Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election

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New South Wales state election, 10 May 1941
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Enrolled voters1,684,781 [lower-alpha 1]
Votes cast1,389,896 Turnout 92.52−3.27
Informal votes35,858Informal2.52−0.13
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 706,01450.80+12.28 [lower-alpha 2] 54+ 24
  United Australia 281,98220.29–15.5714–23
  Country 153,63911.05–2.8112–10
  State Labor 78,3635.64+5.640±0
  Independent UAP 45,1953.25+3.255+5
  Independent Labor 29,6772.14+2.141+1
  New Social Order 8,9060.64+0.640±0
  Independent Coalition 9250.07+0.070±0
  Independent 85,1956.13–4.754+3
Total1,389,896  90 

The 1941 New South Wales state election was for 90 electoral districts each returning a single member with compulsory preferential voting. [1]

Results by electoral district

Albury

1941 New South Wales state election: Albury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Alexander Mair 6,88252.5
Labor John King6,23547.5
Total formal votes13,11799.0
Informal votes1321.0
Turnout 13,24991.7
United Australia hold Swing

Annandale

1941 New South Wales state election: Annandale [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Gorman 13,01875.7
Independent Stanley Moran2,24413.1
New Social Order Harry Blackwell1,92611.2
Total formal votes17,18894.3
Informal votes1,0365.7
Turnout 18,22490.5
Labor hold Swing

Armidale

1941 New South Wales state election: Armidale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Drummond 7,19253.3
Labor John Shanahan6,30846.7
Total formal votes13,50098.5
Informal votes2091.5
Turnout 13,70992.9
Country hold Swing

Ashburnham

1941 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Dring 7,36754.6
Country Hilton Elliott 6,13645.4
Total formal votes13,50398.4
Informal votes2201.6
Turnout 13,72394.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Ashfield

1941 New South Wales state election: Ashfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Athol Richardson 11,55558.5
Labor Rex Jones8,17941.5
Total formal votes19,73498.1
Informal votes3891.9
Turnout 20,12393.1
United Australia hold Swing

Auburn

1941 New South Wales state election: Auburn [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Lang 12,96069.7
State Labor Clarence Campbell5,64530.3
Total formal votes18,60594.1
Informal votes1,1735.9
Turnout 19,77893.6
Labor hold Swing

Balmain

1941 New South Wales state election: Balmain [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 11,42760.6
State Labor Walter Evans4,87925.9
Independent Malinda Ivey1,1386.0
Independent Leslie Shiels7323.9
Independent Labor Arthur Doughty6723.6
Total formal votes18,84895.2
Informal votes9464.8
Turnout 19,79493.7
Labor hold Swing

Bankstown

1941 New South Wales state election: Bankstown [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James McGirr 10,95354.7
Independent Percy Coleman5,34326.7
State Labor Morris Hughes2,87314.4
New Social Order Jack Edwards8554.3
Total formal votes20,02496.5
Informal votes7313.5
Turnout 20,75593.1
Labor hold Swing

Barwon

1941 New South Wales state election: Barwon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Heferen 8,19257.8
Country Favel Satterthwaite5,98342.2
Total formal votes14,17598.9
Informal votes1501.1
Turnout 14,32592.4
Labor gain from Country Swing

Bathurst

1941 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold 

Blacktown

1941 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hill 10,90957.5
United Australia Arthur Francis8,06942.5
Total formal votes18,97897.2
Informal votes5492.8
Turnout 19,52793.1
Labor notional  hold Swing

Bondi

1941 New South Wales state election: Bondi [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Abe Landa 9,57745.1
United Australia Norman Thomas 9,37344.2
State Labor Allan Jenkins2,26710.7
Total formal votes21,21798.5
Informal votes3271.5
Turnout 21,54491.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 11,49254.2
United Australia Norman Thomas 9,72545.8
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Botany

1941 New South Wales state election: Botany [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron 14,31276.0
Independent Labor Addison Brittain4,52624.0
Total formal votes18,83894.3
Informal votes1,1295.7
Turnout 19,96792.3
Member changed to Labor from Industrial Labor  

Bulli

1941 New South Wales state election: Bulli [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Sweeney 9,30874.7
State Labor Alfred Burgess3,15725.3
Total formal votes12,55694.2
Informal votes6765.8
Turnout 13,23293.0
Labor hold Swing

Burwood

1941 New South Wales state election: Burwood [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Thompson7,95038.9
Independent UAP Gordon Jackett 6,62032.4
United Australia Harrie Mitchell 5,88228.8
Total formal votes20,45298.1
Informal votes3861.9
Turnout 20,83893.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Gordon Jackett 11,99758.7
Labor Albert Thompson8,45541.3
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Byron

1941 New South Wales state election: Byron [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Arthur Budd 7,86756.1
Independent Frederick Stuart 6,15743.9
Total formal votes14,00497.2
Informal votes4052.8
Turnout 14,42993.4
Country hold Swing

Canterbury

1941 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 15,78278.0
New Social Order William Brandon2,80413.9
State Labor William Hortin1,6398.1
Total formal votes20,22594.2
Informal votes1,2345.8
Turnout 21,45994.8
Labor hold Swing

Casino

1941 New South Wales state election: Casino [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Reid 6,46847.6
Labor Denis Holmes4,49433.1
Independent Robert Carr2,63019.4
Total formal votes13,59298.3
Informal votes2301.7
Turnout 13,82292.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Reid 8,28560.9
Labor Denis Holmes5,30739.1
Country hold Swing

Castlereagh

1941 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Renshaw 6,56349.2
Country Harold Campbell5,27839.6
Independent Labor John Smithers1,49711.2
Total formal votes13,33898.6
Informal votes1851.4
Turnout 13,52391.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 7,89959.2
Country Harold Campbell5,43940.8
Labor gain from Country Swing

The sitting member for Castlereagh, Alfred Yeo (Country), was concerned that the redistribution had made it a Labor seat and he unsuccessfully contested Liverpool Plains. [20]

Cessnock

1941 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 13,55968.0
State Labor George McGregor6,37032.0
Total formal votes19,92997.8
Informal votes4532.2
Turnout 20,38294.9
Labor hold Swing

Clarence

1941 New South Wales state election: Clarence [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Cecil Wingfield 10,71275.3
Independent John Cain3,50924.7
Total formal votes14,22198.2
Informal votes2661.8
Turnout 14,48793.7
Country hold Swing

Cobar

1941 New South Wales state election: Cobar [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mat Davidson 10,00384.4
State Labor David Wight1,84315.6
Total formal votes11,84697.0
Informal votes3663.0
Turnout 12,21284.4
Labor hold Swing

Concord

1941 New South Wales state election: Concord [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Carlton 8,98245.7
United Australia Stan Lloyd 7,98440.7
State Labor Rupert Lockwood 2,67113.6
Total formal votes19,63798.1
Informal votes3711.9
Turnout 20,00893.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Carlton 11,13056.7
United Australia Stan Lloyd 8,50743.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Coogee

1941 New South Wales state election: Coogee [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,34156.0
United Australia Thomas Mutch 8,92244.0
Total formal votes20,26398.3
Informal votes3571.7
Turnout 20,62091.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Cook's River

1941 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,61673.9
Independent Labor John Simpson4,80426.1
Total formal votes18,42095.5
Informal votes8774.5
Turnout 19,29794.0
Labor notional  hold Swing

Corowa

1941 New South Wales state election: Corowa [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 7,49663.4
Country James Smith4,32436.6
Total formal votes11,82098.2
Informal votes2101.8
Turnout 12,03088.2
Independent hold Swing

Croydon

1941 New South Wales state election: Croydon [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia David Hunter 11,07457.0
Labor Daniel Murphy8,34243.0
Total formal votes19,41697.2
Informal votes5542.8
Turnout 19,97093.1
United Australia hold Swing

Drummoyne

1941 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Lee 8,69344.5
Labor Robert Greig 8,47743.4
State Labor William Wood2,36712.1
Total formal votes19,53798.3
Informal votes3351.7
Turnout 19,87293.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Greig 10,42953.4
United Australia John Lee 9,10846.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Dubbo

1941 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Wilson 6,51748.1
Labor Clarence Robertson5,12337.8
Independent Labor Frank Wilkins1,89714.0
Total formal votes13,53798.6
Informal votes1971.4
Turnout 13,73493.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Wilson 6,89851.0
Labor Clarence Robertson6,63949.0
Country hold Swing

Dulwich Hill

1941 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Weir 11,37056.9
United Australia Guy Arkins 8,60443.1
Total formal votes19,97498.2
Informal votes3631.8
Turnout 20,33793.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Georges River

1941 New South Wales state election: Georges River [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Williams 12,41757.5
United Australia Cecil Monro 9,19042.5
Total formal votes21,60798.2
Informal votes3831.8
Turnout 22,00094.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Gloucester

1941 New South Wales state election: Gloucester [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Charles Bennett 4,49433.1
Labor William Morgan3,73527.5
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 3,32124.5
Independent Robert Bruce2,03114.9
Total formal votes13,58199.1
Informal votes1240.9
Turnout 13,70594.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,99951.5
United Australia Charles Bennett 6,58248.5
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Gordon

1941 New South Wales state election: Gordon [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry Turner unopposed
United Australia hold 

Goulburn

1941 New South Wales state election: Goulburn [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Tully 8,91760.5
United Australia George Ardill 5,52037.4
Independent Cecil Gray3062.1
Total formal votes14,74398.8
Informal votes1711.2
Turnout 14,91494.9
Labor hold Swing

Granville

1941 New South Wales state election: Granville [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lamb 13,28267.9
United Australia Claude Fleck 5,39227.6
Independent Sam Aarons 8764.5
Total formal votes19,55098.5
Informal votes3031.5
Turnout 19,85393.9
Labor hold Swing

Hamilton

1941 New South Wales state election: Hamilton [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 17,94484.9
Independent Arthur Clarke3,20015.1
Total formal votes21,14496.7
Informal votes7303.3
Turnout 21,87494.1
Labor hold Swing

Hartley

1941 New South Wales state election: Hartley [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hamilton Knight 11,43783.3
State Labor James Starling2,29816.7
Total formal votes13,73596.4
Informal votes5123.6
Turnout 14,24794.6
Labor hold Swing

Hawkesbury

1941 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Finnan 6,45343.0
United Australia Arthur Brown5,71838.1
Independent UAP Charles Staples2,84118.9
Total formal votes15,01298.7
Informal votes1951.3
Turnout 15,20792.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Finnan 7,57150.4
United Australia Arthur Brown7,44149.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Hornsby

1941 New South Wales state election: Hornsby [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Wilfred Frances7,50940.7
Independent UAP Sydney Storey 7,21639.1
Independent Albert French3,74320.3
Total formal votes18,46895.4
Informal votes8864.6
Turnout 19,35490.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Sydney Storey 9,24950.1
United Australia Wilfred Frances9,21949.9
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Hurstville

1941 New South Wales state election: Hurstville [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Evatt 14,76467.7
United Australia Roland Murray7,04232.3
Total formal votes21,80698.4
Informal votes3541.6
Turnout 22,16095.1
Labor hold Swing

Illawarra

1941 New South Wales state election: Illawarra [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Howard Fowles 7,32156.4
United Australia Clarence Faulkner5,65443.6
Total formal votes12,97598.1
Informal votes2491.9
Turnout 13,22493.1
Labor hold Swing

King

1941 New South Wales state election: King [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 11,02563.0
State Labor Albert Sloss 6,48837.0
Total formal votes17,51393.9
Informal votes1,1376.1
Turnout 18,65084.6
Labor hold Swing

Kogarah

1941 New South Wales state election: Kogarah [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Currey 10,48448.8
United Australia James Ross 9,58144.6
State Labor Paul Mortier1,4006.5
Total formal votes21,46598.6
Informal votes3111.4
Turnout 3111.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Currey 11,74154.7
United Australia James Ross 9,72445.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Kurri Kurri

1941 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold 

Lachlan

1941 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Griffith Evans 6,70353.9
Labor George Grintell5,73746.1
Total formal votes12,44098.7
Informal votes1581.3
Turnout 12,59892.1
Country hold Swing

Lakemba

1941 New South Wales state election: Lakemba [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Stanley 14,39071.1
New Social Order William Dowe3,32116.4
State Labor Asa North2,53212.5
Total formal votes20,24395.8
Informal votes8824.2
Turnout 21,12593.9
Labor hold Swing

Lane Cove

1941 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Herbert FitzSimons 9,66946.8
Labor Arthur Treble9,65246.7
Independent Arthur Russell1,3376.5
Total formal votes20,65898.3
Informal votes3591.7
Turnout 21,01793.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Herbert FitzSimons 10,52350.9
Labor Arthur Treble10,13549.1
United Australia hold Swing

Leichhardt

1941 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Claude Matthews 14,96483.1
State Labor Anthony Bellanto3,03416.9
Total formal votes17,99893.6
Informal votes1,2306.4
Turnout 19,22892.5
Labor hold Swing

Lismore

1941 New South Wales state election: Lismore [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Frith 5,72840.2
Labor Jim Fredericks4,43931.1
Independent Edward Thorncroft3,16122.2
Independent David Harrison9256.5
Total formal votes14,25399.1
Informal votes1230.9
Turnout 14,37693.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Frith 8,76461.5
Labor Jim Fredericks5,48938.5
Country hold Swing

Liverpool Plains

1941 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Nott 6,16950.6
Country James Scott2,08017.1
Country Alister McMullin 1,97816.2
Country Alfred Yeo 1,95616.1
Total formal votes12,18398.1
Informal votes2391.9
Turnout 12,42293.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

The sitting member Harry Carter (Country) retired. Alfred Yeo (Country) was the sitting member for Castlereagh. [51]

Maitland

1941 New South Wales state election: Maitland [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Walter Howarth 6,93450.5
Labor William Lindsay6,79849.5
Total formal votes13,73298.7
Informal votes1801.3
Turnout 13,91296.0
United Australia hold Swing

Manly

1941 New South Wales state election: Manly [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Alfred Reid 10,48347.9
Labor James Dunn 7,47034.1
Independent Vincent Brady3,94218.0
Total formal votes21,89598.2
Informal votes3901.8
Turnout 22,28590.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Alfred Reid 13,12459.9
Labor James Dunn 8,77140.1
United Australia hold Swing

Marrickville

1941 New South Wales state election: Marrickville [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carlo Lazzarini unopposed
Member changed to Labor from Industrial Labor  

Monaro

1941 New South Wales state election: Monaro [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Seiffert 6,85250.7
Country William Hedges 6,67149.3
Total formal votes13,52399.0
Informal votes1351.0
Turnout 13,65894.5
Labor gain from Country Swing

Mosman

1941 New South Wales state election: Mosman [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent UAP Donald Macdonald 12,15859.4
United Australia Herbert Lloyd 5,27625.8
Labor Brian Dooley3,04314.9
Total formal votes20,47798.9
Informal votes2271.1
Turnout 20,70492.3
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Mudgee

1941 New South Wales state election: Mudgee [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Dunn 8,77169.4
Independent Frederick Cooke 3,87730.6
Total formal votes12,64898.9
Informal votes1431.1
Turnout 12,79194.2
Labor hold Swing

Murray

1941 New South Wales state election: Murray [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,05453.8
Labor James Lloyd5,20346.2
Total formal votes11,25798.7
Informal votes1441.3
Turnout 11,40183.3
Country hold Swing

Murrumbidgee

1941 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor George Enticknap 4,36434.1
Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 3,39926.6
Country George Dixon2,86322.4
Country John Thorne1,1459.0
Country John Kelly1,0278.0
Total formal votes12,79896.6
Informal votes4463.4
Turnout 13,24489.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor George Enticknap 7,74160.5
Country George Dixon5,05739.5
Independent Labor gain from Country Swing

Namoi

1941 New South Wales state election: Namoi [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Raymond Hamilton 4,38733.0
Country Ernest Batchelor4,35132.7
Independent Labor Ernest Hogan2,97822.4
Country George Gilby1,59112.0
Total formal votes13,30798.3
Informal votes2311.7
Turnout 13,53893.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Raymond Hamilton 7,01652.7
Country Ernest Batchelor6,29147.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Nepean

1941 New South Wales state election: Nepean [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Joseph Jackson 7,72056.4
Labor William Mathews5,95543.6
Total formal votes13,67598.1
Informal votes2631.9
Turnout 13,93892.5
United Australia hold Swing

Neutral Bay

1941 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Reginald Weaver unopposed
United Australia hold 

Newcastle

1941 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 16,20574.8
Independent Claude Dalby2,84913.1
State Labor Charles McCaffrey2,62112.1
Total formal votes21,67597.8
Informal votes4892.2
Turnout 22,16492.8
Labor hold Swing

Newtown

1941 New South Wales state election: Newtown [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Burke 9,44851.6
Independent Labor Lilian Fowler 5,87732.1
State Labor Andrew Carruthers2,97016.2
Total formal votes18,29596.6
Informal votes6423.4
Turnout 18,93791.8
Labor hold Swing

North Sydney

1941 New South Wales state election: North Sydney [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Hubert Primrose 9,11244.1
Labor James Geraghty 9,09044.0
State Labor William Wilson2,44811.9
Total formal votes20,65098.1
Informal votes3991.9
Turnout 21,04992.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Geraghty 11,12253.9
United Australia Hubert Primrose 9,52846.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Orange

1941 New South Wales state election: Orange [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 6,50345.7
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,21743.6
State Labor Joseph Roberts7485.3
Independent James O'Donnell4753.3
Independent Leslie Loewenthal3022.1
Total formal votes14,24597.5
Informal votes3592.5
Turnout 14,60494.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,73854.3
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,50745.7
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Oxley

1941 New South Wales state election: Oxley [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Mitchell 7,83554.3
United Australia Lewis Martin 6,58945.7
Total formal votes14,42498.8
Informal votes1811.2
Turnout 14,60594.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Paddington

1941 New South Wales state election: Paddington [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 14,12484.8
State Labor George Hales2,52915.2
Total formal votes16,65396.2
Informal votes6483.8
Turnout 17,30187.8
Labor hold Swing

Parramatta

1941 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Gollan 10,72953.8
Labor Albert Rowe 9,19546.2
Total formal votes19,92497.5
Informal votes5042.5
Turnout 20,42893.6
United Australia hold Swing

Phillip

1941 New South Wales state election: Phillip [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Shannon 12,68973.3
Independent Diana Gould2,34713.5
State Labor Tom Morey 2,27913.2
Total formal votes17,31595.2
Informal votes8704.8
Turnout 18,18587.6
Labor hold Swing

Raleigh

1941 New South Wales state election: Raleigh [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roy Vincent 5,60938.0
Labor John Howard5,30535.9
Country Les Jordan 3,85326.1
Total formal votes14,76798.5
Informal votes2211.5
Turnout 14,98893.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Roy Vincent 8,36256.6
Labor John Howard6,40543.4
Country hold Swing

Randwick

1941 New South Wales state election: Randwick [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Gollan 10,53751.0
United Australia Arthur Moverly 8,54741.3
State Labor Sam Lewis 1,5917.7
Total formal votes20,67598.4
Informal votes3311.6
Turnout 21,00692.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Redfern

1941 New South Wales state election: Redfern [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William McKell 14,29977.3
State Labor Sid Conway4,20122.7
Total formal votes18,50096.1
Informal votes7473.9
Turnout 19,24792.7
Labor hold Swing

Rockdale

1941 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [74]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 10,99555.6
United Australia George McGuire7,55438.2
State Labor Reginald Williams1,2226.2
Total formal votes19,77197.7
Informal votes4622.3
Turnout 20,23393.4
Labor notional  hold Swing

Ryde

1941 New South Wales state election: Ryde [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent UAP James Shand 9,82546.5
United Australia Eric Solomon 5,58826.5
Independent William Elliott5,43425.7
Independent Howard Miscamble2661.3
Total formal votes21,11397.9
Informal votes4442.1
Turnout 21,55793.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP James Shand 14,56469.0
United Australia Eric Solomon 6,54931.0
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Arthur Williams (Labor) won the seat at the 1940 by-election, but after the re-distribution, chose to contest Georges River instead and Labor did not field a candidate. Eric Solomon was the United Australia member for the abolished seat of Petersham. James Shand was the United Australia member for the abolished seat of Hornsby and had been denied pre-selection. [75]

South Coast

1941 New South Wales state election: South Coast [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rupert Beale 6,38950.2
United Australia Henry Bate 6,35049.8
Total formal votes12,73998.5
Informal votes1871.5
Turnout 12,92692.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Sturt

1941 New South Wales state election: Sturt [77]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Horsington 8,18870.8
State Labor Arthur Campbell3,37229.2
Total formal votes11,56096.8
Informal votes3833.2
Turnout 11,94385.6
Labor hold Swing

Tamworth

1941 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [78]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent UAP Bill Chaffey [lower-alpha 3] 6,53549.6
Labor John Lyons5,14539.1
United Australia William McKnight1,2379.4
Independent Charles Luckett2582.0
Total formal votes13,17598.4
Informal votes2071.6
Turnout 13,38294.2
After distribution of preferences
Independent UAP Bill Chaffey 6,67650.7
Labor John Lyons5,18939.4
United Australia William McKnight1,3109.9
Member changed to Independent UAP from United Australia Swing

Temora

1941 New South Wales state election: Temora [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Doug Dickson 7,32553.3
Labor Charles Poole6,40946.7
Total formal votes13,73498.1
Informal votes2601.9
Turnout 13,99492.7
Country hold Swing

Tenterfield

1941 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield [82]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Michael Bruxner 7,79756.9
Labor Edward Ogilvie5,89343.1
Total formal votes13,69098.2
Informal votes2481.8
Turnout 13,93892.1
Country hold Swing

Upper Hunter

1941 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter [83]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country D'Arcy Rose 7,60756.0
Labor Walter Geraghty 5,96944.0
Total formal votes13,57698.6
Informal votes1871.4
Turnout 13,76394.2
Country hold Swing

Vaucluse

1941 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [84]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Murray Robson unopposed
United Australia hold 

Wagga Wagga

1941 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga [85]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eddie Graham 6,85049.7
Country Matthew Kilpatrick 5,90042.8
Independent Ronald Cuttle1,0277.5
Total formal votes13,77798.8
Informal votes1701.2
Turnout 13,94792.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Graham 7,41753.8
Country Matthew Kilpatrick 6,36046.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Waratah

1941 New South Wales state election: Waratah [86]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Cameron 19,07586.5
Independent Robert Cram2,97013.5
Total formal votes22,04597.3
Informal votes6122.7
Turnout 22,65795.1
Labor hold Swing

Waverley

1941 New South Wales state election: Waverley [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,46457.7
United Australia Arnold Lander6,00430.2
State Labor John Fisher 2,40812.1
Total formal votes19,87698.2
Informal votes3571.8
Turnout 20,23390.9
Labor hold Swing

Willoughby

1941 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Edward Sanders 11,82559.8
Labor Francis Fulton7,95040.2
Total formal votes19,77598.2
Informal votes3631.8
Turnout 20,13892.7
United Australia hold Swing

Wollondilly

1941 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Jeff Bate unopposed
United Australia hold 

Wollongong-Kembla

1941 New South Wales state election: Wollongong-Kembla [90]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Billy Davies 11,63882.3
State Labor William Frame2,51117.7
Total formal votes14,14995.0
Informal votes7375.0
Turnout 14,88693.1
Labor notional  hold Swing

Woollahra

1941 New South Wales state election: Woollahra [91]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Vernon Treatt 15,01067.7
Labor Jack Wright7,16832.3
Total formal votes22,17897.3
Informal votes6072.7
Turnout 22,78586.1
United Australia hold Swing

Yass

1941 New South Wales state election: Yass [92]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 7,94155.5
Country Bill Ross 6,36344.5
Total formal votes14,30499.4
Informal votes840.6
Turnout 14,38894.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Young

1941 New South Wales state election: Young [93]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Reid 6,56146.2
Labor Fred Cahill 4,57932.2
Independent Labor Stanley Neagle3,06221.6
Total formal votes14,20299.3
Informal votes970.7
Turnout 14,29994.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 7,43152.3
Country Albert Reid 6,77247.7
Labor gain from Country Swing

See also

Notes

  1. There were 1,540,974 enrolled voters in contested electorates and 143,807 were enrolled in 7 uncontested electorates (four UAP and three Labor). [1]
  2. Labor swing includes Industrial Labor which was readmitted into Labor in August 1939.
  3. Bill Chaffey had been elected as a UAP candidate at the 1940 Tamworth by-election. [79] He continued to support the government however declined UAP endorsement for the 1941 election on the basis his support came from the Country Party as well as the UAP. [80]

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