Results of the 1944 New South Wales local elections
Appearance
This is a list of local government area results for the 1944 New South Wales local elections.[1][2][3]
(Note: Some results only show vote totals for successful candidates).
Albury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dudley Padman | 2,518 | |||
Independent | Cleaver Bunton | 2,278 | |||
Independent | L. E. Heath | 1,980 | |||
Independent | H. Lamtert | 1,875 | |||
Independent | Alfred Waugh | 1,846 | |||
Independent | R. A. Robertson | 1,628 | |||
Independent | S. H. Logan | 1,595 | |||
Independent | J. P. Jelbart | 1,582 | |||
Independent | A. A. Rogers | 1,581 |
Kearsley
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communist | 4,149 | 52.29 | 52.29 | 5 | 5 | ||
Independent | 3,084 | 38.86 | 2 | ||||
Labor | 703 | 8.85 | 1 | ||||
Formal votes | 7,936 | 100.0 |
A Riding
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | A. Collins (elected) | unopposed | |||
Independent | L. Blackwell (elected) | unopposed |
B Riding
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Communist | Bill Varty (elected) | 1,033 | 40.92 | 40.92 | |
Communist | Allan Opie (elected) | 838 | 33.20 | 33.20 | |
Various independents | 653 | 25.88 | |||
Total formal votes | 2,524 | 100.0 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Communist | 1,871 | 74.12 | 74.12 | ||
Independent | 653 | 25.88 |
C Riding
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Various independents | 1,153 | 46.88 | |||
Labor | A. Johnson (elected) | 703 | 28.57 | ||
Communist | James Palmer (elected) | 604 | 24.55 | 24.55 | |
Total formal votes | 2,460 | 100.0 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Independent | 1,153 | 46.88 | |||
Labor | 703 | 28.57 | |||
Communist | 604 | 24.55 | 24.55 |
D Riding
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Various independents | 1,278 | 43.30 | |||
Communist | Jock Graham (elected) | 893 | 30.25 | 30.25 | |
Communist | Nellie Simm (elected) | 781 | 26.45 | 26.45 | |
Total formal votes | 2,952 | 100.0 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Communist | 1,674 | 56.70 | 56.70 | ||
Independent | 1,278 | 43.30 |
North Illawarra
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | C. W. Carr (elected) | 1,533 | |||
Independent | D. A. Amour (elected) | 1,434 | |||
Independent | C. W. Smith (elected) | 1,296 | |||
Communist | Jack Martin (elected) | 1,225 | |||
Independent | W. L. Vidler (elected) | 1,221 | |||
Independent | J. L. Dawson (elected) | 1,075 | |||
Independent | G. C. C. Rowland (elected) | 1,071 | |||
Independent | T. Dalton (elected) | 1,047 | |||
Independent | O. J. T. Murphy (elected) | 1,041 | |||
Independent | A. Marshall | 1,025 | |||
Independent | F. B. McMahon | 976 | |||
Independent | J, Campbell | 969 | |||
Independent | W. T. Hopwood | 962 | |||
Independent | W. J. T. Mascord | 859 | |||
Independent | T. B. G. Ward | 827 | |||
Independent | A. T. Ziems | 816 | |||
Independent | R. G. Hall | 744 | |||
Independent | T. Silcocks | 738 | |||
Independent | A. R. Wales | 731 | |||
Independent | G. Parker | 714 | |||
Independent | C. E. Tyler-White | 617 | |||
Independent | E. Downie | 404 | |||
Independent | W. A. G. Pollock | 232 | |||
Independent | W. P. Devlin | 190 | |||
Independent | R. Stibbard | 132 |
Singleton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Brittliffe | 503 | 13.4 | ||
Independent | J. McGrogan | 452 | 12.1 | ||
Independent | R. H. Burgess | 451 | 12.0 | ||
Independent | R. J. Tulloch | 443 | 11.8 | ||
Independent | C. H. Dunlop | 414 | 11.0 | ||
Independent | E. Patridge | 399 | 10.6 | ||
Independent | G. H. Dunlop | 383 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | F. H. Madden | 367 | 9.8 | ||
Independent | F. Dickinson | 337 | 9.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,749 | 100.0 |
Sydney
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Reform | 4,032 | 34.44 | 12 | ||||
Labor | 3,819 | 32.61 | 8 | ||||
Lang Labor | 2,938 | 25.09 | 0 | ||||
Independent | 920 | 7.86 | |||||
Formal votes | 11,709 | 100.0 |
Fitzroy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Reform | Arthur McElhone (elected) | 1,267 | 45.5 | ||
Lang Labor | P. McDonnell | 548 | 19.7 | ||
Independent | E. P. Tressider | 495 | 17.8 | ||
Independent | J. H. Catts | 168 | 6.0 | ||
Civic Reform | William James Bradley (elected) | 130 | 4.7 | ||
Independent | N. C. Jackson | 56 | 2.0 | ||
Civic Reform | Kenneth Stewart Williams (elected) | 36 | 1.3 | ||
Independent | G. Harrington | 27 | 1.0 | ||
Lang Labor | T. A. H. Mooney | 26 | 0.9 | ||
Civic Reform | William Parker Henson (elected) | 12 | 0.4 | ||
Lang Labor | V. R. Maney | 11 | 0.4 | ||
Lang Labor | C. L. Wagner | 6 | 0.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,782 |
Flinders
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John James Carroll (elected) | 1,178 | 43.1 | ||
Lang Labor | N. C. Christie | 838 | 30.7 | ||
Labor | Tom Shannon (elected) | 292 | 10.7 | ||
Labor | Dan Minogue (elected) | 229 | 8.4 | ||
Lang Labor | R. B. White | 73 | 2.7 | ||
Lang Labor | B. Cooley | 62 | 2.3 | ||
Labor | Anthony Doherty (elected) | 34 | 1.2 | ||
Lang Labor | E. J. McKenna | 25 | 0.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,731 |
Gipps
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Reform | Ernest Samuel Marks (elected) | 1,093 | 67.0 | ||
Lang Labor | Susan Francis | 224 | 13.7 | ||
Civic Reform | Reginald James Bartley (elected) | 158 | 9.7 | ||
Lang Labor | E. J. O'Reilly | 39 | 2.4 | ||
Lang Labor | E. P. McCudden | 38 | 2.3 | ||
Civic Reform | James McMahon (elected) | 38 | 2.3 | ||
Civic Reform | Stanley Crick (elected) | 33 | 2.0 | ||
Lang Labor | R. McPherson | 9 | 0.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,632 |
Macquarie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civic Reform | William Neville Harding (elected) | 1,112 | 55.7 | ||
Labor | J. S. Garden | 573 | 28.7 | ||
Labor | E. S. Glasgow | 122 | 6.1 | ||
Civic Reform | William Becker (elected) | 75 | 3.8 | ||
Civic Reform | Herbert Gordon Carter (elected) | 45 | 2.3 | ||
Civic Reform | Frank Grenville Pursell (elected) | 33 | 1.7 | ||
Labor | E. C. Sheiles | 24 | 1.2 | ||
Labor | A. W. Thompson | 14 | 0.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,998 |
Phillip
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest Charles O'Dea (elected) | 1,075 | 41.9 | ||
Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 998 | 38.9 | ||
Labor | John Armstrong (elected) | 188 | 7.3 | ||
Independent | L. Drury | 141 | 5.5 | ||
Labor | Paddy Stokes (elected) | 54 | 2.1 | ||
Labor | Sydney George Molloy (elected) | 36 | 1.4 | ||
Independent | E. Taylor | 33 | 1.3 | ||
Lang Labor | S. H. Howey | 22 | 0.9 | ||
Lang Labor | J. Barry | 15 | 0.6 | ||
Lang Labor | L. C. Killmore | 4 | 0.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,566 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Government Election Results". Trove. Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Mowbray, Martin (November 1986). "The Red Shire of Kearsley, 1944-1947: Communists in Local Government" (PDF). Labour History. 51 (51). Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc.: 83–94. doi:10.2307/27508799. JSTOR 27508799. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2018.
- ^ "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS". Illawarra Mercury. Vol. 90, no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 8 December 1944. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mayors of Albury". Albury City Council.
- ^ "Declarations of Poll" (PDF). Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder. 9 December 1944. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-19.
- ^ "LABOUR'S BID FAILS IN NEWCASTLE". Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate. No. 22, 209. New South Wales, Australia. 8 December 1947. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Labour gets control of Sydney Council". The West Australian. 6 December 1948.
- ^ "Election of Aldermen of the City of Sydney". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 December 1944.
- ^ "Official Labor Wins Phillip Ward". Daily Mirror.