Results of the 1934 New South Wales local elections

1934 New South Wales local elections

←  1931 1 December 1934 1937  →

These are the results of the 1934 New South Wales local elections which were held across the state on Saturday 1 December 1934. ^[1]

Willimbong

1934 Willimbong Shire Council election

←  1931 1 December 1934 1937  →
All 8 seats on Willimbong Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. Labor Last election 7 seats 1 seat Seats before 7 1 Seats won 7 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,170 448 Percentage 72.3% 27.7% Swing 21.3 18.5 [a]
Largest party before election Independents Largest party after election Independents

Elections were held in all ridings except A where the two incumbent councillors were returned unopposed. ^{[2] [3]}

Following the election, Cr. Mountford was reëlected Shire President at a margin of 5 votes to 3 over Cr. Enticknap and Cr. Struck was elected Deputy. ^[4]

Willimbong results

Riding	Elected councillor		Party
A		F. C. Mountford	Independent
		Tom J. Ashton	Independent
B		Ambrose George Enticknap	Independent Labor
		R. A. Struck	Independent
C		John S. Dooley	Independent
		W. J. Lamprell	Independent
D		T. Darchy	Independent
		H. L. Tooth	Independent

1934 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong Shire

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents	1,170	72.3	-21.3	7
	Independent Labor	448	27.7	+18.5 [a]	1
Total formal votes	1,618
Total formal ballots	809
Informal votes	19
Turnout
Registered voters

A Riding

1934 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (Riding A)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. C. Mountford (elected unopposed)
	Independent	Tom J. Ashton (elected unopposed)
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Registered electors
Turnout

B Riding

1934 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (Riding B) ^[b]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	Ambrose George Enticknap (elected)	329	35.6	+3.3
	Independent	R. A. Struck (elected)	291	31.5	−9.6
	Independent	M. E. Steen	185	20.0	new
	Independent Labor	E. Whybrow	119	12.9	new
Total formal votes			924
Informal votes
Registered electors
Turnout

C Riding

1934 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (Riding C)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Sylvester Dooley (elected)	151	29.6	−12.2
	Independent	W. J. Lamprell (elected)	125	24.5	new
	Independent	R. L. Black	61	12.0	new
	Independent	L. Jamieson	86	16.9	−11.0
	Independent	C. A. McCormack	87	17.1	−13.1
Total formal votes			510
Informal votes
Registered electors
Turnout

D Riding

1934 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (Riding D)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Darchy (elected)	79	42.9	+15.9
	Independent	H. L. Tooth (elected)	69	37.5	+7.0
	Independent	H. G. Lodge	36	19.6	new
Total formal votes			184
Informal votes
Registered electors
Turnout

Wyalong

1934 Wyalong Municipal Council election

←  1931 1 December 1934 1937 (Bland)  →
All 9 seats on Wyalong Municipal Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party   IND Party Independents Last election 9 seats Seats before 9 Seats won 9 Seat change Popular vote 964 Percentage 100.0%
Largest party before election Independents Largest party after election Independents

This was the final election held for the Municipality of Wyalong as it was annexed by Bland Shire the next year. ^[5]

Wyalong results

1934 New South Wales local elections: (Wyalong) ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. J. Bland	105	10.9
	Independent	P. Curry	105	10.9
	Independent	G. H. Wheeler	104	10.8
	Independent	A. A. Harp	102	10.6
	Independent	M. A. Harp	100	10.4
	Independent	J. T. Wallace	96	10.0
	Independent	J. W. Delaney	96	10.0
	Independent	G. H. Gintrell	88	9.1
	Independent	S. G. Compton	84	8.7
	Independent	J. Smith	84	8.7
Total formal votes			964
Informal votes
Registered electors
Turnout

Notes

1. Based on the 1928 elections as Independent Labor ran only in an uncontested riding in 1934.
2. Swings based on the 1928 elections as B Riding was uncontested in 1931.

References

1. "RESULTS OF THE POLLING FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. "SHIRES. WILLIMBONG". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
3. "WILLIMBONG (Leeton)". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 3 December 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
4. "WILLIMBONG SHIRE PRESIDENT". Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 14 December 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
5. "WYALONG". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 7 December 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 28 August 2025.