Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election

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New South Wales state election, 3 May 1947
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters1,852,787 [lower-alpha 1]
Votes cast1,621,257 Turnout 94.61+3.19
Informal votes32,262Informal1.99−1.14
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 730,19445.95+ 0.7552−4
  Liberal [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] 485,28630.50+5.3419+7
  Country 162,46710.22−0.1915+5
  Independent 94,1635.92+0.202−3
  Lang Labor 64,8514.08−5.252
  Communist 27,2371.71−0.030
  Independent Labor 13,9170.88−0.910
  Independent Liberal [lower-alpha 4] 11,1500.49-1.920−4
  Protestant Labor 3,3610.21+0.210
 Other-4.50−1
Total1,589,265  90 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1947 New South Wales state election.

Results by electoral district

Albury

1947 New South Wales state election: Albury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Doug Padman [lower-alpha 5] 7,56150.1-3.0
Labor John Hurley 7,53349.9+3.0
Total formal votes15,09499.1+1.2
Informal votes1410.9-1.2
Turnout 15,23594.2+4.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Annandale

1947 New South Wales state election: Annandale [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Gorman 11,33657.4+1.2
Lang Labor George Stanley8,42642.6+6.1
Total formal votes19,76295.5+0.8
Informal votes9374.5-0.8
Turnout 20,69994.8+3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Armidale

1947 New South Wales state election: Armidale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Drummond 7,61656.0+4.7
Labor Francis Harvison5,98244.0-4.7
Total formal votes13,59898.8+0.9
Informal votes1641.2-0.9
Turnout 13,76293.2+2.4
Country hold Swing +4.7

Ashburnham

1947 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Dring 6,47247.5-10.9
Liberal Holman Cockram3,67126.9+26.9
Country Hilton Elliott 3,48125.6-16.0
Total formal votes13,62498.6+0.6
Informal votes1941.4
Turnout 13,81895.9+4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Dring 6,92150.8-7.6
Liberal Holman Cockram6,70349.2+49.2
Labor hold Swing -7.6

Ashfield

1947 New South Wales state election: Ashfield [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Athol Richardson 12,99658.2+4.8
Labor William Peters 9,33241.8-4.8
Total formal votes22,32898.7+1.9
Informal votes2841.3-1.9
Turnout 22,61296.1+2.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

Auburn

1947 New South Wales state election: Auburn [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lang Labor Chris Lang 10,26346.2-19.6
Labor Frank Peffer6,16027.8-6.4
Independent Alexander Kerr4,92922.2+22.2
Communist Stanley Roy8493.8+3.8
Total formal votes22,20197.2+1.1
Informal votes6482.8-1.1
Turnout 22,84995.4+2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Lang Labor Chris Lang 12,35755.7-10.1
Labor Frank Peffer9,84444.3+10.1
Lang Labor hold Swing -10.1

Balmain

1947 New South Wales state election: Balmain [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mary Quirk 11,22955.8-2.5
Liberal Eddington Sherwood3,66718.2+4.7
Independent Ronald Sarina2,08910.4+10.4
Communist Stanley Moran1,7888.9-19.3
Independent Malinda Ivey1,3406.7+6.7
Total formal votes20,11396.2-0.5
Informal votes7833.8+0.5
Turnout 20,89695.6+2.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bankstown

1947 New South Wales state election: Bankstown [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James McGirr 16,85860.9+1.9
Liberal John Byrne5,78320.9+20.9
Lang Labor Ernest Callaghan3,30011.9-29.1
Independent George Durrance1,7516.3+6.3
Total formal votes27,69298.7+3.9
Informal votes3751.3-3.9
Turnout 28,06794.6+1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Barwon

1947 New South Wales state election: Barwon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Heferen 6,95249.5-6.1
Country Geoff Crawford 5,68840.5+40.5
Country Ernest Ellis1,40210.0+10.0
Total formal votes14,04299.3+1.3
Informal votes1000.7-1.3
Turnout 14,14293.1+4.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roy Heferen 7,04250.2-5.4
Country Geoff Crawford 7,00049.8+49.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bathurst

1947 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gus Kelly 8,80259.1-2.2
Liberal Walter L'Estrange6,10540.9+40.9
Total formal votes14,90798.8+0.9
Informal votes1841.2-0.9
Turnout 15,09196.0+6.3
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Blacktown

1947 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 13,39253.8+2.6
Liberal Francis Izon8,93935.9+16.8
Lang Labor Ian Grant1,3875.6-10.9
Communist Fred Wingrave1,1684.7+4.7
Total formal votes24,88698.0+2.4
Informal votes5182.0-2.4
Turnout 25,40494.7+3.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bondi

1947 New South Wales state election: Bondi [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Abe Landa 12,14849.2+5.6
Liberal William McNally10,48842.4+12.6
Lang Labor Elizabeth Frewin2,0808.4-6.4
Total formal votes24,71698.2+3.1
Informal votes4421.8-3.1
Turnout 25,15893.5+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 13,45454.4+3.3
Liberal William McNally11,26245.6-3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Botany

1947 New South Wales state election: Botany [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor hold 

Bulli

1947 New South Wales state election: Bulli [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Kelly 8,51758.5+10.1
Independent Labor Hector MacKay3,11721.4+21.4
Communist John Martin2,93720.2-10.6
Total formal votes14,57197.0+1.4
Informal votes4493.0-1.4
Turnout 15,02095.5+3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Burwood

1947 New South Wales state election: Burwood [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gordon Jackett 14,21660.3+21.7
Labor George Russell9,36139.7+5.5
Total formal votes23,57798.7+2.2
Informal votes3051.3-2.2
Turnout 23,88295.2+1.4
Liberal hold Swing +7.9

Byron

1947 New South Wales state election: Byron [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Stanley Stephens 10,48568.2+33.4
Independent Rodger Pendergast3,50222.8+22.8
Independent Christopher Grant1,3839.0+9.0
Total formal votes15,37098.7+1.0
Informal votes2031.3-1.0
Turnout 15,57393.0+3.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Canterbury

1947 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 13,60655.5-16.6
Liberal John Paget10,93144.5+44.5
Total formal votes24,53798.9+6.8
Informal votes2661.1-6.8
Turnout 24,80396.2+2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Casino

1947 New South Wales state election: Casino [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country John Reid 9,13263.8+6.7
Labor Harold Edwards5,17236.2-6.7
Total formal votes14,30498.5+1.2
Informal votes2141.5-1.2
Turnout 14,51892.7+4.1
Country hold Swing +6.7

Castlereagh

1947 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Renshaw 6,96154.9-6.4
Country Richard Powell5,72445.1+6.4
Total formal votes12,68599.2+1.3
Informal votes1020.8-1.3
Turnout 12,78793.8+7.0
Labor hold Swing -6.4

Cessnock

1947 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 12,75660.0-40.0
Independent Labor William May5,32325.0+25.0
Communist Charles Evans3,20015.0+15.0
Total formal votes21,27997.7
Informal votes5102.3
Turnout 21,78996.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Clarence

1947 New South Wales state election: Clarence [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Cecil Wingfield unopposed
Country hold 

Cobar

1947 New South Wales state election: Cobar [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mat Davidson unopposed
Labor hold 

Concord

1947 New South Wales state election: Concord [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Carlton 12,38753.6+9.4
Liberal Brice Mutton 10,72246.4+26.9
Total formal votes23,10998.5+1.3
Informal votes3541.5-1.3
Turnout 23,46395.9+3.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Coogee

1947 New South Wales state election: Coogee [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,98451.7-9.0
Liberal Kevin Ellis 11,19148.3+9.0
Total formal votes23,17598.1+1.5
Informal votes4551.9-1.5
Turnout 23,63092.8+2.6
Labor hold Swing -9.0

Cook's River

1947 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,97265.6-34.4
Lang Labor John Hamilton7,33734.4+34.4
Total formal votes21,30996.8
Informal votes7083.2
Turnout 22,01795.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Corowa

1947 New South Wales state election: Corowa [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ebenezer Kendell 7,63863.7+29.8
Labor James Adam4,35236.3+7.0
Total formal votes11,99099.1+1.3
Informal votes1110.9-1.3
Turnout 12,10193.1+4.6
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Ebenezer Kendell (Country) had won the seat at the 1946 by-election following the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).

Croydon

1947 New South Wales state election: Croydon [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Hunter 13,83862.5+0.5
Labor Clive Leroy8,29237.5+37.5
Total formal votes22,13098.6+3.5
Informal votes3071.4-3.5
Turnout 22,43793.9+3.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Drummoyne

1947 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Dewley 11,25551.6+17.0
Labor Robert Greig 10,56148.4+5.4
Total formal votes21,81698.5+1.8
Informal votes3221.5-1.8
Turnout 22,13895.5+1.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.8

Dubbo

1947 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Robertson 7,21553.0-4.5
Country Thelma Harvey 4,21030.9+1.4
Liberal Clarence Cook2,18616.1+16.1
Total formal votes13,61199.1+0.8
Informal votes1220.9-0.8
Turnout 13,73394.9+4.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Dulwich Hill

1947 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Weir 11,93154.1+9.8
Liberal John Adamson 10,10545.9+14.8
Total formal votes22,03698.7+1.7
Informal votes3001.3-1.7
Turnout 22,33694.9+2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Georges River

1947 New South Wales state election: Georges River [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Williams 15,64552.4-9.6
Liberal Ray Watson 14,23647.6+9.6
Total formal votes29,88198.6+2.1
Informal votes4381.4-2.1
Turnout 30,31995.2+3.0
Labor hold Swing -9.6

Gloucester

1947 New South Wales state election: Gloucester [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 5,65041.4+0.4
Country Donald Mackay4,19430.7+9.7
Liberal Alan Borthwick3,06622.5-15.4
Independent James Bogan3662.7+2.7
Independent Edwin Dark3662.7+2.7
Total formal votes13,64297.2-1.0
Informal votes3962.8+1.0
Turnout 14,03894.8+2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,88550.5+0.3
Country Donald Mackay6,75749.5+49.5
Independent hold Swing +0.3

Gordon

1947 New South Wales state election: Gordon [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Turner 19,24184.3+12.7
Independent James O'Toole3,57215.7+15.7
Total formal votes22,81398.5+1.5
Informal votes3441.5-1.5
Turnout 23,15792.6-0.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Goulburn

1947 New South Wales state election: Goulburn [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Tully 8,01952.6-47.4
Liberal Ray Bladwell [lower-alpha 5] 7,24047.4+47.4
Total formal votes15,25999.3
Informal votes1120.7
Turnout 15,37196.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Granville

1947 New South Wales state election: Granville [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lamb 17,50574.5+0.7
Lang Labor Frederick Cruse5,99825.5-0.7
Total formal votes23,50394.1-0.9
Informal votes1,4785.9+0.9
Turnout 24,98194.8+1.6
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Hamilton

1947 New South Wales state election: Hamilton [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 13,83057.6-19.2
Liberal Oscar Newton6,77628.2+28.2
Independent Harold Scott-Daisley1,9017.9+7.9
Lang Labor William Lambert1,5126.3-16.9
Total formal votes24,01998.7+3.2
Informal votes3221.3-3.2
Turnout 24,34195.4+3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hartley

1947 New South Wales state election: Hartley [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hamilton Knight 12,55184.7-15.3
Communist John King2,26315.3+15.3
Total formal votes14,81494.9
Informal votes8005.1
Turnout 15,61494.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hawkesbury

1947 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Finnan 10,03452.0-6.7
Liberal Bernie Deane 7,56239.1+16.1
Country Edward Mann1,7178.9-9.4
Total formal votes19,31398.6+0.2
Informal votes2791.4-0.2
Turnout 19,59295.6+4.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hornsby

1947 New South Wales state election: Hornsby [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeffrey Blaxland9,20337.2-2.3
Liberal Sydney Storey 7,64930.9+30.9
Labor George Manuel6,49126.2+26.2
Independent Charles Somerville1,4015.7+5.7
Total formal votes24,74497.3+1.1
Informal votes6932.7-1.1
Turnout 25,43794.1+4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Sydney Storey 13,38554.1
Liberal Jeffrey Blaxland11,35945.9
Member changed to Liberal from Independent Swing N/A

Hurstville

1947 New South Wales state election: Hurstville [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clive Evatt 15,06957.1-9.5
Liberal Leslie Webster11,31042.9+9.5
Total formal votes26,37998.7+2.1
Informal votes3501.3-2.1
Turnout 26,72996.3+1.6
Labor hold Swing -9.5

Illawarra

1947 New South Wales state election: Illawarra [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Howard Fowles 8,91859.7-1.7
Liberal Neville Carey4,03127.0+9.2
Country Arthur Butfield1,99413.3-2.9
Total formal votes14,94398.6+0.9
Informal votes2081.4-0.9
Turnout 15,15194.8+3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

King

1947 New South Wales state election: King [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,10444.8-9.3
Liberal Roberta Galagher4,85923.9+23.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,75923.4-22.5
Communist Frederick Haimes1,6027.9+7.9
Total formal votes20,32495.8+2.2
Informal votes8864.2-2.2
Turnout 21,21091.0+6.1
After distribution of preferences
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,30550.7
Liberal Roberta Gallagher5,07124.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,94824.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kogarah

1947 New South Wales state election: Kogarah [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Currey 14,44557.4-3.3
Liberal George Evans10,71342.6+13.6
Total formal votes25,15898.5+1.5
Informal votes3901.5-1.5
Turnout 25,54895.1+2.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kurri Kurri

1947 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Booth 22,42085.9-14.1
Communist Robert Chapman3,68814.1+14.1
Total formal votes26,10897.1
Informal votes7742.9
Turnout 26,88296.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lachlan

1947 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Chanter 4,99545.8-27.2
Country Robert Medcalf 3,98136.5+36.5
Liberal Daniel Clifton1,75516.1+16.1
Independent Madge Roberts1871.7+1.7
Total formal votes10,91898.4+4.9
Informal votes1731.6-4.9
Turnout 11,09192.2+3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert Medcalf 5,60951.4+51.4
Labor John Chanter 5,30948.6-24.4
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Lakemba

1947 New South Wales state election: Lakemba [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Stanley 14,37655.3+13.2
Independent William Dowe5,71122.0+22.0
Independent Harry Robson3,91915.1+15.1
Communist Adam Ogston1,9747.6-9.8
Total formal votes25,98097.9+0.6
Informal votes5462.1-0.6
Turnout 26,52695.3+1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Lane Cove

1947 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ken McCaw 12,86553.1+26.8
Labor Henry Woodward 10,28942.5-1.9
Communist Leslie Greenfield1,0834.5+4.5
Total formal votes24,23798.7+1.5
Informal votes3161.3-1.5
Turnout 24,55395.9+2.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Leichhardt

1947 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Claude Matthews unopposed
Labor hold 

Lismore

1947 New South Wales state election: Lismore [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Frith 9,62862.9+3.4
Independent Frederick Stoker5,68637.1+37.1
Total formal votes15,31498.5+0.2
Informal votes2271.5-0.2
Turnout 15,54193.6+4.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Liverpool Plains

1947 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roger Nott 6,89454.9-3.8
Country Cleve Slacksmith5,66245.1+3.8
Total formal votes12,55698.9+0.4
Informal votes1331.1-0.4
Turnout 12,68995.3+5.4
Labor hold Swing -3.8

Maitland

1947 New South Wales state election: Maitland [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Walter Howarth 9,24560.8+5.9
Labor Walter O'Hearn 5,96339.2-5.9
Total formal votes15,20899.0+0.5
Informal votes1541.0-0.5
Turnout 15,36297.1+3.7
Liberal hold Swing +5.9

Manly

1947 New South Wales state election: Manly [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Douglas Darby 17,34563.2+40.0
Labor Cedric Cahill 10,10136.8+0.2
Total formal votes27,44698.9+1.8
Informal votes3001.1-1.8
Turnout 27,74695.2+4.2
Liberal hold Swing +6.0

Marrickville

1947 New South Wales state election: Marrickville [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Carlo Lazzarini 15,74471.4-28.6
Independent William McCristal 6,32228.6+28.6
Total formal votes22,06695.0
Informal votes1,1595.0
Turnout 23,22595.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Monaro

1947 New South Wales state election: Monaro [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Seiffert 8,72367.0
Liberal William Bruce4,30233.0
Total formal votes13,02598.2
Informal votes2411.8
Turnout 13,26694.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Mosman

1947 New South Wales state election: Mosman [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Pat Morton 12,77355.6+30.9
Independent Donald Macdonald 10,21844.4-17.8
Total formal votes22,99198.8+1.6
Informal votes2881.2-1.6
Turnout 23,27994.7+3.4
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

Mudgee

1947 New South Wales state election: Mudgee [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Dunn 6,48755.0-8.0
Country Frederick Cooke 5,29845.0+45.0
Total formal votes11,78599.2+1.1
Informal votes960.8-1.1
Turnout 11,88195.5+4.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Murray

1947 New South Wales state election: Murray [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,76361.7+4.6
Labor James Flood4,19838.3-4.6
Total formal votes10,96199.4+1.3
Informal votes650.6-1.3
Turnout 11,02689.5+0.6
Country hold Swing +4.6

Murrumbidgee

1947 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Enticknap 8,20155.9-11.1
Country John Thorne6,46644.1+11.1
Total formal votes14,66798.5+1.4
Informal votes2271.5-1.4
Turnout 14,89494.3+4.8
Labor hold Swing -11.1

Namoi

1947 New South Wales state election: Namoi [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Raymond Hamilton 6,63451.2-8.4
Country Malcolm Heath6,31348.8+8.4
Total formal votes12,94799.1+0.7
Informal votes1110.9-0.7
Turnout 13,05895.0+7.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4

Nepean

1947 New South Wales state election: Nepean [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Jackson 9,98956.6+20.2
Labor Earle Cameron7,64443.4+2.0
Total formal votes17,63398.2+0.7
Informal votes3241.8-0.7
Turnout 17,95794.0+4.5
Member changed to Liberal from Independent Democrat Swing +1.6

Neutral Bay

1947 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ivan Black 17,34972.2+15.3
Independent Jack Prior6,67027.8+27.8
Total formal votes24,01998.6+1.0
Informal votes3481.4-1.0
Turnout 24,36793.8+3.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Newcastle

1947 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 15,80965.8-15.7
Liberal Trebor Edmunds8,22134.2+34.2
Total formal votes24,03098.6+3.7
Informal votes3351.4-3.7
Turnout 24,36595.0+3.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Newtown

1947 New South Wales state election: Newtown [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lang Labor Lilian Fowler 9,44647.0-8.6
Labor Arthur Greenup 9,26446.1+1.7
Communist Freda Brown 1,3676.8+6.8
Total formal votes20,07797.6+1.6
Informal votes4862.4-1.6
Turnout 20,56394.9+3.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Lang Labor Lilian Fowler 10,13550.5-5.1
Labor Arthur Greenup 9,94249.5+5.1
Lang Labor hold Swing -5.1

North Sydney

1947 New South Wales state election: North Sydney [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Geraghty 11,86749.3+3.6
Liberal William Travers11,10546.1+11.9
Communist Bill Wood1,1004.6+4.6
Total formal votes24,07298.6+2.1
Informal votes3321.4-2.1
Turnout 24,40494.7+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Geraghty 12,71752.8-4.5
Liberal William Travers11,35547.2+4.5
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Orange

1947 New South Wales state election: Orange [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 6,53042.3-8.9
Country Charles Cutler 5,67836.8-12.0
Liberal Thomas Whiteley3,22920.9+20.9
Total formal votes15,43798.7+1.2
Informal votes1971.3-1.2
Turnout 15,63495.5+4.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 8,30753.8+5.0
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,13046.2-5.0
Country gain from Labor Swing +5.0

Oxley

1947 New South Wales state election: Oxley [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Les Jordan unopposed
Member changed to Country from Independent Country  

Paddington

1947 New South Wales state election: Paddington [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 12,75568.1-31.9
Lang Labor Owen Cahill2,97215.9+15.9
Protestant Labor Jonno Hodgson1,6348.7+8.7
Communist Phyllis Johnson1,3577.3+7.3
Total formal votes18,71896.2
Informal votes7393.8
Turnout 19,45793.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Parramatta

1947 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Gollan 13,26353.8+6.2
Labor William Browne7,38530.0-15.5
Independent Charles Brown3,99616.2+16.2
Total formal votes24,64498.5+1.0
Informal votes3821.5-1.0
Turnout 25,02695.0+2.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Phillip

1947 New South Wales state election: Phillip [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Shannon 12,04062.2+2.9
Lang Labor Michael Moore3,58618.5-22.2
Independent Henry Dixon2,16111.2+11.2
Communist Thomas Payne1,5808.2+8.2
Total formal votes19,36795.5+0.9
Informal votes9024.5-0.9
Turnout 20,26991.9+3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Raleigh

1947 New South Wales state election: Raleigh [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Roy Vincent 11,47967.7+5.6
Independent Labor Millicent Christian5,47732.3+32.3
Total formal votes16,95698.8+0.8
Informal votes1981.2-0.8
Turnout 17,15495.0+0.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Randwick

1947 New South Wales state election: Randwick [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Gollan 13,01457.2-1.8
Liberal Thomas Murphy9,75742.8+14.4
Total formal votes22,77198.1+1.9
Informal votes4401.9-1.9
Turnout 23,21193.8+0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Redfern

1947 New South Wales state election: Redfern [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Noble 13,01565.7+4.8
Lang Labor Edward Waters3,78519.1-20.0
Protestant Labor Frederick Fairbrother1,7278.7+8.7
Communist Jack Miles 1,2816.5+6.5
Total formal votes19,80895.9-0.5
Informal votes8564.1+0.5
Turnout 20,66494.2+2.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockdale

1947 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [74]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 12,30554.8-1.3
Liberal George McGuire10,14645.2+13.1
Total formal votes22,45198.3-0.6
Informal votes3961.7+0.6
Turnout 22,84795.4+1.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ryde

1947 New South Wales state election: Ryde [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Hearnshaw 15,67062.9+43.9
Independent Robert O'Neile9,23837.1+37.1
Total formal votes24,90898.1+2.0
Informal votes4941.9-2.0
Turnout 25,40294.3+1.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

South Coast

1947 New South Wales state election: South Coast [76]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Beale 8,68261.9+6.1
Liberal Richard Bush5,35438.1-23.1
Total formal votes14,03699.0+0.7
Informal votes1411.0-0.7
Turnout 14,17795.8+5.5
Independent hold Swing N/A

Sturt

1947 New South Wales state election: Sturt [77]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wattison unopposed
Labor hold 

Tamworth

1947 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [78]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Chaffey 6,00456.8+56.8
Labor Cyril Cahill 6,07643.2+43.2
Total formal votes14,08098.9
Informal votes1581.1
Turnout 14,23895.7
Member changed to Country from Independent Swing N/A

Temora

1947 New South Wales state election: Temora [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Doug Dickson 8,53863.6+11.5
Labor Percy Lucas4,87636.4-8.9
Total formal votes13,41498.8+0.9
Informal votes1571.2-0.9
Turnout 13,57195.1+4.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Tenterfield

1947 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield [80]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Michael Bruxner unopposed
Country hold 

Upper Hunter

1947 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter [81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country D'Arcy Rose 9,34163.5+5.9
Labor John Speers5,37736.5-5.9
Total formal votes14,71898.9+0.9
Informal votes1651.1-0.9
Turnout 14,88394.7+3.7
Country hold Swing +5.9

Vaucluse

1947 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [82]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Murray Robson 16,09767.4-32.6
Independent Liberal Frank Browne 7,78932.6+32.6
Total formal votes23,88695.4
Informal votes1,1614.6
Turnout 25,04793.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Wagga Wagga

1947 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga [83]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Eddie Graham 9,40864.7-3.3
Country Ernest Wenke5,14135.3+3.3
Total formal votes14,54999.0+0.3
Informal votes1531.0-0.3
Turnout 14,70294.8+4.9
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Waratah

1947 New South Wales state election: Waratah [84]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Cameron 21,55187.9+22.1
Independent Stan Deacon2,96012.1+12.1
Total formal votes24,51194.7-2.7
Informal votes1,3735.3+2.7
Turnout 25,88495.5+2.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Waverley

1947 New South Wales state election: Waverley [85]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 13,48162.5-37.5
Liberal Thomas Fairbairn8,09537.5+37.5
Total formal votes21,57698.7
Informal votes2881.3
Turnout 21,86492.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Willoughby

1947 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [86]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Brain 14,61563.3+16.3
Labor John McHugh8,45936.7-3.3
Total formal votes23,07498.7+1.0
Informal votes3011.3-1.0
Turnout 23,37596.0+2.0
Liberal hold Swing +7.1

Wollondilly

1947 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly [87]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeff Bate 9,91966.4+0.9
Labor James Walsh5,01333.6+33.6
Total formal votes14,93298.8+1.9
Informal votes1841.2-1.9
Turnout 15,11694.5+6.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Wollongong-Kembla

1947 New South Wales state election: Wollongong-Kembla [88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Billy Davies unopposed
Labor hold 

Woollahra

1947 New South Wales state election: Woollahra [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt 19,33269.7+19.2
Labor John Nolan8,38530.3+30.3
Total formal votes27,71798.2+1.5
Informal votes5081.8-1.5
Turnout 28,22590.1+0.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Yass

1947 New South Wales state election: Yass [90]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 8,39360.4-39.6
Country John MacKay3,95728.5+28.5
Liberal Noel Barber1,38410.0+10.0
Independent John Cusack 1631.2+1.2
Total formal votes13,89799.0
Informal votes1371.0
Turnout 14,04395.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Young

1947 New South Wales state election: Young [91]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 7,64852.7-5.4
Liberal Percy Richardson3,93627.1+27.1
Country John Collins2,93720.2
Total formal votes14,52199.3+0.9
Informal votes1030.7-0.9
Turnout 14,62496.1+5.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

See also

Notes

  1. There were 1,713,921 enrolled voters in 82 contested electorates and 138,866 were enrolled in 8 uncontested electorates (5 Labor and 3 Country). [1]
  2. Includes Doug Padman (Albury) and Ray Bladwell (Goulburn) who were jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country parties.
  3. Swing and change are compared to the Democratic Party at the 1944 election.
  4. Swing and change are compared to Independent Democrat at the 1944 election.
  5. 1 2 Jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country parties.

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