Results of the New South Wales state election, 1941 (L-Z)

New South Wales state election, 10 May 1941[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1938 — 1944 >>

Enrolled voters 1,684,781[1]
Votes cast 1,389,896 Turnout 92.52 −3.27
Informal votes 35,858 Informal 2.52 −0.13
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 706,014 50.80 +15.98 54 + 26
  United Australia 281,982 20.29 –15.57 14 –23
  Country 153,639 11.05 –2.81 12 –10
  State Labor 78,363 5.64 +5.64 0 ±0
  Independent UAP 45,195 3.25 +3.25 5 +5
  Independent Labor 29,677 2.14 +2.14 1 +1
  New Social Order 8,906 0.64 +0.64 0 ±0
  Independent Coalition 925 0.07 +0.07 0 ±0
  Independent 85,195 6.13 –4.75 4 +3
Total 1,389,896     90  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1941 for districts from L to Z.

Results by electoral district

Lachlan

New South Wales state election, 1941: Lachlan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Griffith Evans 6,703 53.9
Labor George Grintell 5,737 46.1
Total formal votes 12,440 98.7
Informal votes 158 1.3
Turnout 12,598 92.1
Country hold Swing

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1941: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Fred Stanley 14,390 71.1
New Social Order William Dowe 3,321 16.4
State Labor Asa North 2,532 12.5
Total formal votes 20,243 95.8
Informal votes 882 4.2
Turnout 21,125 93.9
Labor hold Swing

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1941: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Herbert FitzSimons 9,669 46.8
Labor Arthur Treble 9,652 46.7
Independent Arthur Russell 1,337 6.5
Total formal votes 20,658 98.3
Informal votes 359 1.7
Turnout 21,017 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Herbert FitzSimons 10,523 50.9
Labor Arthur Treble 10,135 49.1
United Australia hold Swing

Leichhardt

New South Wales state election, 1941: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Claude Matthews 14,964 83.1
State Labor Anthony Bellanto 3,034 16.9
Total formal votes 17,998 93.6
Informal votes 1,230 6.4
Turnout 19,228 92.5
Labor hold Swing

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1941: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Frith 5,728 40.2
Labor Jim Fredericks 4,439 31.1
Independent Edward Thorncroft 3,161 22.2
Independent David Harrison 925 6.5
Total formal votes 14,253 99.1
Informal votes 123 0.9
Turnout 14,376 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Frith 8,764 61.5
Labor Jim Fredericks 5,489 38.5
Country hold Swing

Liverpool Plains

New South Wales state election, 1941: Liverpool Plains
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Nott 6,169 50.6
Country James Scott 2,080 17.1
Country Alister McMullin 1,978 16.2
Country Alfred Yeo 1,956 16.1
Total formal votes 12,183 98.1
Informal votes 239 1.9
Turnout 12,422 93.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Maitland

New South Wales state election, 1941: Maitland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Walter Howarth 6,934 50.5
Labor William Lindsay 6,798 49.5
Total formal votes 13,732 98.7
Informal votes 180 1.3
Turnout 13,912 96.0
United Australia hold Swing

Manly

New South Wales state election, 1941: Manly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Alfred Reid 10,483 47.9
Labor James Dunn 7,470 34.1
Independent Vincent Brady 3,942 18.0
Total formal votes 21,895 98.2
Informal votes 390 1.8
Turnout 22,285 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Alfred Reid 13,124 59.9
Labor James Dunn 8,771 40.1
United Australia hold Swing

Marrickville

New South Wales state election, 1941: Marrickville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Carlo Lazzarini unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Monaro

New South Wales state election, 1941: Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Seiffert 6,852 50.7
Country William Hedges 6,671 49.3
Total formal votes 13,523 99.0
Informal votes 135 1.0
Turnout 13,658 94.5
Labor gain from Country Swing

Mosman

New South Wales state election, 1941: Mosman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Donald Macdonald 12,158 59.4
United Australia Herbert Lloyd 5,276 25.8
Labor Brian Dooley 3,043 14.9
Total formal votes 20,477 98.9
Informal votes 227 1.1
Turnout 20,704 92.3
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

Mudgee

New South Wales state election, 1941: Mudgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Dunn 8,771 69.4
Independent Frederick Cooke 3,877 30.6
Total formal votes 12,648 98.9
Informal votes 143 1.1
Turnout 12,791 94.2
Labor hold Swing

Murray

New South Wales state election, 1941: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Joe Lawson 6,054 53.8
Labor James Lloyd 5,203 46.2
Total formal votes 11,257 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 11,401 83.3
Country hold Swing

Murrumbidgee

New South Wales state election, 1941: Murrumbidgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Labor George Enticknap 4,364 34.1
Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 3,399 26.6
Country George Dixon 2,863 22.4
Country John Thorne 1,145 9.0
Country John Kelly 1,027 8.0
Total formal votes 12,798 96.6
Informal votes 446 3.4
Turnout 13,244 89.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor George Enticknap 7,741 60.5
Country George Dixon 5,057 39.5
Independent Labor gain from Country Swing

Namoi

New South Wales state election, 1941: Namoi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Raymond Hamilton 4,387 33.0
Country Ernest Batchelor 4,351 32.7
Independent Labor Ernest Hogan 2,978 22.4
Country George Gilby 1,591 12.0
Total formal votes 13,307 98.3
Informal votes 231 1.7
Turnout 13,538 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Raymond Hamilton 7,016 52.7
Country Ernest Batchelor 6,291 47.3
Labor hold Swing

Nepean

New South Wales state election, 1941: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Joseph Jackson 7,720 56.4
Labor William Mathews 5,955 43.6
Total formal votes 13,675 98.1
Informal votes 263 1.9
Turnout 13,938 92.5
United Australia hold Swing

Neutral Bay

New South Wales state election, 1941: Neutral Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Reginald Weaver unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Newcastle

New South Wales state election, 1941: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Hawkins 16,205 74.8
Independent Claude Dalby 2,849 13.1
State Labor Charles McCaffrey 2,621 12.1
Total formal votes 21,675 97.8
Informal votes 489 2.2
Turnout 22,164 92.8
Labor hold Swing

Newtown

New South Wales state election, 1941: Newtown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Burke 9,448 51.6
Independent Labor Lilian Fowler 5,877 32.1
State Labor Andrew Carruthers 2,970 16.2
Total formal votes 18,295 96.6
Informal votes 642 3.4
Turnout 18,937 91.8
Labor hold Swing

North Sydney

New South Wales state election, 1941: North Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Hubert Primrose 9,112 44.1
Labor James Geraghty 9,090 44.0
State Labor William Wilson 2,448 11.9
Total formal votes 20,650 98.1
Informal votes 399 1.9
Turnout 21,049 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Geraghty 11,122 53.9
United Australia Hubert Primrose 9,528 46.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Orange

New South Wales state election, 1941: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob O'Halloran 6,503 45.7
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,217 43.6
State Labor Joseph Roberts 748 5.3
Independent James O'Donnell 475 3.3
Independent Leslie Loewenthal 302 2.1
Total formal votes 14,245 97.5
Informal votes 359 2.5
Turnout 14,604 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,738 54.3
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,507 45.7
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Oxley

New South Wales state election, 1941: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent George Mitchell 7,835 54.3
United Australia Lewis Martin 6,589 45.7
Total formal votes 14,424 98.8
Informal votes 181 1.2
Turnout 14,605 94.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Paddington

New South Wales state election, 1941: Paddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 14,124 84.8
State Labor George Hales 2,529 15.2
Total formal votes 16,653 96.2
Informal votes 648 3.8
Turnout 17,301 87.8
Labor hold Swing

Parramatta

New South Wales state election, 1941: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia George Gollan 10,729 53.8
Labor Albert Rowe 9,195 46.2
Total formal votes 19,924 97.5
Informal votes 504 2.5
Turnout 20,428 93.6
United Australia hold Swing

Phillip

New South Wales state election, 1941: Phillip
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Shannon 12,689 73.3
Independent Diana Gould 2,347 13.5
State Labor Tom Morey 2,279 13.2
Total formal votes 17,315 95.2
Informal votes 870 4.8
Turnout 18,185 87.6
Labor hold Swing

Raleigh

New South Wales state election, 1941: Raleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Roy Vincent 5,609 38.0
Labor John Howard 5,305 35.9
Country Les Jordan 3,853 26.1
Total formal votes 14,767 98.5
Informal votes 221 1.5
Turnout 14,988 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Roy Vincent 8,362 56.6
Labor John Howard 6,405 43.4
Country hold Swing

Randwick

New South Wales state election, 1941: Randwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Gollan 10,537 51.0
United Australia Arthur Moverly 8,547 41.3
State Labor Sam Lewis 1,591 7.7
Total formal votes 20,675 98.4
Informal votes 331 1.6
Turnout 21,006 92.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Redfern

New South Wales state election, 1941: Redfern
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William McKell 14,299 77.3
State Labor Sid Conway 4,201 22.7
Total formal votes 18,500 96.1
Informal votes 747 3.9
Turnout 19,247 92.7
Labor hold Swing

Rockdale

New South Wales state election, 1941: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McGrath 10,995 55.6
United Australia George McGuire 7,554 38.2
State Labor Reginald Williams 1,222 6.2
Total formal votes 19,771 97.7
Informal votes 462 2.3
Turnout 20,233 93.4
Labor hold Swing

Ryde

New South Wales state election, 1941: Ryde
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent UAP James Shand 9,825 46.5
United Australia Eric Solomon 5,588 26.5
Independent William Elliott 5,434 25.7
Independent Howard Miscamble 266 1.3
Total formal votes 21,113 97.9
Informal votes 444 2.1
Turnout 21,557 93.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP James Shand 14,564 69.0
United Australia Eric Solomon 6,549 31.0
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing

South Coast

New South Wales state election, 1941: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Rupert Beale 6,389 50.2
United Australia Henry Bate 6,350 49.8
Total formal votes 12,739 98.5
Informal votes 187 1.5
Turnout 12,926 92.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Sturt

New South Wales state election, 1941: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ted Horsington 8,188 70.8
State Labor Arthur Campbell 3,372 29.2
Total formal votes 11,560 96.8
Informal votes 383 3.2
Turnout 11,943 85.6
Labor hold Swing

Tamworth

New South Wales state election, 1941: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent UAP Bill Chaffey 6,535 49.6
Labor John Lyons 5,145 39.1
United Australia William McKnight 1,237 9.4
Independent Charles Luckett 258 2.0
Total formal votes 13,175 98.4
Informal votes 207 1.6
Turnout 13,382 94.2
After distribution of preferences
Independent UAP Bill Chaffey 6,676 50.7
Labor John Lyons 5,189 39.4
United Australia William McKnight 1,310 9.9
Independent UAP hold Swing

Temora

New South Wales state election, 1941: Temora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Doug Dickson 7,325 53.3
Labor Charles Poole 6,409 46.7
Total formal votes 13,734 98.1
Informal votes 260 1.9
Turnout 13,994 92.7
Country hold Swing

Tenterfield

New South Wales state election, 1941: Tenterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Michael Bruxner 7,797 56.9
Labor Edward Ogilvie 5,893 43.1
Total formal votes 13,690 98.2
Informal votes 248 1.8
Turnout 13,938 92.1
Country hold Swing

Upper Hunter

New South Wales state election, 1941: Upper Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country D'Arcy Rose 7,607 56.0
Labor Walter Geraghty 5,969 44.0
Total formal votes 13,576 98.6
Informal votes 187 1.4
Turnout 13,763 94.2
Country hold Swing

Vaucluse

New South Wales state election, 1941: Vaucluse
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Ewan Robson unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales state election, 1941: Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eddie Graham 6,850 49.7
Country Matthew Kilpatrick 5,900 42.8
Independent Ronald Cuttle 1,027 7.5
Total formal votes 13,777 98.8
Informal votes 170 1.2
Turnout 13,947 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Graham 7,417 53.8
Country Matthew Kilpatrick 6,360 46.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Waratah

New South Wales state election, 1941: Waratah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Cameron 19,075 86.5
Independent Robert Cram 2,970 13.5
Total formal votes 22,045 97.3
Informal votes 612 2.7
Turnout 22,657 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Waverley

New South Wales state election, 1941: Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,464 57.7
United Australia Arnold Lander 6,004 30.2
State Labor John Fisher 2,408 12.1
Total formal votes 19,876 98.2
Informal votes 357 1.8
Turnout 20,233 90.9
Labor hold Swing

Willoughby

New South Wales state election, 1941: Willoughby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Edward Sanders 11,825 59.8
Labor Francis Fulton 7,950 40.2
Total formal votes 19,775 98.2
Informal votes 363 1.8
Turnout 20,138 92.7
United Australia hold Swing

Wollondilly

New South Wales state election, 1941: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Jeff Bate unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Wollongong-Kembla

New South Wales state election, 1941: Wollongong-Kembla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Billy Davies 11,638 82.3
State Labor William Frame 2,511 17.7
Total formal votes 14,149 95.0
Informal votes 737 5.0
Turnout 14,886 93.1
Labor hold Swing

Woollahra

New South Wales state election, 1941: Woollahra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Vernon Treatt 15,010 67.7
Labor Jack Wright 7,168 32.3
Total formal votes 22,178 97.3
Informal votes 607 2.7
Turnout 22,785 86.1
United Australia hold Swing

Yass

New South Wales state election, 1941: Yass
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan 7,941 55.5
Country Bill Ross 6,363 44.5
Total formal votes 14,304 99.4
Informal votes 84 0.6
Turnout 14,388 94.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Young

New South Wales state election, 1941: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Albert Reid 6,561 46.2
Labor Fred Cahill 4,579 32.2
Independent Labor Stanley Neagle 3,062 21.6
Total formal votes 14,202 99.3
Informal votes 97 0.7
Turnout 14,299 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 7,431 52.3
Country Albert Reid 6,772 47.7
Labor gain from Country Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NSW 1941 Election Results". Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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