Results of the New South Wales state election, 1941 (A-K)

New South Wales state election, 10 May 1941[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1938 — 1944 >>

Enrolled voters 1,684,781[1]
Votes cast 1,389,896 Turnout 92.52 −3.27
Informal votes 35,858 Informal 2.52 −0.13
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 706,014 50.80 +15.98 54 + 26
  United Australia 281,982 20.29 –15.57 14 –23
  Country 153,639 11.05 –2.81 12 –10
  State Labor 78,363 5.64 +5.64 0 ±0
  Independent UAP 45,195 3.25 +3.25 5 +5
  Independent Labor 29,677 2.14 +2.14 1 +1
  New Social Order 8,906 0.64 +0.64 0 ±0
  Independent Coalition 925 0.07 +0.07 0 ±0
  Independent 85,195 6.13 –4.75 4 +3
Total 1,389,896     90  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1941 for districts from A to K.

Results by electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1941: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Alexander Mair 6,882 52.5
Labor John King 6,235 47.5
Total formal votes 13,117 99.0
Informal votes 132 1.0
Turnout 13,249 91.7
United Australia hold Swing

Annandale

New South Wales state election, 1941: Annandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Gorman 13,018 75.7
Independent Stanley Moran 2,244 13.1
New Social Order Harry Blackwell 1,926 11.2
Total formal votes 17,188 94.3
Informal votes 1,036 5.7
Turnout 18,224 90.5
Labor hold Swing

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1941: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Drummond 7,192 53.3
Labor John Shanahan 6,308 46.7
Total formal votes 13,500 98.5
Informal votes 209 1.5
Turnout 13,709 92.9
Country hold Swing

Ashburnham

New South Wales state election, 1941: Ashburnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Edgar Dring 7,367 54.6
Country Hilton Elliott 6,136 45.4
Total formal votes 13,503 98.4
Informal votes 220 1.6
Turnout 13,723 94.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1941: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Athol Richardson 11,555 58.5
Labor Rex Jones 8,179 41.5
Total formal votes 19,734 98.1
Informal votes 389 1.9
Turnout 20,123 93.1
United Australia hold Swing

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1941: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Lang 12,960 69.7
State Labor Clarence Campbell 5,645 30.3
Total formal votes 18,605 94.1
Informal votes 1,173 5.9
Turnout 19,778 93.6
Labor hold Swing

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1941: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mary Quirk 11,427 60.6
State Labor Walter Evans 4,879 25.9
Independent Malinda Ivey 1,138 6.0
Independent Leslie Shiels 732 3.9
Independent Labor Arthur Doughty 672 3.6
Total formal votes 18,848 95.2
Informal votes 946 4.8
Turnout 19,794 93.7
Labor hold Swing

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1941: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James McGirr 10,953 54.7
Independent Percy Coleman 5,343 26.7
State Labor Morris Hughes 2,873 14.4
New Social Order Jack Edwards 855 4.3
Total formal votes 20,024 96.5
Informal votes 731 3.5
Turnout 20,755 93.1
Labor hold Swing

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1941: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roy Heferen 8,192 57.8
Country Favel Satterthwaite 5,983 42.2
Total formal votes 14,175 98.9
Informal votes 150 1.1
Turnout 14,325 92.4
Labor gain from Country Swing

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1941: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1941: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Hill 10,909 57.5
United Australia Arthur Francis 8,069 42.5
Total formal votes 18,978 97.2
Informal votes 549 2.8
Turnout 19,527 93.1
Labor hold Swing

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1941: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Abe Landa 9,577 45.1
United Australia Norman Thomas 9,373 44.2
State Labor Allan Jenkins 2,267 10.7
Total formal votes 21,217 98.5
Informal votes 327 1.5
Turnout 21,544 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 11,492 54.2
United Australia Norman Thomas 9,725 45.8
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Botany

New South Wales state election, 1941: Botany
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Heffron 14,312 76.0
Independent Labor Addison Brittain 4,526 24.0
Total formal votes 18,838 94.3
Informal votes 1,129 5.7
Turnout 19,967 92.3
Labor hold Swing

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1941: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Sweeney 9,308 74.7
State Labor Alfred Burgess 3,157 25.3
Total formal votes 12,556 94.2
Informal votes 676 5.8
Turnout 13,232 93.0
Labor hold Swing

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1941: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Thompson 7,950 38.9
Independent UAP Gordon Jackett 6,620 32.4
United Australia Harrie Mitchell 5,882 28.8
Total formal votes 20,452 98.1
Informal votes 386 1.9
Turnout 20,838 93.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Gordon Jackett 11,997 58.7
Labor Albert Thompson 8,455 41.3
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1941: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Arthur Budd 7,867 56.1
Independent Frederick Stuart 6,157 43.9
Total formal votes 14,004 97.2
Informal votes 405 2.8
Turnout 14,429 93.4
Country hold Swing

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1941: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Tonge 15,782 78.0
New Social Order William Brandon 2,804 13.9
State Labor William Hortin 1,639 8.1
Total formal votes 20,225 94.2
Informal votes 1,234 5.8
Turnout 21,459 94.8
Labor hold Swing

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1941: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country John Reid 6,468 47.6
Labor Denis Holmes 4,494 33.1
Independent Robert Carr 2,630 19.4
Total formal votes 13,592 98.3
Informal votes 230 1.7
Turnout 13,822 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Reid 8,285 60.9
Labor Denis Holmes 5,307 39.1
Country hold Swing

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1941: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Renshaw 6,563 49.2
Country Harold Campbell 5,278 39.6
Independent Labor John Smithers 1,497 11.2
Total formal votes 13,338 98.6
Informal votes 185 1.4
Turnout 13,523 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 7,899 59.2
Country Harold Campbell 5,439 40.8
Labor gain from Country Swing

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1941: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Baddeley 13,559 68.0
State Labor George McGregor 6,370 32.0
Total formal votes 19,929 97.8
Informal votes 453 2.2
Turnout 20,382 94.9
Labor hold Swing

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1941: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Cecil Wingfield 10,712 75.3
Independent John Cain 3,509 24.7
Total formal votes 14,221 98.2
Informal votes 266 1.8
Turnout 14,487 93.7
Country hold Swing

Cobar

New South Wales state election, 1941: Cobar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mat Davidson 10,003 84.4
State Labor David Wight 1,843 15.6
Total formal votes 11,846 97.0
Informal votes 366 3.0
Turnout 12,212 84.4
Labor hold Swing

Concord

New South Wales state election, 1941: Concord
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Carlton 8,982 45.7
United Australia Stan Lloyd 7,984 40.7
State Labor Rupert Lockwood 2,671 13.6
Total formal votes 19,637 98.1
Informal votes 371 1.9
Turnout 20,008 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Carlton 11,130 56.7
United Australia Stan Lloyd 8,507 43.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1941: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,341 56.0
United Australia Thomas Mutch 8,922 44.0
Total formal votes 20,263 98.3
Informal votes 357 1.7
Turnout 20,620 91.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Cook's River

New South Wales state election, 1941: Cook's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,616 73.9
Independent Labor John Simpson 4,804 26.1
Total formal votes 18,420 95.5
Informal votes 877 4.5
Turnout 19,297 94.0
Labor hold Swing

Corowra

New South Wales state election, 1941: Corowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 7,496 63.4
Country James Smith 4,324 36.6
Total formal votes 11,820 98.2
Informal votes 210 1.8
Turnout 12,030 88.2
Independent hold Swing

Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1941: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia David Hunter 11,074 57.0
Labor Daniel Murphy 8,342 43.0
Total formal votes 19,416 97.2
Informal votes 554 2.8
Turnout 19,970 93.1
United Australia hold Swing

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1941: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Lee 8,693 44.5
Labor Robert Greig 8,477 43.4
State Labor William Wood 2,367 12.1
Total formal votes 19,537 98.3
Informal votes 335 1.7
Turnout 19,872 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Greig 10,429 53.4
United Australia John Lee 9,108 46.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1941: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Wilson 6,517 48.1
Labor Clarence Robertson 5,123 37.8
Independent Labor Frank Wilkins 1,897 14.0
Total formal votes 13,537 98.6
Informal votes 197 1.4
Turnout 13,734 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Wilson 6,898 51.0
Labor Clarence Robertson 6,639 49.0
Country hold Swing

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1941: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Weir 11,370 56.9
United Australia Guy Arkins 8,604 43.1
Total formal votes 19,974 98.2
Informal votes 363 1.8
Turnout 20,337 93.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1941: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Williams 12,417 57.5
United Australia Cecil Monro 9,190 42.5
Total formal votes 21,607 98.2
Informal votes 383 1.8
Turnout 22,000 94.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1941: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Charles Bennett 4,494 33.1
Labor William Morgan 3,735 27.5
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 3,321 24.5
Independent Robert Bruce 2,031 14.9
Total formal votes 13,581 99.1
Informal votes 124 0.9
Turnout 13,705 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,999 51.5
United Australia Charles Bennett 6,582 48.5
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1941: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Harry Turner unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1941: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Tully 8,917 60.5
United Australia George Ardill 5,520 37.4
Independent Cecil Gray 306 2.1
Total formal votes 14,743 98.8
Informal votes 171 1.2
Turnout 14,914 94.9
Labor hold Swing

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1941: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Lamb 13,282 67.9
United Australia Claude Fleck 5,392 27.6
Independent Sam Aarons 876 4.5
Total formal votes 19,550 98.5
Informal votes 303 1.5
Turnout 19,853 93.9
Labor hold Swing

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1941: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joshua Arthur 17,944 84.9
Independent Arthur Clarke 3,200 15.1
Total formal votes 21,144 96.7
Informal votes 730 3.3
Turnout 21,874 94.1
Labor hold Swing

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1941: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hamilton Knight 11,437 83.3
State Labor James Starling 2,298 16.7
Total formal votes 13,735 96.4
Informal votes 512 3.6
Turnout 14,247 94.6
Labor hold Swing

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1941: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Finnan 6,453 43.0
United Australia Arthur Brown 5,718 38.1
Independent UAP Charles Staples 2,841 18.9
Total formal votes 15,012 98.7
Informal votes 195 1.3
Turnout 15,207 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Finnan 7,571 50.4
United Australia Arthur Brown 7,441 49.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1941: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Wilfred Frances 7,509 40.7
Independent UAP Sydney Storey 7,216 39.1
Independent Albert French 3,743 20.3
Total formal votes 18,468 95.4
Informal votes 886 4.6
Turnout 19,354 90.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Sydney Storey 9,249 50.1
United Australia Wilfred Frances 9,219 49.9
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1941: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clive Evatt 14,764 67.7
United Australia Roland Murray 7,042 32.3
Total formal votes 21,806 98.4
Informal votes 354 1.6
Turnout 22,160 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1941: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Howard Fowles 7,321 56.4
United Australia Clarence Faulkner 5,654 43.6
Total formal votes 12,975 98.1
Informal votes 249 1.9
Turnout 13,224 93.1
Labor hold Swing

King

New South Wales state election, 1941: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Daniel Clyne 11,025 63.0
State Labor Albert Sloss 6,488 37.0
Total formal votes 17,513 93.9
Informal votes 1,137 6.1
Turnout 18,650 84.6
Labor hold Swing

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1941: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Currey 10,484 48.8
United Australia James Ross 9,581 44.6
State Labor Paul Mortier 1,400 6.5
Total formal votes 21,465 98.6
Informal votes 311 1.4
Turnout 311 1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Currey 11,741 54.7
United Australia James Ross 9,724 45.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1941: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NSW 1941 Election Results". Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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