Electoral results for the Division of Dalley

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dalley in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1969.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  William Wilks Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909
  Liberal 1909–1910
  Robert Howe Labor 1910–1915
  William Mahony Labor 1915–1927
  Ted Theodore Labor 1927–1931
  Sol Rosevear Labor (NSW) 1931–1936
  Labor 1936–1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940–1941
  Labor 1941–1953
  Arthur Greenup Labor 1953–1955
  William O'Connor Labor 1955–1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William O'Connor 18,93861.0−11.9
Liberal Elton Lewis9,70931.3+31.3
Democratic Labor John Kavanagh2,3777.7−19.4
Total formal votes31,02495.1
Informal votes1,6154.9
Turnout 32,63993.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 62.3−10.6
Liberal Elton Lewis37.7+37.7
Labor hold Swing −10.6

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William O'Connor 24,55372.9+1.9
Democratic Labor Peter Keogh9,11827.1+20.2
Total formal votes33,67196.2
Informal votes1,3333.8
Turnout 35,00493.6
Labor hold Swing −2.4

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William O'Connor 24,12771.0+0.0
Liberal Arthur Nesbitt6,34318.7−10.3
Democratic Labor Reginald Lawson2,3316.9+6.9
Communist Mavis Robertson1,1723.4+3.4
Total formal votes33,97395.9
Informal votes1,4644.1
Turnout 35,43794.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 75.3+4.3
Liberal Arthur Nesbitt24.7−4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William O'Connor 26,08171.0−0.9
Liberal Elton Lewis10,66429.0+6.8
Total formal votes36,74596.3
Informal votes1,4303.7
Turnout 38,17593.5
Labor hold Swing −6.2

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William O'Connor 28,91371.9+0.2
Liberal Stanley Tyler8,93322.2−0.9
Communist Ernie Thornton 2,3775.9+0.8
Total formal votes40,22396.4
Informal votes1,4823.6
Turnout 41,70594.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William O'Connor 77.2+0.9
Liberal Stanley Tyler22.8−0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Greenup 24,29271.6+4.5
Liberal Robert Stafford7,81023.0−9.9
Communist Flo Davis 1,8035.3+5.3
Total formal votes33,90598.3
Informal votes5941.7
Turnout 34,49995.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Greenup 76.6+9.5
Liberal Robert Stafford23.4−9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5

1953

This section is an excerpt from 1953 Dalley by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1953 Dalley by-election   [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Greenup 23,81270.5+3.4
Independent William Cole8,28524.5+24.5
Independent John Sheean1,6674.9+4.9
Total formal votes33,76495.4
Informal votes1,6184.6
Turnout 35,38293.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Greenup 75.0+7.9
Independent William Cole25.0+25.0
Labor hold Swing +7.9

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 24,85167.1−5.9
Liberal John Laffin 12,20432.9+5.9
Total formal votes37,05597.7
Informal votes8772.3
Turnout 37,93296.0
Labor hold Swing −5.9

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 27,50173.0+9.6
Liberal Charles Shields10,19027.0−2.9
Total formal votes37,69197.1
Informal votes1,1112.9
Turnout 38,80296.6
Labor hold Swing +3.3

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 38,57163.4−11.4
Liberal Leslie Webster14,67424.1+24.1
Lang Labor Kenneth Falvey7,54912.4+12.4
Total formal votes60,79497.5
Informal votes1,5312.5
Turnout 62,32594.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sol Rosevear 73.7−7.4
Liberal Leslie Webster26.3+26.3
Labor hold Swing −7.4

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 44,12774.8+41.3
One Parliament Ernest de Faria10,76018.2+18.2
Communist Lance Sharkey 4,0876.9+6.9
Total formal votes58,97496.9
Informal votes1,8643.1
Turnout 60,83898.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sol Rosevear 81.1+38.3
One Parliament Ernest de Faria18.9+18.9
Labor gain from Labor (N-C) Swing +38.3

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (N-C) Sol Rosevear 20,72137.2+37.2
Labor Donald Cochrane 18,64333.5−24.2
United Australia Hubert O'Connell 14,73626.5−15.8
State Labor Edmund Ryan1,5642.8+2.8
Total formal votes55,66497.5
Informal votes1,4232.5
Turnout 57,08795.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (N-C) Sol Rosevear 31,84257.2+57.2
Labor Donald Cochrane 23,82242.8−14.9
Labor (N-C) gain from Labor Swing +14.9

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sol Rosevear 32,64657.7+51.0
United Australia Arthur Brough23,96142.3+4.0
Total formal votes56,60797.7
Informal votes1,3052.3
Turnout 57,91296.9
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing −0.1

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Sol Rosevear 25,88148.0+9.5
United Australia William Nicol20,65538.3−1.3
Labor William Thompson3,5916.7−13.6
Social Credit Henry Giles2,0793.9+3.9
Independent Labor Jervis Blackman9971.8+1.8
Communist James McPhee6891.3+0.8
Total formal votes53,89294.5
Informal votes3,1515.5
Turnout 57,04396.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Sol Rosevear 57.8+3.1
United Australia William Nicol42.2−3.1
Labor (NSW) hold Swing +3.1

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Sol Rosevear 17,83548.0+48.0
United Australia Sidney Massey10,45928.2+6.1
Labor Ted Theodore 7,27219.6-58.3
Ind. Nationalist William Little9022.4+2.4
Communist Jack Sylvester6711.8+1.8
Total formal votes37,13992.9
Informal votes2,8327.1
Turnout 39,97195.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Sol Rosevear 23,78464.0+64.0
United Australia Sidney Massey13,35536.0+8.9
Labor (NSW) gain from Labor Swing −8.9

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Theodore 31,27677.9+13.7
Nationalist Thomas Morrow 8,87022.1+1.8
Total formal votes40,14697.3
Informal votes1,1262.7
Turnout 41,27296.2
Labor hold Swing +3.6

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Theodore 24,32864.2+0.1
Nationalist Hedley Rogers7,70420.3−15.6
Independent Labor Albert Gardiner 5,88815.5+15.5
Total formal votes37,92094.2
Informal votes2,3195.8
Turnout 40,23995.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Theodore 69.3+5.2
Nationalist Hedley Rogers30.7−5.2
Labor hold Swing +5.2

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 Dalley by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1927 Dalley by-election   [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Theodore 21,18662.6-1.5
Nationalist Walter Gee12,66737.4+1.5
Total formal votes33,85393.1
Informal votes2,5176.9
Turnout 36,37089.3
Labor hold Swing -1.5

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Mahony 24,45564.1−2.6
Nationalist James Thomson13,70235.9+11.0
Total formal votes38,15797.9
Informal votes8012.1
Turnout 38,95892.0
Labor hold Swing −8.9

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Mahony 16,10466.7+7.0
Nationalist William Simpson 6,01724.9−15.4
Majority Labor Herbert Mitchell2,0348.4+8.4
Total formal votes24,15595.5
Informal votes1,1254.5
Turnout 25,28059.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Mahony 70.9+11.2
Nationalist William Simpson 29.1−11.2
Labor hold Swing +11.2

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Mahony 16,24259.7+5.7
Nationalist Walter Clutton10,95640.3−5.7
Total formal votes27,19897.6
Informal votes6572.4
Turnout 27,85569.1
Labor hold Swing +5.7

1917

1917 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Mahony 15,65854.0−7.3
Nationalist Albert Lane 13,35246.0+7.3
Total formal votes29,01097.2
Informal votes8452.8
Turnout 29,85572.3
Labor hold Swing −7.3

1915

This section is an excerpt from 1915 Dalley by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1915 Dalley by-election   [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Mahony unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1914

1914 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Howe 14,96361.3+3.6
Liberal John McEachern9,45038.7−3.6
Total formal votes24,41397.7
Informal votes5872.3
Turnout 25,00058.5
Labor hold Swing +3.6

1913

1913 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Howe 17,52057.7+1.1
Liberal Harry Scott12,82942.3−1.1
Total formal votes30,34998.3
Informal votes5191.7
Turnout 30,86874.0
Labor hold Swing +1.1

1910

1910 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Howe 14,61056.6+9.3
Liberal William Wilks 11,21543.4−9.3
Total formal votes25,82598.8
Informal votes3181.2
Turnout 26,14374.9
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +9.3

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anti-Socialist William Wilks 9,86352.7−22.2
Labour Robert Howe 8,85047.3+47.3
Total formal votes18,71397.5
Informal votes4812.5
Turnout 19,19463.9
Anti-Socialist hold Swing −22.2

1903

1903 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Wilks 12,81474.9+24.1
Ind. Protectionist Selina Anderson 3,03617.7+17.7
Ind. Protectionist William Burns1,2637.4+7.4
Total formal votes17,11397.4
Informal votes4572.6
Turnout 15,57051.1
Free Trade hold Swing +17.4

1901

1901 Australian federal election: Dalley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade William Wilks 5,50750.8+50.8
Protectionist Reginald Cohen3,08128.4+28.4
Labour Sydney Law 2,24520.7+20.7
Total formal votes10,83398.8
Informal votes1311.2
Turnout 10,96472.6
Free Trade win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "1953 Dalley by-election". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "By-Elections 1925-1928". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "By-Elections 1914-1917". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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