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The 1941 Sydney City Council election was held on 6 December 1941 to elect councillors to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia. [1]
The election saw the Civic Reform Association, which had controlled the council since 1930, re-elected. Suffrage was extended to all adult residents, however turnout was lower than the previous election in 1937. [1] [2]
The Sun observed that there was a "mysterious appearance of "illegal" how-to-vote cards in Macquarie Ward" on the day of the election, which saw Civic Reform preference Official Labor over the State Labor Party. [1]
Prior to the election, Fitzroy Ward alderman Arthur McElhone rejoined Civic Reform to contest as an endorsed candidate. [3]
Phillip Ward was uncontested. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Reform | Arthur McElhone | 1,715 | |||
| Labor | Maurice Curotta | 701 | |||
| H. W. Watkins | 292 | ||||
| P. McDonnell | 281 | ||||
| K. S. Williams | 236 | ||||
| E. P. Tressider | 85 | ||||
| J. Bradley | 83 | ||||
| H. Alexander | 56 | ||||
| J. S. Garden | 43 | ||||
| H. N. Gilmour | 24 | ||||
| T.C. McGillick | 18 | ||||
| J. B. Sweeney | 16 | ||||
| G. Cunningham | 15 | ||||
| A. P. Richardson | 12 | ||||
| J. Wright | 11 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Tom Shannon | 1,021 | |||
| Labor | Dan Minogue | 347 | |||
| Independent | Barney McDonnell | 128 | |||
| Labor | John James Carroll | 111 | |||
| D. M. Grant | 85 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Reform | E. S. Marks | 1,275 | |||
| B. C. Walters | 518 | ||||
| A. J. Buckingham | 225 | ||||
| Civic Reform | Stanley Crick | 225 | |||
| J. McMahon | 95 | ||||
| G. F. Davis | 49 | ||||
| K. Ellis | 33 | ||||
| B. E. Lewis | 16 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Reform | William Neville Harding | 1,206 | |||
| State Labor | A. R. Sloss | 1,005 | |||
| Labor | E. C. Sheiles | 510 | |||
| Civic Reform | Reg Bartley | 135 | |||
| A. A. Alam | 100 | ||||
| Civic Reform | H. G. Carter | 50 | |||
| Civic Reform | F. G. Pursell | 40 | |||
| M. J. R. Hughes | 15 | ||||
| F. McCarthy | 13 | ||||
| J. H. Sydney | 13 | ||||
| R. McKenzie | 12 | ||||
| H. J. P. Woodward | 12 | ||||
| P. W. Kenna | 5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Armstrong | unopposed | |||
| Labor | S. G. Molloy | unopposed | |||
| Labor | Ernest Charles O'Dea | unopposed | |||
| Labor | Paddy Stokes | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 19,000 | ||||
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