Results of the 1941 New South Wales local elections

1941 New South Wales local elections

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These are the results of the 1941 New South Wales local elections which were held across the state on Saturday 6 December 1941.

Willimbong

1941 Willimbong Shire Council election

←  1937 ← 1941 6 December 1941 1944  →
All 9 seats on Willimbong Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Leader N/A Richard Alfred Struck Party Independents Labor Seats won 6 3 Popular vote 3,702 1,781 Percentage 67.5% 32.5%
Largest party before election Independents Largest party after election Independents

This was the first election held under the new three 3-member-ridings system that increased the size of council by one seat. ^[1]

The Labor Party ran a full ticket in A Riding which included the incumbent Shire President R. A. Struck and another incumbent councillor in O. J. Washington. The ticket won two of the three seats and returning their incumbent candidates who topped the poll. In B Riding Labor man J. J. O'Donoghue — who was first elected at a 1939 extraordinary election to replace the vacancy left by George Enticknap's departure — was returned to his post at the top of the poll. ^{[2] [1]}

A recount was held for C Riding at the request of Herbert Gorey who came in fourth place at a difference of one vote. ^[1]

Willimbong results

Riding	Elected councillor		Party
A		Oscar J. "Jack" Washington	Labor
		Richard Alfred Struck	Labor
		Michael Joseph Gleeson	Independent
B		John Joseph O'Donoghue	Labor
		Carey Middleton McClellan	Independent
		Hector MacPherson Waring	Independent
C		John Sylvester Dooley	Independent
		William Arbuckle	Independent
		Arthur Marston	Independent

1941 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong Shire ^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents	3,702	67.5		6
	Labor	1,781	32.5		3
Total formal votes	5,483	99.8
Informal votes	12	0.2
Total ballots	1,856
Turnout
Registered voters

A Riding

1941 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (A Riding) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Oscar John "Jack" Washington (elected)	527	23.5
	Labor	Richard Alfred Struck (elected)	525	23.4
	Independent	Michael Joseph Gleeson (elected)	479	21.3
	Independent	Frederick Charles Mountford	353	15.7
	Labor	William Henry Harris	220	9.8
	Independent	Colin Campbell	140	6.2
Total formal votes			2,244	99.7
Informal votes			6	0.3
Total formal ballots			748
Registered electors
Turnout

B Riding

1941 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (B Riding) ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Joseph O'Donoghue (elected)	446	21.9
	Independent	Carey Middleton McClellan (elected)	382	18.8
	Independent	Hector MacPherson Waring (elected)	372	18.3
	Independent	Arthur Frederick Thompson	321	15.8
	Independent	William Joseph Lamprell	275	13.5
	Independent	Patrick George Taylor	238	11.7
Total formal votes			2,034	99.8
Informal votes			4	0.2
Total formal ballots			678
Registered electors
Turnout

C Riding

1941 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (C Riding) ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Sylvester Dooley (elected)	217	19.0
	Independent	William Arbuckle (elected)	210	18.4
	Independent	Arthur Marston (elected)	196	17.2
	Independent	Herbert John Thomas Gorey	195	17.1
	Independent	James Hubert Marks	178	15.6
	Independent	Samuel James Crozier	146	12.8
Total formal votes			1,142	99.8
Informal votes			2	0.2
Total formal ballots			430
Registered electors
Turnout

References

1. "Half Old Council Deposed: New Faces For Shire Table". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Leeton, NSW. 9 December 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
2. "President Heads Labor Trio in First Shire Election Submissions". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator. Leeton, NSW. 28 November 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 9 July 2025.