Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election (L-Z)
Appearance
New South Wales state election, 3 May 1947 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 1,852,787 | |||||
Votes cast | 1,621,257 | Turnout | 94.61 | +3.19 | ||
Informal votes | 32,262 | Informal | 1.99 | −1.14 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 730,194 | 45.95 | + 0.75 | 52 | −4 | |
Liberal | 470,485 | 29.60 | +4.41 | 18 | +2 | |
Country | 162,467 | 10.22 | −0.19 | 15 | +5 | |
Independent | 94,163 | 5.92 | +.20 | 2 | −3 | |
Lang Labor | 64,851 | 4.08 | −5.25 | 2 | − | |
Communist | 27,237 | 1.71 | −0.03 | 0 | − | |
Combined Liberal/Country endorsement |
14,801 | 0.93 | +0.93 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent Labor NSW | 13,917 | 0.88 | −0.91 | 0 | − | |
All others | 11,150 | 0.70 | +0.70 | 0 | − | |
Total | 1,589,265 | 90 |
This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1947 for districts from L to Z.
Results by electoral district
Lachlan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Chanter | 4,995 | 45.8 | -27.2 | |
Country | Robert Medcalf | 3,981 | 36.5 | +36.5 | |
Liberal | Daniel Clifton | 1,755 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Independent | Madge Roberts | 187 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 10,918 | 98.4 | +4.9 | ||
Informal votes | 173 | 1.6 | −4.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,091 | 92.2 | +3.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Robert Medcalf | 5,609 | 51.4 | +51.4 | |
Labor | John Chanter | 5,309 | 48.6 | -24.4 | |
Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
Lakemba
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Stanley | 14,376 | 55.3 | +13.2 | |
Independent | William Dowe | 5,711 | 22.0 | +22.0 | |
Independent | Harry Robson | 3,919 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Communist | Adam Ogston | 1,974 | 7.6 | -9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 25,980 | 97.9 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 546 | 2.1 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 26,526 | 95.3 | +1.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Lane Cove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ken McCaw | 12,865 | 53.1 | +26.8 | |
Labor | Henry Woodward | 10,289 | 42.5 | -1.9 | |
Communist | Leslie Greenfield | 1,083 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 24,237 | 98.7 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 316 | 1.3 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,553 | 95.9 | +2.6 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Leichhardt
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Claude Matthews | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Lismore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | William Frith | 9,628 | 62.9 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Frederick Stoker | 5,686 | 37.1 | +37.1 | |
Total formal votes | 15,314 | 98.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 227 | 1.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 15,541 | 93.6 | +4.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Liverpool Plains
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 6,894 | 54.9 | -3.8 | |
Country | Cleve Slacksmith | 5,662 | 45.1 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 12,556 | 98.9 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 133 | 1.1 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 12,689 | 95.3 | +5.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 |
Maitland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Howarth | 9,245 | 60.8 | +5.9 | |
Labor | Walter O'Hearn | 5,963 | 39.2 | -5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 15,208 | 99.0 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 154 | 1.0 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 15,362 | 97.1 | +3.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Manly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Douglas Darby | 17,345 | 63.2 | +40.0 | |
Labor | Cedric Cahill | 10,101 | 36.8 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 27,446 | 98.9 | +1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 300 | 1.1 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,746 | 95.2 | +4.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.0 |
Marrickville
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Carlo Lazzarini | 15,744 | 71.4 | -28.6 | |
Independent | William McCristal | 6,322 | 28.6 | +28.6 | |
Total formal votes | 22,066 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,159 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 23,225 | 95.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Monaro
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Seiffert | 8,723 | 67.0 | -33.0 | |
Liberal | William Bruce | 4,302 | 33.0 | +33.0 | |
Total formal votes | 13,025 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 241 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 13,266 | 94.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Mosman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Pat Morton | 12,773 | 55.6 | +30.9 | |
Independent | Donald Macdonald | 10,218 | 44.4 | -17.8 | |
Total formal votes | 22,991 | 98.8 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 288 | 1.2 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,279 | 94.7 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Mudgee
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Dunn | 6,487 | 55.0 | -8.0 | |
Country | Frederick Cooke | 5,298 | 45.0 | +45.0 | |
Total formal votes | 11,785 | 99.2 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 96 | 0.8 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,881 | 95.5 | +4.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,763 | 61.7 | +4.6 | |
Labor | James Flood | 4,198 | 38.3 | -4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 10,961 | 99.4 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 65 | 0.6 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 11,026 | 89.5 | +0.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Murrumbidgee
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Enticknap | 8,201 | 55.9 | -11.1 | |
Country | John Thorne | 6,466 | 44.1 | +11.1 | |
Total formal votes | 14,667 | 98.5 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 227 | 1.5 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 14,894 | 94.3 | +4.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -11.1 |
Namoi
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Raymond Hamilton | 6,634 | 51.2 | -8.4 | |
Country | Malcolm Heath | 6,313 | 48.8 | +8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 12,947 | 99.1 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 111 | 0.9 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 13,058 | 95.0 | +7.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.4 |
Nepean
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Jackson | 9,989 | 56.6 | +20.2 | |
Labor | Earle Cameron | 7,644 | 43.4 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 17,633 | 98.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 324 | 1.8 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 17,957 | 94.0 | +4.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Neutral Bay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ivan Black | 17,349 | 72.2 | +15.3 | |
Independent | Jack Prior | 6,670 | 27.8 | +27.8 | |
Total formal votes | 24,019 | 98.6 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 348 | 1.4 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 24,367 | 93.8 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 15,809 | 65.8 | -15.7 | |
Liberal | Trebor Edmunds | 8,221 | 34.2 | +34.2 | |
Total formal votes | 24,030 | 98.6 | +3.7 | ||
Informal votes | 335 | 1.4 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,365 | 95.0 | +3.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Newtown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lang Labor | Lilian Fowler | 9,446 | 47.0 | -8.6 | |
Labor | Arthur Greenup | 9,264 | 46.1 | +1.7 | |
Communist | Freda Brown | 1,367 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Total formal votes | 20,077 | 97.6 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 486 | 2.4 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 20,563 | 94.9 | +3.2 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Lang Labor | Lilian Fowler | 10,135 | 50.5 | -5.1 | |
Labor | Arthur Greenup | 9,942 | 49.5 | +5.1 | |
Lang Labor hold | Swing | -5.1 |
North Sydney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Geraghty | 11,867 | 49.3 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | William Travers | 11,105 | 46.1 | +11.9 | |
Communist | Bill Wood | 1,100 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 24,072 | 98.6 | +2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 332 | 1.4 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 24,404 | 94.7 | +0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | James Geraghty | 12,717 | 52.8 | -4.5 | |
Liberal | William Travers | 11,355 | 47.2 | +4.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Orange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob O'Halloran | 6,530 | 42.3 | -8.9 | |
Country | Charles Cutler | 5,678 | 36.8 | -12.0 | |
Liberal | Thomas Whiteley | 3,229 | 20.9 | +20.9 | |
Total formal votes | 15,437 | 98.7 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 197 | 1.3 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 15,634 | 95.5 | +4.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Charles Cutler | 8,307 | 53.8 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Bob O'Halloran | 7,130 | 46.2 | -5.0 | |
Country gain from Labor | Swing | +5.0 |
Oxley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Les Jordan | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Paddington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | 12,755 | 68.1 | -31.9 | |
Lang Labor | Owen Cahill | 2,972 | 15.9 | +15.9 | |
Protestant Labor | Jonno Hodgson | 1,634 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Communist | Phyllis Johnson | 1,357 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 18,718 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 739 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 19,457 | 93.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Parramatta
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Gollan | 13,263 | 53.8 | +6.2 | |
Labor | William Browne | 7,385 | 30.0 | -15.5 | |
Independent | Charles Brown | 3,996 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Total formal votes | 24,644 | 98.5 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 382 | 1.5 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,026 | 95.0 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Phillip
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Shannon | 12,040 | 62.2 | +2.9 | |
Lang Labor | Michael Moore | 3,586 | 18.5 | -22.2 | |
Independent | Henry Dixon | 2,161 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Communist | Thomas Payne | 1,580 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Total formal votes | 19,367 | 95.5 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 902 | 4.5 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 20,269 | 91.9 | +3.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Raleigh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Roy Vincent | 11,479 | 67.7 | +5.6 | |
Independent Labor | Millicent Christian | 5,477 | 32.3 | +32.3 | |
Total formal votes | 16,956 | 98.8 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 198 | 1.2 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 17,154 | 95.0 | +0.9 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Randwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Gollan | 13,014 | 57.2 | -1.8 | |
Liberal | Thomas Murphy | 9,757 | 42.8 | +14.4 | |
Total formal votes | 22,771 | 98.1 | +1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 440 | 1.9 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 23,211 | 93.8 | +0.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Redfern
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Noble | 13,015 | 65.7 | +4.8 | |
Lang Labor | Edward Waters | 3,785 | 19.1 | -20.0 | |
Protestant Labor | Frederick Fairbrother | 1,727 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Communist | Jack Miles | 1,281 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 19,808 | 95.9 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 856 | 4.1 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 20,664 | 94.2 | +2.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Rockdale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John McGrath | 12,305 | 54.8 | -1.3 | |
Liberal | George McGuire | 10,146 | 45.2 | +13.1 | |
Total formal votes | 22,451 | 98.3 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 396 | 1.7 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 22,847 | 95.4 | +1.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Ryde
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 15,670 | 62.9 | +43.9 | |
Independent | Robert O'Neile | 9,238 | 37.1 | +37.1 | |
Total formal votes | 24,908 | 98.1 | +2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 494 | 1.9 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,402 | 94.3 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
South Coast
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jack Beale | 8,682 | 61.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | Richard Bush | 5,354 | 38.1 | -23.1 | |
Total formal votes | 14,036 | 99.0 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 141 | 1.0 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 14,177 | 95.8 | +5.5 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Sturt
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Wattison | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Tamworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Bill Chaffey | 6,004 | 56.8 | +56.8 | |
Labor | Cyril Cahill | 6,076 | 43.2 | +43.2 | |
Total formal votes | 14,080 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 158 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 14,238 | 95.7 | |||
Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Temora
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Doug Dickson | 8,538 | 63.6 | +11.5 | |
Labor | Percy Lucas | 4,876 | 36.4 | -8.9 | |
Total formal votes | 13,414 | 98.8 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 157 | 1.2 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 13,571 | 95.1 | +4.4 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Tenterfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Michael Bruxner | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Upper Hunter
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | D'Arcy Rose | 9,341 | 63.5 | +5.9 | |
Labor | John Speers | 5,377 | 36.5 | -5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 14,718 | 98.9 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 165 | 1.1 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 14,883 | 94.7 | +3.7 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Vaucluse
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Murray Robson | 16,097 | 67.4 | -32.6 | |
Independent Liberal | Frank Browne | 7,789 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
Total formal votes | 23,886 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,161 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 25,047 | 93.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Wagga Wagga
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Eddie Graham | 9,408 | 64.7 | -3.3 | |
Country | Ernest Wenke | 5,141 | 35.3 | +3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 14,549 | 99.0 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 153 | 1.0 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 14,702 | 94.8 | +4.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Waratah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 21,551 | 87.9 | +22.1 | |
Independent | Stan Deacon | 2,960 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 24,511 | 94.7 | −2.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,373 | 5.3 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,884 | 95.5 | +2.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Waverley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Clarrie Martin | 13,481 | 62.5 | -37.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Fairbairn | 8,095 | 37.5 | +37.5 | |
Total formal votes | 21,576 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 288 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 21,864 | 92.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Willoughby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Brain | 14,615 | 63.3 | +16.3 | |
Labor | John McHugh | 8,459 | 36.7 | -3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 23,074 | 98.7 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 301 | 1.3 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,375 | 96.0 | +2.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Wollondilly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeff Bate | 9,919 | 66.4 | +0.9 | |
Labor | James Walsh | 5,013 | 33.6 | +33.6 | |
Total formal votes | 14,932 | 98.8 | +1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 184 | 1.2 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 15,116 | 94.5 | +6.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Wollongong-Kembla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Billy Davies | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Woollahra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 19,332 | 69.7 | +19.2 | |
Labor | John Nolan | 8,385 | 30.3 | +30.3 | |
Total formal votes | 27,717 | 98.2 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 508 | 1.8 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 28,225 | 90.1 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Yass
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Sheahan | 8,393 | 60.4 | -39.6 | |
Country | John MacKay | 3,957 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Liberal | Noel Barber | 1,384 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Independent | John Cusack | 163 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 13,897 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 137 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,043 | 95.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Young
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Cahill | 7,648 | 52.7 | -5.4 | |
Liberal | Percy Richardson | 3,936 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Country | John Collins | 2,937 | 20.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,521 | 99.3 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 103 | 0.7 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 14,624 | 96.1 | +5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
See also
- Results of the New South Wales state election, 1947 (A-K)
- New South Wales state election, 1947
- Candidates of the New South Wales state election, 1947
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
References
- Antony Green. "NSW Elections Analysis 1947". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2009.