Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election

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New South Wales state election, 27 May 1944 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters1,732,706 [a]
Votes cast1,310,270 Turnout 91.42−1.10
Informal votes43,329Informal3.31+0.78
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 572,60045.20−5.6056+2
  Democratic 239,61018.91+1.38 [b] 12−2 [b]
  Country 131,95010.41−0.6410−2
  Lang Labor 118,1749.33+9.332+2
  Independent 72,4315.72−0.415+1
  Liberal Democratic 49,3253.89+3.8900
  Independent Democrat 30,5322.41−0.84 [c] 4−1 [c]
  Independent Labor 22,6971.79−0.350–1
  Communist 21,9821.74+1.740
  Independent Country 6,6700.53+0.531+1
  State Labor 00−5.640
 All others9700.08−0.620
Total1,266,941  90 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1944 New South Wales state election. [1] [2]

Results by electoral district

Albury

1944 New South Wales state election: Albury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alexander Mair 7,13953.1+0.6
Labor John King6,31646.9−0.6
Total formal votes13,45597.9−1.1
Informal votes2812.1+1.1
Turnout 13,73689.9−1.8
Democratic hold Swing +0.6

Annandale

1944 New South Wales state election: Annandale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Gorman 10,08956.2−19.5
Lang Labor Ross Pryor6,55836.5+36.5
Independent Arthur Hagen1,3227.4+7.4
Total formal votes17,96994.7+0.4
Informal votes1,0105.3−0.4
Turnout 18,97991.8+1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Armidale

1944 New South Wales state election: Armidale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Drummond 6,73151.3−1.0
Labor Herbert Oxford6,38048.7+1.0
Total formal votes13,11197.9−0.6
Informal votes2832.1+0.6
Turnout 13,39490.8−2.1
Country hold Swing −1.0

Ashburnham

1944 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Dring 7,41858.4+3.8
Country Charles McCarron5,27841.6−3.8
Total formal votes12,69698.0−0.4
Informal votes2642.0+0.4
Turnout 12,96091.4−2.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Ashfield

1944 New South Wales state election: Ashfield [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Athol Richardson 11,24053.4−5.2
Labor William Bodkin9,79146.6+5.2
Total formal votes21,03196.8−1.2
Informal votes6883.2+1.2
Turnout 21,71993.8+0.7
Democratic hold Swing −5.2

Auburn

1944 New South Wales state election: Auburn [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lang Labor Jack Lang 12,87165.8+65.8
Labor Patrick Mooney6,69934.2−35.5
Total formal votes19,57096.1+2.0
Informal votes7943.9−2.0
Turnout 20,36493.1−0.5
Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor Swing N/A

Balmain

1944 New South Wales state election: Balmain [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 10,72958.3−2.3
Communist Stanley Moran5,18628.2+28.2
Democratic Malinda Ivey2,48013.5+13.5
Total formal votes18,39596.7+1.5
Informal votes6183.3−1.5
Turnout 19,01393.2−0.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bankstown

1944 New South Wales state election: Bankstown [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James McGirr 12,50759.0−4.3
Lang Labor Stephen Roberts8,70641.0+41.0
Total formal votes21,21394.8−1.7
Informal votes1,1565.2+1.7
Turnout 22,36992.7−0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Barwon

1944 New South Wales state election: Barwon [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Heferen 7,13655.6−2.2
Independent Ben Wade 5,70344.4+44.4
Total formal votes12,83998.0−0.9
Informal votes2682.0+0.9
Turnout 13,10788.4−4.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bathurst

1944 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,57961.3−38.7
Country Archibald Gardiner5,42138.7+38.7
Total formal votes14,00097.9
Informal votes2972.1
Turnout 14,29789.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Blacktown

1944 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hill 10,36451.2−6.3
Democratic Francis Izon3,86819.1−23.4
Independent Ray Watson 2,64913.1+13.1
Lang Labor William Morgan1,7018.4+8.4
Lang Labor Lucy Steel1,6458.1+8.1
Total formal votes20,22795.6−1.6
Informal votes9274.4+1.6
Turnout 21,15490.9−2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bondi

1944 New South Wales state election: Bondi [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Abe Landa 9,52143.6−1.5
Democratic Frank Browne 6,50529.8−14.4
Lang Labor Leslie Hallett3,24114.8+14.8
Liberal Democratic Alexander Stewart2,46511.3+11.3
Independent Labor Alfred Rosen1260.6+0.6
Total formal votes21,85895.1−3.4
Informal votes1,1164.9+3.4
Turnout 22,97492.6+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 11,16451.1−3.1
Democratic Frank Browne 10,69448.9+3.1
Labor hold Swing −3.1

Botany

1944 New South Wales state election: Botany [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor hold 

Bulli

1944 New South Wales state election: Bulli [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Sweeney 6,30548.4−26.3
Communist John Martin4,01630.8+30.8
Independent Labor Lawrence Baines2,04915.7+15.7
Independent Labor Maurice Twomey6595.1+5.1
Total formal votes13,02995.6+1.4
Informal votes5964.4−1.4
Turnout 13,62592.5−0.7
After distribution of preferences
Labor John Sweeney 6,56850.4
Communist John Martin4,12131.6
Independent Labor Lawrence Baines2,34018.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Burwood

1944 New South Wales state election: Burwood [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gordon Jackett 8,25338.6+9.8
Labor Cliff Mallam 7,31034.2−4.7
Communist Stanley Coulton3,01014.1+14.1
Liberal Democratic Keith Sutherland2,80213.1+13.1
Total formal votes21,37596.5−1.6
Informal votes7803.5+1.6
Turnout 22,15593.8+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic Gordon Jackett 11,20552.4+52.4
Labor Cliff Mallam 10,17047.6+6.3
Member changed to Democratic from Ind. United Australia Swing N/A

Byron

1944 New South Wales state election: Byron [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Stanley Stephens 4,59834.8−21.3
Labor Arthur Dodd3,84829.1+29.1
Country Frederick Stuart 2,23216.9+16.9
Country Alick Buckley2,05615.6+15.6
Independent Labor John Regan4693.6+3.6
Total formal votes13,20397.7+0.5
Informal votes3072.3−0.5
Turnout 13,51089.5−4.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Stanley Stephens 8,23962.4+6.3
Labor Arthur Dodd4,96437.6+37.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Canterbury

1944 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 14,93272.1−5.9
Lang Labor Claude Allen5,76927.9+27.9
Total formal votes20,70192.9−1.3
Informal votes1,7647.9+1.3
Turnout 22,46594.0−0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Casino

1944 New South Wales state election: Casino [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Reid 7,50257.1+9.5
Labor Denis Holmes5,64542.9+9.8
Total formal votes13,14797.3−1.0
Informal votes3662.7+1.0
Turnout 13,51388.6−4.2
Country hold Swing −3.8

Castlereagh

1944 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Renshaw 7,25461.3+12.1
Country Alfred Yeo 4,57438.7−0.9
Total formal votes11,82897.9−0.7
Informal votes2532.1+0.7
Turnout 12,08186.8−4.4
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Cessnock

1944 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley unopposed
Labor hold 

Clarence

1944 New South Wales state election: Clarence [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Cecil Wingfield unopposed
Country hold 

Cobar

1944 New South Wales state election: Cobar [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mat Davidson 8,35278.3−6.1
Lang Labor William Burgess2,31321.7+21.7
Total formal votes10,66597.00.0
Informal votes3303.00.0
Turnout 10,99581.1−3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Concord

1944 New South Wales state election: Concord [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Carlton 9,05544.2−1.5
Liberal Democratic Brice Mutton 4,27920.9+20.9
Democratic Roland Murray4,00119.5−21.2
Lang Labor Gustav Truer3,17415.5+15.5
Total formal votes20,50997.2−0.9
Informal votes5902.8+0.9
Turnout 21,09992.8−0.8
After distribution of preferences
Labor Bill Carlton 11,60056.6
Liberal Democratic Brice Mutton 4,69322.9
Democratic Roland Murray4,21620.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Coogee

1944 New South Wales state election: Coogee [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 12,61660.7+4.7
Democratic John Rubie8,17939.3−4.7
Total formal votes20,79596.6−1.7
Informal votes7263.4+1.7
Turnout 21,52190.2−1.2
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Cook's River

1944 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill unopposed
Labor hold 

Corowa

1944 New South Wales state election: Corowa [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 4,16536.8−26.6
Country Ebenezer Kendell 3,84133.9−2.7
Labor Thomas McGrath3,32029.3+29.3
Total formal votes11,32697.8−0.4
Informal votes2532.2+0.4
Turnout 11,57988.5+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 6,84660.4−3.0
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,48039.6+3.0
Independent hold Swing −3.0

Croydon

1944 New South Wales state election: Croydon [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Hunter 12,12062.0+5.0
Independent David Knox7,43338.0+38.0
Total formal votes19,55395.1−2.1
Informal votes9974.9+2.1
Turnout 20,55090.8−2.3
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Drummoyne

1944 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Greig 8,48943.0−0.4
Democratic Russell Newton6,83134.6−9.9
Lang Labor George Drummond2,79114.1+14.1
Liberal Democratic William Adkins1,6258.2+8.2
Total formal votes19,73696.7−1.6
Informal votes6683.3+1.6
Turnout 20,40493.6−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Greig 11,49358.2+4.8
Democratic Russell Newton8,24341.8−4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Dubbo

1944 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Robertson 7,26857.5+19.7
Country Leslie Clark3,73229.5−18.6
Country Ernest Hoy1,64913.0+13.0
Total formal votes12,64998.3−0.3
Informal votes2211.7+0.3
Turnout 12,87090.1−2.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Dulwich Hill

1944 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Weir 8,95944.3−12.6
Democratic Sidney Turner6,29731.1−12.0
Lang Labor Henry Ritchie3,18115.7+15.7
Independent John Laxton1,7988.9+8.9
Total formal votes20,23597.0−1.2
Informal votes6253.0+1.2
Turnout 20,86092.8−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Weir 11,40856.4−0.5
Democratic Sidney Turner8,82743.6+0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.5

Georges River

1944 New South Wales state election: Georges River [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Williams 14,58262.0+4.5
Democratic Hedley Mallard8,95338.0−4.5
Total formal votes23,53596.5−1.7
Informal votes8433.5+1.7
Turnout 24,37892.2−1.9
Labor hold Swing +4.5

Gloucester

1944 New South Wales state election: Gloucester [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 5,19441.0+16.5
Democratic Harold Young4,80537.9+4.8
Country Charles Bennett 2,66521.0+21.0
Total formal votes12,66498.2−0.9
Informal votes1240.9+0.9
Turnout 12,89492.6−2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,36250.2−1.3
Democratic Harold Young6,30249.8+1.3
Independent hold Swing −1.3

Gordon

1944 New South Wales state election: Gordon [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Harry Turner 15,07671.6
Liberal Democratic Kenneth Lorimer5,97228.4
Total formal votes21,04897.0
Informal votes6583.0
Turnout 21,70692.8
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Goulburn

1944 New South Wales state election: Goulburn [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Tully unopposed
Labor hold 

Granville

1944 New South Wales state election: Granville [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lamb 14,43773.8+5.9
Lang Labor Wilfred O'Neill5,13526.2+26.2
Total formal votes19,57295.0−3.5
Informal votes1,0225.0+3.5
Turnout 20,59493.2−0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hamilton

1944 New South Wales state election: Hamilton [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 16,56276.8−8.1
Lang Labor William Campbell5,01723.2+23.2
Total formal votes21,57995.5−1.2
Informal votes1,0074.5+1.2
Turnout 22,58692.1−2.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hartley

1944 New South Wales state election: Hartley [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hamilton Knight unopposed
Labor hold 

Hawkesbury

1944 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Finnan 9,19558.7+15.7
Democratic George Ardill 3,59923.0−15.1
Country Ernest Batchelor2,87418.3+18.3
Total formal votes15,66898.4−0.3
Informal votes2561.6+0.3
Turnout 15,92490.9−2.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hornsby

1944 New South Wales state election: Hornsby [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sydney Storey 9,88549.9+10.8
Democratic Howard Beale 7,81539.5−1.2
Lang Labor James Mahony2,10210.6+10.6
Total formal votes19,80296.2+0.8
Informal votes7813.8−0.8
Turnout 20,58389.3−1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sydney Storey 11,34757.3+7.2
Democratic Howard Beale 8,45542.7−7.2
Independent hold Swing +7.2

Hurstville

1944 New South Wales state election: Hurstville [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Evatt 15,66366.6−1.1
Democratic Percy Macpherson7,84633.4+1.1
Total formal votes23,50996.6−1.8
Informal votes8243.4+1.8
Turnout 24,33394.7−0.4
Labor hold Swing −1.1

Illawarra

1944 New South Wales state election: Illawarra [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Howard Fowles 8,09061.4+5.0
Democratic John Hedge2,34617.8−25.8
Country Edward Spensley2,13216.2+16.2
Independent Labor Ronald Sarina6194.7+4.7
Total formal votes13,18797.7−0.4
Informal votes3072.3+0.4
Turnout 13,49491.5−1.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

King

1944 New South Wales state election: King [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,64754.1−8.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 8,17545.9+45.9
Total formal votes17,82293.6−0.3
Informal votes1,2186.4+0.3
Turnout 19,04084.9−0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kogarah

1944 New South Wales state election: Kogarah [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Currey 13,53260.7+11.9
Democratic Robert Henderson6,46429.0−15.6
Liberal Democratic Thomas Claydon2,30610.3+10.3
Total formal votes22,30297.0−1.6
Informal votes6833.0+1.6
Turnout 22,98593.0−1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurri Kurri

1944 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold 

Lachlan

1944 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Chanter 7,52573.0+26.9
Independent Labor Joseph Sligar2,78027.0+27.0
Total formal votes10,30593.5−5.2
Informal votes7196.5+5.2
Turnout 11,02489.2−2.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Lakemba

1944 New South Wales state election: Lakemba [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Stanley 9,28142.1−29.0
Communist Adam Ogston4,66821.3+21.3
Democratic William Crook4,20019.2+19.2
Lang Labor Henry Mulcahy3,79817.4+17.4
Total formal votes21,88497.3+1.5
Informal votes6002.7−1.5
Turnout 22,48493.5−0.4
After distribution of preferences
Labor Fred Stanley 11,85754.2
Communist Adam Ogston5,33724.4
Democratic William Crook4,69021.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lane Cove

1944 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Henry Woodward 9,52144.4−2.3
Democratic John Cramer 5,64126.3−20.5
Liberal Democratic Norman Thomas4,12219.2+19.2
Independent George Holloway2,16810.1+10.1
Total formal votes21,45197.2−1.1
Informal votes6172.8+1.1
Turnout 21,45293.3−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Henry Woodward 11,14351.9+2.8
Democratic John Cramer 10,30948.1−2.8
Labor gain from Democratic Swing +2.8

Leichhardt

1944 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Claude Matthews 13,58472.6−10.5
Independent Labor Francis Edgcumbe2,73114.6+14.6
Independent Labor Charles Shields2,40012.8+12.8
Total formal votes18,71594.1+0.5
Informal votes1,1655.9−0.5
Turnout 19,88092.4−0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lismore

1944 New South Wales state election: Lismore [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Frith 8,02559.5+19.3
Lang Labor Warren Oakes5,46940.5+40.5
Total formal votes13,49498.3−0.8
Informal votes2321.7+0.8
Turnout 13,72689.3−4.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Liverpool Plains

1944 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Nott 6,71558.7+8.1
Country James Scott4,72641.3+24.2
Total formal votes11,44198.5+0.4
Informal votes1701.5−0.4
Turnout 11,61189.9−3.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maitland

1944 New South Wales state election: Maitland [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Walter Howarth 7,62654.9+4.4
Labor William Lindsay6,27545.1−4.4
Total formal votes13,90198.5−0.2
Informal votes2111.5+0.2
Turnout 14,11293.4−2.6
Democratic hold Swing +4.4

Manly

1944 New South Wales state election: Manly [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Dunn 8,28636.6+2.5
Independent Democrat Alfred Reid 7,56133.4+33.4
Democratic Stephen Slack5,24623.2−24.7
Liberal Democratic Eric White1,5566.9+6.9
Total formal votes22,64997.1−1.1
Informal votes6702.9+1.1
Turnout 23,31991.0+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Democrat Alfred Reid 12,96257.2+57.2
Labor James Dunn 9,68742.8+2.7
Member changed to Independent Democrat from United Australia Swing N/A

Marrickville

1944 New South Wales state election: Marrickville [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carlo Lazzarini unopposed
Labor hold 

Monaro

1944 New South Wales state election: Monaro [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Seiffert unopposed
Labor hold 

Mosman

1944 New South Wales state election: Mosman [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Donald Macdonald 12,97362.2+2.8
Democratic Frank Pursell5,15724.7−1.1
Liberal Democratic William Mason2,74113.1+13.1
Total formal votes20,87197.2−1.7
Informal votes6012.8+1.7
Turnout 21,47291.3−1.0
Independent hold Swing N/A

Mudgee

1944 New South Wales state election: Mudgee [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Dunn 6,96763.0−6.4
Independent Frederick Cooke 3,30429.9−0.7
Independent Kevin Nott7887.1+7.1
Total formal votes11,05998.1−0.8
Informal votes2091.9+0.8
Turnout 11,26891.3−2.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Murray

1944 New South Wales state election: Murray [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,05357.1+3.3
Labor James Flood4,54042.9−3.3
Total formal votes10,59398.1−0.6
Informal votes2051.9+0.6
Turnout 10,79888.9+5.6
Country hold Swing +3.3

Murrumbidgee

1944 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 8,57367.0+40.4
Country Alan Malcolm4,23033.0+10.6
Total formal votes12,80397.1+0.5
Informal votes3882.9−0.5
Turnout 13,19189.5−0.2
Member changed to Labor from Independent Labor Swing N/A

Namoi

1944 New South Wales state election: Namoi [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Raymond Hamilton 7,03659.6+26.6
Country Lancelot Thomas4,76240.4+7.7
Total formal votes11,79898.4+0.1
Informal votes1941.6−0.1
Turnout 11,99287.6−5.5
Labor hold Swing +6.9

Nepean

1944 New South Wales state election: Nepean [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Jackson6,39441.4−2.2
Independent Democrat Joseph Jackson 5,62236.4+36.4
Democratic Allan Taylor3,42722.2−33.2
Total formal votes15,44397.5−0.6
Informal votes3992.5+0.6
Turnout 15,84289.5−3.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Democrat Joseph Jackson 8,49455.0+55.0
Labor John Jackson6,94945.0+1.4
Member changed to Independent Democrat from United Australia Swing N/A

Neutral Bay

1944 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Reginald Weaver 12,70056.9−43.1
Labor George Manuel6,33428.4+28.4
Liberal Democratic James Rolle3,28514.7+14.7
Total formal votes22,31997.6
Informal votes5382.4
Turnout 22,85790.5
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Newcastle

1944 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 17,67381.5+6.7
Lang Labor Thomas Malone4,02118.5+18.5
Total formal votes21,69494.9−2.9
Informal votes1,1675.1+2.9
Turnout 22,86191.5−1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Newtown

1944 New South Wales state election: Newtown [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lang Labor Lilian Fowler 9,98955.6+55.6
Labor Frank Burke 7,98744.4−7.2
Total formal votes17,97696.0−0.6
Informal votes7534.0+0.6
Turnout 18,72991.7−0.1
Lang Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

North Sydney

1944 New South Wales state election: North Sydney [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Geraghty 9,84445.7+1.7
Democratic William Harding7,35834.2−9.9
Lang Labor Ainslie Beecraft3,09514.4+14.4
Liberal Democratic Ebenezer Minnis1,2445.8+5.8
Total formal votes21,54196.5−1.6
Informal votes7823.5+1.6
Turnout 22,32394.6+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Geraghty 12,33357.3+3.4
Democratic William Harding9,20842.7−3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Orange

1944 New South Wales state election: Orange [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,52451.2+5.5
Country John Caldwell7,16248.8+48.8
Total formal votes14,68697.50.0
Informal votes3812.50.0
Turnout 15,06791.1−3.4
Labor hold Swing −3.1

Oxley

1944 New South Wales state election: Oxley [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Mitchell 5,00636.0−18.3
Independent Country Les Jordan 4,38131.5+31.5
Independent Country Charles Ryan1,65911.9+11.9
Independent Labor Edward Baxter1,39910.1+10.1
Australia's Labor Movement William McCristal 8446.1+6.1
Independent Country Samuel Martin6304.5+4.5
Total formal votes13,91996.0−2.8
Informal votes5854.0+2.8
Turnout 14,50494.6−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Country Les Jordan 7,19751.7+51.7
Independent George Mitchell 6,72248.3−6.0
Independent Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Paddington

1944 New South Wales state election: Paddington [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan unopposed
Labor hold 

Parramatta

1944 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George Gollan 9,99847.6−6.3
Labor Arthur Treble9,56145.5−0.7
Independent William Long 1,4586.9+6.9
Total formal votes21,01797.50.0
Informal votes5272.50.0
Turnout 21,54492.5−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic George Gollan 10,67750.8−3.0
Labor Arthur Treble13,34049.2+3.0
Democratic hold Swing −3.0

Phillip

1944 New South Wales state election: Phillip [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Shannon 10,19859.3−14.0
Lang Labor Les Dorney7,00840.7+40.7
Total formal votes17,20694.6−0.6
Informal votes9885.4+0.6
Turnout 18,19488.6+1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Raleigh

1944 New South Wales state election: Raleigh [74]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roy Vincent 8,94862.1+24.1
Labor Norman Long5,45337.9+2.0
Total formal votes14,40198.0−0.5
Informal votes2902.0+0.5
Turnout 14,69194.1+0.5
Country hold Swing +5.5

Randwick

1944 New South Wales state election: Randwick [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Gollan 12,59259.0+8.0
Democratic Bertram Butcher6,06028.4−12.9
Liberal Democratic Arnold Baker2,69312.6+12.6
Total formal votes21,34596.2−2.2
Informal votes8463.8+2.2
Turnout 22,19193.1+0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Redfern

1944 New South Wales state election: Redfern [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William McKell 11,29960.9−16.4
Lang Labor Patrick Tyrrell7,24639.1+39.1
Total formal votes18,54596.4+0.3
Informal votes6883.6−0.3
Turnout 19,23391.9−0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockdale

1944 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [77]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 11,41956.1+0.5
Liberal Democratic Enoch Jones6,53132.1+32.1
Democratic Henry Miller2,18410.7−27.5
Independent Thomas Whitehouse2271.1+1.1
Total formal votes20,36196.5−1.2
Informal votes7293.5+1.2
Turnout 21,09093.7+0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ryde

1944 New South Wales state election: Ryde [78]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Democrat James Shand 6,15128.4−18.1
Labor Joseph Griffiths5,64526.1+26.1
Democratic Leslie Billington4,10319.0−7.5
Liberal Democratic Ernest Mead3,03914.0+14.0
Lang Labor Frederick Burke2,40911.1+11.1
Independent Howard Miscamble2921.4+0.1
Total formal votes21,63996.1−1.8
Informal votes8803.9+1.8
Turnout 22,51992.4−0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Democrat James Shand 12,87359.5−9.5
Labor Joseph Griffiths8,76640.5+40.5
Independent Democrat hold Swing N/A

South Coast

1944 New South Wales state election: South Coast [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Beale 6,60055.8+5.6
Independent Labor Herb Turner2,13818.1+18.1
Democratic Charles Woodhill1,77915.0−34.8
Independent Percy Treasure1,31311.1+11.1
Total formal votes11,83098.3−0.2
Informal votes2001.7+0.2
Turnout 12,03090.3−2.5
Independent hold Swing N/A

Sturt

1944 New South Wales state election: Sturt [80]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Horsington unopposed
Labor hold 

Tamworth

1944 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Chaffey unopposed
Independent hold 

Temora

1944 New South Wales state election: Temora [82]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Doug Dickson 6,65852.1−1.2
Labor Laurie Tully 5,78845.3−1.4
Independent Labor James King3392.6+2.6
Total formal votes12,78597.9−0.2
Informal votes2682.1+0.2
Turnout 13,05390.7−2.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Tenterfield

1944 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield [83]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Michael Bruxner 8,61367.7+10.8
Independent Edward Ogilvie4,10332.3+32.3
Total formal votes12,71697.5−0.7
Informal votes3292.5+0.7
Turnout 13,04587.0−5.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Upper Hunter

1944 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter [84]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country D'Arcy Rose 7,50657.6+1.6
Labor Walter Geraghty 5,52842.4−1.6
Total formal votes13,03498.0−0.6
Informal votes2672.0+0.6
Turnout 13,30191.0−3.4
Country hold Swing +1.6

Vaucluse

1944 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [85]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Murray Robson unopposed
Democratic hold 

Wagga Wagga

1944 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga [86]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eddie Graham 9,28768.0+18.3
Country John McInnes4,37532.0−10.8
Total formal votes13,66298.7−0.1
Informal votes1821.3+0.1
Turnout 13,84489.9−2.8
Labor hold Swing +14.2

Waratah

1944 New South Wales state election: Waratah [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Cameron 15,12165.8−20.7
Communist Stan Deacon5,10222.2+22.2
Lang Labor Leonard Sweeney2,76012.0+12.0
Total formal votes22,98397.4+0.1
Informal votes6182.6−0.1
Turnout 23,60192.9−2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Waverley

1944 New South Wales state election: Waverley [88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin unopposed
Labor hold 

Willoughby

1944 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George Brain 9,83647.0−12.8
Labor Leo Haylen8,36540.0−0.2
Liberal Democratic Harrold Woodman2,73113.0+13.0
Total formal votes20,93297.7−0.5
Informal votes4872.3+0.5
Turnout 21,41994.0+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic George Brain 11,77356.2−3.8
Labor Leo Haylen9,15943.8+3.8
Democratic hold Swing −3.8

Wollondilly

1944 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly [90]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jeff Bate 8,30565.5−34.5
Independent Labor Patrick Kenna2,43219.2+19.2
Liberal Democratic Gerald Wylie1,93415.3+15.3
Total formal votes12,67196.9
Informal votes4033.1
Turnout 13,07488.4
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Wollongong-Kembla

1944 New South Wales state election: Wollongong-Kembla [91]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Billy Davies unopposed
Labor hold 

Woollahra

1944 New South Wales state election: Woollahra [92]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Vernon Treatt 12,17350.5−17.2
Independent Reg Bartley 7,24830.1+30.1
Independent Labor Norman Jackson4,68219.4+19.4
Total formal votes24,10396.7−0.6
Informal votes8243.3+0.6
Turnout 24,92789.8+3.7
Democratic hold Swing N/A

Yass

1944 New South Wales state election: Yass [93]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sheahan unopposed
Labor hold 

Young

1944 New South Wales state election: Young [94]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 7,75858.1+25.9
Country Valentine Bragg5,60741.9−4.3
Total formal votes13,36598.4−0.9
Informal votes2101.6+0.9
Turnout 13,57591.0−3.7
Labor hold Swing +5.8

See also

Notes

  1. There were 1,433,166 enrolled voters in 74 contested electorates and 299,540 were enrolled in 16 uncontested electorates (13 Labor, 1 Democrat, 1 Country and 1 Independent). [1]
  2. 1 2 Compared to United Australia Party at 1941 election
  3. 1 2 Compared to Independent UAP at 1941 election

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