston 5,337 24.4
Democratic William Crook 4,690 21.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1944: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Henry Woodward 9,521 44.4 -2.3
Democratic John Cramer 5,641 26.3 -20.5
Liberal Democratic Norman Thomas 4,122 19.2 +19.2
Independent George Holloway 2,168 10.1 +10.1
Total formal votes 21,451 97.2 -1.1
Informal votes 617 2.8 +1.1
Turnout 21,452 93.3 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Henry Woodward 11,143 51.9 +2.8
Democratic John Cramer 10,309 48.1 -2.8
Labor gain from Democratic Swing +2.8

Leichhardt

New South Wales state election, 1944: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Claude Matthews 13,584 72.6 -10.5
Independent Labor Francis Edgcumbe 2,731 14.6 +14.6
Independent Labor Charles Shields 2,400 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 18,715 94.1 +0.5
Informal votes 1,165 5.9 -0.5
Turnout 19,880 92.4 -0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1944: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Frith 8,025 59.5 +19.3
Lang Labor Warren Oakes 5,469 40.5 +40.5
Total formal votes 13,494 98.3 -0.8
Informal votes 232 1.7 +0.8
Turnout 13,726 89.3 -4.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Liverpool Plains

New South Wales state election, 1944: Liverpool Plains
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Nott 6,715 58.7 +8.1
Country James Scott 4,726 41.3 +24.2
Total formal votes 11,441 98.5 +0.4
Informal votes 170 1.5 -0.4
Turnout 11,611 89.9 -3.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maitland

New South Wales state election, 1944: Maitland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Walter Howarth 7,626 54.9 +4.4
Labor William Lindsay 6,275 45.1 -4.4
Total formal votes 13,901 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 211 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 14,112 93.4 -2.6
Democratic hold Swing +4.4

Manly

New South Wales state election, 1944: Manly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Dunn 8,286 36.6 +2.5
Independent Alfred Reid 7,561 33.4 +33.4
Democratic Stephen Slack 5,246 23.2 -24.7
Liberal Democratic Eric White 1,556 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 22,649 97.1 -1.1
Informal votes 670 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 23,319 91.0 +0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alfred Reid 12,962 57.2 +57.2
Labor James Dunn 9,687 42.8 +2.7
Independent gain from Democratic Swing N/A

Marrickville

New South Wales state election, 1944: Marrickville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carlo Lazzarini unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Monaro

New South Wales state election, 1944: Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Seiffert unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Mosman

New South Wales state election, 1944: Mosman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Donald Macdonald 12,973 62.2 +2.8
Democratic Frank Pursell 5,157 24.7 -1.1
Liberal Democratic William Mason 2,741 13.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 20,871 97.2 -1.7
Informal votes 601 2.8 +1.7
Turnout 21,472 91.3 -1.0
Independent hold Swing N/A

Mudgee

New South Wales state election, 1944: Mudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Dunn 6,967 63.0 -6.4
Independent Frederick Cooke 3,304 29.9 -0.7
Independent Kevin Nott 788 7.1 +7.1
Total formal votes 11,059 98.1 -0.8
Informal votes 209 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 11,268 91.3 -2.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Murray

New South Wales state election, 1944: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Joe Lawson 6,053 57.1 +3.3
Labor James Flood 4,540 42.9 -3.3
Total formal votes 10,593 98.1 -0.6
Informal votes 205 1.9 +0.6
Turnout 10,798 88.9 +5.6
Country hold Swing +3.3

Murrumbidgee

New South Wales state election, 1944: Murrumbidgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Enticknap 8,573 67.0 +40.4
Country Alan Malcolm 4,230 33.0 +10.6
Total formal votes 12,803 97.1 +0.5
Informal votes 388 2.9 -0.5
Turnout 13,191 89.5 -0.2
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing N/A

Namoi

New South Wales state election, 1944: Namoi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Raymond Hamilton 7,036 59.6 +26.6
Country Lancelot Thomas 4,762 40.4 +7.7
Total formal votes 11,798 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 194 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 11,992 87.6 -5.5
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Nepean

New South Wales state election, 1944: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Jackson 6,394 41.4 -2.2
Independent Joseph Jackson 5,622 36.4 +36.4
Democratic Allan Taylor 3,427 22.2 -33.2
Total formal votes 15,443 97.5 -0.6
Informal votes 399 2.5 +0.6
Turnout 15,842 89.5 -3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joseph Jackson 8,494 55.0 +55.0
Labor John Jackson 6,949 45.0 +1.4
Independent gain from Democratic Swing N/A

Neutral Bay

New South Wales state election, 1944: Neutral Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Reginald Weaver 12,700 56.9 -43.1
Labor George Manuel 6,334 28.4 +28.4
Liberal Democratic James Rolle 3,285 14.7 +14.7
Total formal votes 22,319 97.6
Informal votes 538 2.4
Turnout 22,857 90.5
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Newcastle

New South Wales state election, 1944: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Hawkins 17,673 81.5 +6.7
Lang Labor Thomas Malone 4,021 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 21,694 94.9 -2.9
Informal votes 1,167 5.1 +2.9
Turnout 22,861 91.5 -1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Newtown

New South Wales state election, 1944: Newtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Lang Labor Lilian Fowler 9,989 55.6 +55.6
Labor Frank Burke 7,987 44.4 -7.2
Total formal votes 17,976 96.0 -0.6
Informal votes 753 4.0 +0.6
Turnout 18,729 91.7 -0.1
Lang Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

North Sydney

New South Wales state election, 1944: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Geraghty 9,844 45.7 +1.7
Democratic William Harding 7,358 34.2 -9.9
Lang Labor Ainslie Beecraft 3,095 14.4 +14.4
Liberal Democratic Ebenezer Minnis 1,244 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 21,541 96.5 -1.6
Informal votes 782 3.5 +1.6
Turnout 22,323 94.6 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Geraghty 12,333 57.3 +3.4
Democratic William Harding 9,208 42.7 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Orange

New South Wales state election, 1944: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,524 51.2 +5.5
Country John Caldwell 7,162 48.8 +48.8
Total formal votes 14,686 97.5 0.0
Informal votes 381 2.5 0.0
Turnout 15,067 91.1 -3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Oxley

New South Wales state election, 1944: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent George Mitchell 5,006 36.0 -18.3
Independent Country Les Jordan 4,381 31.5 +31.5
Independent Country Charles Ryan 1,659 11.9 +11.9
Independent Labor Edward Baxter 1,399 10.1 +10.1
Australia's Labor Movement William McCristal 844 6.1 +6.1
Independent Country Samuel Martin 630 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 13,919 96.0 -2.8
Informal votes 585 4.0 +2.8
Turnout 14,504 94.6 -0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country Les Jordan 7,197 51.7 +51.7
Independent George Mitchell 6,722 48.3 -6.0
Independent Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Paddington

New South Wales state election, 1944: Paddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Parramatta

New South Wales state election, 1944: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic George Gollan 9,998 47.6 -6.3
Labor Arthur Treble 9,561 45.5 -0.7
Independent William Long 1,458 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 21,017 97.5 0.0
Informal votes 527 2.5 0.0
Turnout 21,544 92.5 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic George Gollan 10,677 50.8 -3.0
Labor Arthur Treble 13,340 49.2 +3.0
Democratic hold Swing -3.0

Phillip

New South Wales state election, 1944: Phillip
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Shannon 10,198 59.3 -14.0
Lang Labor Les Dorney 7,008 40.7 +40.7
Total formal votes 17,206 94.6 -0.6
Informal votes 988 5.4 +0.6
Turnout 18,194 88.6 +1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Raleigh

New South Wales state election, 1944: Raleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Roy Vincent 8,948 62.1 +24.1
Labor Norman Long 5,453 37.9 +2.0
Total formal votes 14,401 98.0 -0.5
Informal votes 290 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 14,691 94.1 +0.5
Country hold Swing +5.5

Randwick

New South Wales state election, 1944: Randwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Gollan 12,592 59.0 +8.0
Democratic Bertram Butcher 6,060 28.4 -12.9
Liberal Democratic Arnold Baker 2,693 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 21,345 96.2 -2.2
Informal votes 846 3.8 +2.2
Turnout 22,191 93.1 +0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Redfern

New South Wales state election, 1944: Redfern
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William McKell 11,299 60.9 -16.4
Lang Labor Patrick Tyrrell 7,246 39.1 +39.1
Total formal votes 18,545 96.4 +0.3
Informal votes 688 3.6 -0.3
Turnout 19,233 91.9 -0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockdale

New South Wales state election, 1944: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McGrath 11,419 56.1 +0.5
Liberal Democratic Enoch Jones 6,531 32.1 +32.1
Democratic Henry Miller 2,184 10.7 -27.5
Independent Thomas Whitehouse 227 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 20,361 96.5 -1.2
Informal votes 729 3.5 +1.2
Turnout 21,090 93.7 +0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ryde

New South Wales state election, 1944: Ryde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent James Shand 6,151 28.4 -18.1
Labor Joseph Griffiths 5,645 26.1 +26.1
Democratic Leslie Billington 4,103 19.0 -7.5
Liberal Democratic Ernest Mead 3,039 14.0 +14.0
Lang Labor Frederick Burke 2,409 11.1 +11.1
Independent Howard Miscamble 292 1.4 +0.1
Total formal votes 21,639 96.1 -1.8
Informal votes 880 3.9 +1.8
Turnout 22,519 92.4 -0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent James Shand 12,873 59.5 -9.5
Labor Joseph Griffiths 8,766 40.5 +40.5
Independent hold Swing N/A

South Coast

New South Wales state election, 1944: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Jack Beale 6,600 55.8 +5.6
Independent Labor Herb Turner 2,138 18.1 +18.1
Democratic Charles Woodhill 1,779 15.0 -34.8
Independent Percy Treasure 1,313 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 11,830 98.3 -0.2
Informal votes 200 1.7 +0.2
Turnout 12,030 90.3 -2.5
Independent hold Swing N/A

Sturt

New South Wales state election, 1944: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ted Horsington unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Tamworth

New South Wales state election, 1944: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Bill Chaffey unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Temora

New South Wales state election, 1944: Temora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Doug Dickson 6,658 52.1 -1.2
Labor Laurie Tully 5,788 45.3 -1.4
Independent Labor James King 339 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 12,785 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 268 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 13,053 90.7 -2.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Tenterfield

New South Wales state election, 1944: Tenterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Michael Bruxner 8,613 67.7 +10.8
Independent Edward Ogilvie 4,103 32.3 +32.3
Total formal votes 12,716 97.5 -0.7
Informal votes 329 2.5 +0.7
Turnout 13,045 87.0 -5.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Upper Hunter

New South Wales state election, 1944: Upper Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country D'Arcy Rose 7,506 57.6 +1.6
Labor Walter Geraghty 5,528 42.4 -1.6
Total formal votes 13,034 98.0 -0.6
Informal votes 267 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 13,301 91.0 -3.4
Country hold Swing +1.6

Vaucluse

New South Wales state election, 1944: Vaucluse
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Murray Robson unopposed
Democratic hold Swing

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales state election, 1944: Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eddie Graham 9,287 68.0 +18.3
Country John McInnes 4,375 32.0 -10.8
Total formal votes 13,662 98.7 -0.1
Informal votes 182 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 13,844 89.9 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +14.2

Waratah

New South Wales state election, 1944: Waratah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Cameron 15,121 65.8 -20.7
Communist Stan Deacon 5,102 22.2 +22.2
Lang Labor Leonard Sweeney 2,760 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 22,983 97.4 +0.1
Informal votes 618 2.6 -0.1
Turnout 23,601 92.9 -2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Waverley

New South Wales state election, 1944: Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Willoughby

New South Wales state election, 1944: Willoughby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic George Brain 9,836 47.0 -12.8
Labor Leo Haylen 8,365 40.0 -0.2
Liberal Democratic Harrold Woodman 2,731 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 20,932 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 487 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 21,419 94.0 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic George Brain 11,773 56.2 -3.8
Labor Leo Haylen 9,159 43.8 +3.8
Democratic hold Swing -3.8

Wollondilly

New South Wales state election, 1944: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Jeff Bate 8,305 65.5 -34.5
Independent Labor Patrick Kenna 2,432 19.2 +19.2
Liberal Democratic Gerald Wylie 1,934 15.3 +15.3
Total formal votes 12,671 96.9
Informal votes 403 3.1
Turnout 13,074 88.4
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Wollongong-Kembla

New South Wales state election, 1944: Wollongong-Kembla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Billy Davies unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Woollahra

New South Wales state election, 1944: Woollahra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Vernon Treatt 12,173 50.5 -17.2
Independent Reg Bartley 7,248 30.1 +30.1
Independent Labor Norman Jackson 4,682 19.4 +19.4
Total formal votes 24,103 96.7 -0.6
Informal votes 824 3.3 +0.6
Turnout 24,927 89.8 +3.7
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Yass

New South Wales state election, 1944: Yass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Young

New South Wales state election, 1944: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Fred Cahill 7,758 58.1 +25.9
Country Valentine Bragg 5,607 41.9 -4.3
Total formal votes 13,365 98.4 -0.9
Informal votes 210 1.6 +0.9
Turnout 13,575 91.0 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +5.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NSW 1944 Election Results". 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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