COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------- * ALP - Australian Labor Party * CP - Country Party * CPA - Communist Party of Australia * LD - Liberal Democrat * SL - State Labor Party (NSW) * OPA - One People for Australia * UAP – United Australia Party VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BARTON, NSW 70,817 enrolled, 70,308 (99.3%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Browne UAP 15,897 23.0 (-12.4) Thomas Claydon 1,936 02.8 Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 51,296 74.2 (+16.8) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,179 (01.7%) informal 69,129 25.6 e 13.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Claydon was a People's Party candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 74.2% was an increase of 12.5% from the combined vote of 61.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943 Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW 60,785 enrolled, 59,565 (98.0%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Botany, Newtown, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP (NC) over ALP 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidney Conway 12,131 21.1 Cyril Glassop 2,557 04.4 Albert Jones OPA 3,238 05.6 Thomas SHEEHAN * ALP 39,653 68.9 (+36.3) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,986 (03.3%) informal 57,579 26.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Glassop was a Protestant Labor candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 68.9% was a decrease of 22.1% from the combined vote of 91.0% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sheehan (1891-1955): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW 55,075 enrolled, 53,421 (97.0%) voted ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 14.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Howard ALP 21,375 40.5 (+18.6) Joseph McElhone 5,403 10.2 Alexander Moore OPA 1,936 03.7 Rt Hon Sir Earle Page * CP 24,017 45.5 (-08.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 690 (01.3%) informal 52,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moore's 1,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 350 (18.1) 21,725 41.2 McElhone 624 (32.2) 6,027 11.4 Page * 962 (49.7) 24,979 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,936 52,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McElhone's 6,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 3,270 (54.3) 24,995 47.4 PAGE * 2,757 (45.7) 27,736 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,027 52,731 02.6 12.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW 62,102 enrolled, 60,838 (98.0%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Leichhardt, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP (NC) over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest de Faria OPA 10,760 18.2 Hon Sol ROSEVEAR * ALP 44,127 74.8 (+41.3) Lance Sharkey CPA 4,087 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,864 (03.1%) informal 58,974 31.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 74.8% was an increase of 4.1% from the combined vote of 70.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Solomon Rosevear (1892-1953): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Speaker of the House of Representatives -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW 51,302 enrolled, 46,656 (90.9%) voted ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over Independent 23.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Butler OPA 12,936 28.4 Joseph CLARK * ALP 32,540 71.6 (+08.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,180 (02.5%) informal 45,476 21.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 71.6% was a decrease of 5.2% from the combined vote of 76.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph James Clark (1897-1992): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW 57,954 enrolled, 54,940 (94.8%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 16.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Angrave LD 2,377 04.5 Vincent Brady UAP 12,430 23.5 Ernest Carr OPA 1,141 02.2 Arthur Shirley 494 00.9 Hon Eddie WARD * ALP 36,531 69.0 (+19.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,967 (03.6%) informal 52,973 21.0 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Carr was member for Macquarie 1906-17. 2. The ALP vote of 69.0% was an increase of 8.4% from the combined vote of 60.6% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 3. The UAP vote of 23.5% was a decrease of 7.0% from the 30.5% polled by two UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward John Ward (1899-1963): Elected 1931 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1932 By, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Labour and National Service to 21 September 1943 Minister for Transport from 21 September 1943 Minister for External Territories from 21 September 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW 51,569 enrolled, 50,077 (97.1%) voted ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Beale 3,210 06.6 Jonas Crabtree 365 00.8 John Egan 211 00.4 Allan Fraser ALP 23,662 48.9 (+14.4) Cecil Grav 262 00.5 Denzil Macarthur-Onslow LD 10,510 21.7 Hon John Perkins * UAP 10,162 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,695 (03.4%) informal 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 48.9% was an increase of 6.0% from the combined vote of 43.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 21.0% was a decrease of 30.9% from the 51.9% polled by four UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Egan's 211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 61 (28.9) 3,271 06.8 Crabtree 27 (12.8) 392 00.8 Fraser 77 (36.5) 23,739 49.1 Grav 12 (05.7) 274 00.6 Macarthur-Onslow 23 (10.9) 10,533 21.8 Perkins * 11 (05.2) 10,173 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 211 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Grav's 274 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 57 (20.8) 3,328 06.9 Crabtree 19 (06.9) 411 00.8 Fraser 39 (14.2) 23,778 49.1 Macarthur-Onslow 88 (32.1) 10,621 22.0 Perkins * 71 (25.9) 10,244 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 274 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Crabtree's 411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 215 (52.3) 3,543 07.3 Fraser 92 (22.4) 23,870 49.3 Macarthur-Onslow 66 (16.1) 10,687 22.1 Perkins * 38 (09.2) 10,282 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 411 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beale's 3,543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRASER 1,824 (51.5) 25,694 53.1 Macarthur-Onslow 1,098 (31.0) 11,785 24.4 Perkins * 621 (17.5) 10,903 22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,543 48,382 05.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Elected 1943 Later career: Farmer and author. Died 12 July 1954 > Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943 Born: 18 September 1902, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Journalist, Tasmania, Victoria and NSW. Political correspondent Canberra 1922-43. Official, Australian Journalists Association. Brother of James Fraser MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW 50,980 enrolled, 48,420 (95.0%) voted ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Inverell, Moree, Mudgee, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 8.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund Daniel 3,985 08.3 Collin Gale CP 14,320 30.0 William Mills OPA 1,027 02.2 Hon William SCULLY * ALP 28,404 59.5 (+04.1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 684 (01.4%) informal 47,736 13.7 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 30.0% was a decrease of 13.0% from the 43.0% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Scully (1890-1966): Elected 1937 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Commerce and Agriculture -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW 54,701 enrolled, 52,507 (96.0%) voted ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga, Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas Collins * CP 19,629 38.3 (-03.9) Arthur Fuller ALP 25,420 49.6 (+26.7) Gunner Lawrence 4,667 09.1 John McLeod CPA 1,143 02.2 John Neeld LD 406 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,242 (02.4%) informal 51,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 49.6% was an increase of 4.9% from the combined vote of 44.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Neeld's 406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins * 164 (40.4) 19,793 38.6 Fuller 41 (10.1) 25,461 49.7 Lawrence 130 (32.0) 4,797 09.4 McLeod 71 (17.5) 1,214 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 406 51,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLeod's 1,214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins * 79 (06.5) 19,872 38.8 FULLER 904 (74.5) 26,365 51.4 Lawrence 231 (19.0) 5,028 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,214 51,265 06.3 e 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Joseph Collins (1886-1945): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Grazier. Died 15 April 1945 > Arthur Nieberding Fuller (1893-1987): Elected 1943 Born: 24 October 1893, Gundagai, NSW. Career: Educated public schools. Draper, Tumut. Tumut Shire Council. Secretary, Tumut ALP 1919-71. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW 59,130 enrolled ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over Independent 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW 71,316 enrolled, 69,691 (97.7%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Belmore, Earlwood, Lakemba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP (NC) over UAP 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Harris UAP 16,649 24.6 John Metcalfe 3,899 05.7 Daniel MULCAHY * ALP 41,701 61.5 (+41.2) Henry Mulcahy 1,249 01.8 Adam Ogston CPA 4,312 06.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,881 (02.7%) informal 67,810 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 61.5% was an increase of 3.2% from the combined vote of 58.3% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 24.6% was a decrease of 11.0% from the 35.6% polled by two UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Mulcahy (1882-1953): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW 61,936 enrolled, 57,987 (93.6%) voted ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 36,937 65.0 (+20.4) Arthur Hebblewhite UAP 15,693 27.6 (-12.7) Millie Sullivan 1,471 02.6 Albert Walker OPA 2,766 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,120 (01.9%) informal 56,867 18.8 e 10.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sullivan was an independent Country candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 65.0% was an increase of 5.3% from the combined vote of 59.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943 Treasurer Minister for Post-war Reconstruction to 2 February 1945 Prime Minister from 13 July 1945 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 12 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley was elected Leader of the ALP following Curtin's death, defeating Forde and Evatt. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN, NSW 65,499 enrolled, 63,938 (97.6%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Croydon, Five Dock, Gladesville, Mortlake -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 02.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerrard Armstrong 787 01.3 Edward Beck 564 00.9 Fred Daly ALP 27,999 46.9 (+11.9) Eleanor Glencross 833 01.4 John Lee 1,690 02.8 William McCall * UAP 19,886 33.3 (-16.8) George Mills LD 3,591 06.0 William Milne 507 00.8 Rupert Nicholson 86 00.1 Albert Sloss SL 3,597 06.0 (-08.9) Isabella Stenning 170 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,228 (06.6%) informal 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Milne was an independent Nationalist candidate. 2. Nicholson was an independent United Australia candidate. 3. Sloss was NSW MLA for King 1956-73. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nicholson's 86 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 3 (03.5) 790 01.3 Beck 1 (01.2) 565 00.9 Daly 4 (04.7) 28,003 46.9 Glencross 2 (02.3) 835 01.4 Lee 1 (01.2) 1,691 02.8 McCall * 42 (48.8) 19,928 33.4 Mills 12 (14.0) 3,603 06.0 Milne 12 (14.0) 519 00.9 Sloss 7 (08.1) 3,604 06.0 Stenning 2 (02.3) 172 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 86 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stenning's 172 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 18 (10.5) 808 01.4 Beck 8 (04.7) 573 01.0 Daly 24 (14.0) 28,027 46.9 Glencross 30 (17.4) 865 01.4 Lee 8 (04.7) 1,699 02.8 McCall * 26 (15.1) 19,954 33.4 Mills 12 (07.0) 3,615 06.1 Milne 3 (01.7) 522 00.9 Sloss 43 (25.0) 3,647 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 172 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Milne's 522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 15 (02.9) 823 01.4 Beck 12 (02.3) 585 01.0 Daly 18 (03.4) 28,045 47.0 Glencross 24 (04.6) 889 01.5 Lee 43 (08.2) 1,742 02.9 McCall * 182 (34.9) 20,136 33.7 Mills 198 (37.9) 3,813 06.4 Sloss 30 (05.7) 3,677 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 522 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beck's 585 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 94 (16.1) 917 01.5 Daly 165 (28.2) 28,210 47.2 Glencross 42 (07.2) 931 01.6 Lee 48 (08.2) 1,790 03.0 McCall * 85 (14.5) 20,221 33.9 Mills 133 (22.7) 3,946 06.6 Sloss 18 (03.1) 3,695 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 585 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Armstrong's 917 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 694 (75.7) 28,904 48.4 Glencross 71 (07.7) 1,002 01.7 Lee 52 (05.7) 1,842 03.1 McCall * 43 (04.7) 20,264 33.9 Mills 18 (02.0) 3,964 06.6 Sloss 39 (04.3) 3,734 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 917 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Glencross's 1,002 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 181 (18.1) 29,085 48.7 Lee 170 (17.0) 2,012 03.4 McCall * 347 (34.6) 20,611 34.5 Mills 230 (23.0) 4,194 07.0 Sloss 74 (07.4) 3,808 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,002 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Lee's 2,012 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 244 (12.1) 29,329 49.1 McCall * 766 (38.1) 21,377 35.8 Mills 956 (47.5) 5,150 08.6 Sloss 46 (02.3) 3,854 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,012 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Sloss's 3,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALY 3,364 (87.3) 32,693 54.8 McCall * 298 (07.7) 21,675 36.3 Mills 192 (05.0) 5,342 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,854 59,710 05.7 e 08.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Victor McCall (1908-68): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 20 August 1968 > Frederick Michael Daly (1913-95): Elected 1943 Born: 13 June 1913, Currabubula, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools, Sydney. Clerk, Department of the Navy. Official, Clerks Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW 51,492 enrolled, 49,185 (95.5%) voted ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Abbott 2,507 05.3 Hon Joseph Abbott * CP 21,636 45.4 James Fowler OPA 680 01.4 Herbert Oxford ALP 22,342 46.9 (+13.8) Albert Royal 468 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,552 (03.2%) informal 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 45.4% was a decrease of 21.5% from the 66.9% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Royal's 468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott, C 58 (12.4) 2,565 05.4 Abbott, J * 92 (19.7) 21,728 45.6 Fowler 89 (19.0) 769 01.6 Oxford 229 (48.9) 22,571 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 468 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fowler's 769 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott, C 154 (20.0) 2,719 05.7 Abbott, J * 314 (40.8) 22,042 46.3 Oxford 301 (39.1) 22,872 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 769 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: C Abbott's 2,719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT, J * 2,295 (84.4) 24,337 51.1 Oxford 424 (15.6) 23,296 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,719 47,633 01.1 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Palmer Abbott (1891-1965): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW 68,595 enrolled, 66,534 (97.0%) voted ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over SL 28.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bayley 5,616 08.8 John Cain 2,067 03.2 Stanley Deacon CPA 7,271 11.3 David WATKINS * ALP 44,379 69.2 (-05.2) Fred Wright 4,753 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,448 (03.7%) informal 64,086 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Wright was an independent Labor candidate. 2. Since the order in which the minor candidates would have been eliminated cannot be determined, it is not possible to calculate even an estimated majority. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW 72,452 enrolled, 71,269 (98.4%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over SL 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Bentley 3,349 04.9 Leo Haylen ALP 24,289 35.7 (+20.2) Rt Hon Billy Hughes * UAP 29,962 44.1 (-17.2) Jack Lewis OPA 938 01.4 John Miles CPA 2,821 04.2 Oliver Partington 455 00.7 Patrick Williams 6,132 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,323 (04.7%) informal 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 35.7% was an increase of 14.6% from the combined vote of 21.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Partington's 455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 110 (24.2) 3,459 05.1 Haylen 74 (16.3) 24,363 35.9 Hughes * 80 (17.6) 30,042 44.2 Lewis 30 (06.6) 968 01.4 Miles 41 (09.0) 2,862 04.2 Williams 120 (26.4) 6,252 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 455 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lewis's 968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 173 (17.9) 3,632 05.3 Haylen 170 (17.6) 24,533 36.1 Hughes * 366 (37.8) 30,408 44.8 Miles 74 (07.6) 2,936 04.3 Williams 185 (19.1) 6,437 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 968 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Miles's 2,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 224 (07.6) 3,856 05.7 Haylen 2,299 (78.3) 26,832 39.5 Hughes * 135 (04.6) 30,543 45.0 Williams 278 (09.5) 6,715 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,936 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bentley's 3,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haylen 1,879 (48.7) 28,711 42.3 Hughes * 1,176 (30.5) 31,719 46.7 Williams 801 (20.8) 7,516 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,856 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 7,516 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haylen 3,169 (42.2) 31,880 46.9 HUGHES * 4,347 (57.8) 36,066 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 7,516 67,946 03.1 14.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Leader of the United Australia Party to 22 September 1943 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party 22 September 1943 to 14 April 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes resigned as Leader of the UAP after the elections and as Deputy Leader the following year. It was the last time he held office of any kind, after a frontbench career spanning almost exactly 40 years. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW 65,398 enrolled, 63,682 (97.4%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon Park, Dulwich Hill, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 07.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pauline Budge 1,301 02.1 Leslie Haylen ALP 29,891 48.5 (+10.8) Nigel Love LD 12,020 19.5 Hon Sir Charles Marr * UAP 17,141 27.8 (-22.7) Arthur Miles OPA 929 01.5 Arthur Thompson 155 00.3 Francis Wilson 171 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,074 (03.3%) informal 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thompson's 155 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Budge 11 (07.1) 1,312 02.1 Haylen 22 (14.2) 29,913 48.6 Love 15 (09.7) 12,035 19.5 Marr * 20 (12.9) 17,161 27.9 Miles 8 (05.2) 937 01.5 Wilson 79 (51.0) 250 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 155 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wilson's 250 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Budge 40 (16.0) 1,352 02.2 Haylen 39 (15.6) 29,952 48.6 Love 32 (12.8) 12,067 19.6 Marr * 36 (14.4) 17,197 27.9 Miles 103 (41.2) 1,040 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 250 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Miles's 1,040 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Budge 95 (09.1) 1,447 02.3 Haylen 227 (21.8) 30,179 49.0 Love 389 (37.4) 12,456 20.2 Marr * 329 (31.6) 17,526 28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,040 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Budge's 1,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAYLEN 1,135 (78.4) 31,314 50.8 Love 197 (13.6) 12,653 20.5 Marr * 115 (07.9) 17,641 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,447 61,608 02.9 e 10.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles William Clanan Marr (1880-1960): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 By, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 20 October 1960 > Leslie Clement Haylen (1899-1977): Elected 1943 Born: October 1899, Sutton, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney and London. Journalist, author. Official, Australian Journalists Association. Military Service 1914-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW 70,446 enrolled, 68,152 (96.7%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ormond Bissett LD 8,884 13.5 Robert Firebrace 5,806 08.8 Howard Miscamble 336 00.5 Charles Moore 1,069 01.6 Hon Sir Frederick Stewart * UAP 25,267 38.3 Arthur Treble ALP 24,680 37.4 (+19.9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,110 (03.1%) informal 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 37.4% was an increase of 10.6% from the combined vote of 26.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 38.3% was a decrease of 28.3% from the 66.6% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miscamble's 336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 46 (13.7) 8,930 13.5 Firebrace 85 (25.3) 5,891 08.9 Moore 52 (15.5) 1,121 01.7 Stewart * 109 (32.4) 25,376 38.4 Treble 44 (13.1) 24,724 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 336 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moore's 1,121 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 275 (24.5) 9,205 13.9 Firebrace 386 (34.4) 6,277 09.5 Stewart * 359 (32.0) 25,735 39.0 Treble 101 (09.0) 24,825 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,121 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Firebrace's 6,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 2,420 (38.6) 11,625 17.6 Stewart * 3,328 (53.0) 29,063 44.0 Treble 529 (08.4) 25,354 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,277 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bissett's 11,625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STEWART * 10,087 (86.8) 39,150 59.3 Treble 1,538 (13.2) 26,892 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11,625 66,042 09.3 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1884-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart retired in 1946. Later career: Company director and philanthropist. Died 30 June 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID, NSW 68,635 enrolled, 66,832 (97.4%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Auburn, Bankstown, Granville, Lidcombe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over ALP (NC) 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard George 2,863 04.5 Jack Hughes SL 3,729 05.8 (-04.8) David Knox UAP 6,996 10.9 Hon Jack Lang 26,532 41.4 Charles Morgan * ALP 22,313 34.8 (+04.8) Alfred Turner OPA 1,728 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,671 (04.0%) informal 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. George was an independent United Australia candidate. 2. For Lang, see Reid 1946. 3. The ALP vote of 34.8% was a decrease of 27.1% from the combined vote of 61.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Turner's 1,728 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George 540 (31.3) 3,403 05.3 Hughes 97 (05.6) 3,826 06.0 Knox 470 (27.2) 7,466 11.6 Lang 208 (12.0) 26,740 41.7 Morgan * 413 (23.9) 22,726 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,728 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: George's 3,403 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes 1,033 (30.4) 4,859 07.6 Knox 1,577 (46.3) 9,043 14.1 Lang 343 (10.1) 27,083 42.2 Morgan * 450 (13.2) 23,176 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,403 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hughes's 4,859 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knox 590 (12.1) 9,633 15.0 Lang 677 (13.9) 27,760 43.3 Morgan * 3,592 (73.9) 26,768 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,859 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Knox's 9,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lang 2,247 (23.3) 30,007 46.8 MORGAN * 7,386 (76.7) 34,154 53.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 9,633 64,161 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Albert Aaron Morgan (1897-1967): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW 56,946 enrolled, 54,559 (95.8%) voted ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Anderson OPA 10,888 20.2 Hon Larry Anthony * CP 25,929 48.2 (-16.7) Arthur Dodd ALP 17,030 31.6 (+00.6) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 712 (01.3%) informal 53,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anderson's 10,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY * 8,317 (76.4) 34,246 63.6 Dodd 2,571 (23.6) 19,601 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 10,888 53,847 13.6 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW 50,394 enrolled, 48,373 (96.0%) voted ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ballantyne 2,992 06.5 Joseph LANGTRY * ALP 25,397 55.3 (+33.6) Lindsay McIvor CP 9,427 20.5 Robert McKenzie 1,860 04.1 Frank Rieck 131 00.3 William Scilley CP 5,613 12.2 George Simons LD 489 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,464 (05.1%) informal 45,909 13.1 e 11.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 55.3% was an increase of 19.1% from the combined vote of 36.2% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 32.7%, a decrease of 9.4% from the 42.1% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW 63,251 enrolled, 60,098 (95.0%) voted ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Brown OPA 2,550 04.4 Walter Evans SL 4,633 07.9 (+01.3) Roberts Gallagher 480 00.8 Hon Eric Spooner * UAP 21,746 37.3 Thomas Williams ALP 28,927 49.6 (+16.4) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,762 (02.9%) informal 58,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 49.6% was an increase of 7.5% from the combined vote of 42.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 37.3% was a decrease of 10.6% from the 47.9% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gallagher's 480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 131 (27.3) 2,681 04.6 Evans 112 (23.3) 4,745 08.1 Spooner * 142 (29.6) 21,888 37.5 Williams 95 (19.8) 29,022 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 480 58,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 2,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 1,373 (51.2) 6,118 10.5 Spooner * 920 (34.3) 22,808 39.1 WILLIAMS 388 (14.5) 29,410 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,681 58,336 08.9 e 09.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eric Sydney Spooner (1891-1952): Elected 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 3 June 1952 > Thomas Francis Williams (1897-1992): Elected 1943 Born: 7 April 1897, Young, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools, University of Sydney. Barrister 1923. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW 75,619 enrolled, 72,201 (95.5%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 25.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Ashworth ALP 23,723 33.7 (+22.7) Edward Doherty 425 00.6 Douglas Morris OPA 1,078 01.5 Gerald Robinson 1,644 02.3 Hon Percy Spender * UAP 34,177 48.5 (-20.3) Stephen Stack 9,381 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,773 (02.5%) informal 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doherty's 425 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 221 (52.0) 23,944 34.0 Morris 58 (13.6) 1,136 01.6 Robinson 53 (12.5) 1,697 02.4 Spender * 29 (06.8) 34,206 48.6 Stack 64 (15.1) 9,445 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 425 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morris's 1,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 261 (23.0) 24,205 34.4 Robinson 329 (29.0) 2,026 02.9 Spender * 295 (26.0) 34,501 49.0 Stack 251 (22.1) 9,696 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,136 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Robinson's 2,026 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 472 (23.3) 24,677 35.0 Spender * 674 (33.3) 35,175 49.9 Stack 880 (43.4) 10,576 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,026 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stack's 10,576 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 3,151 (29.8) 27,828 39.5 SPENDER * 7,425 (70.2) 42,600 60.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 10,576 70,428 10.5 15.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Claude Spender (1897-1985): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON, NSW 71,999 enrolled, 70,566 (98.0%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Maroubra, Randwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Dudley LD 2,218 03.3 Sydney FALSTEIN * ALP 35,400 52.3 (+18.0) Leslie Fingleton 2,304 03.4 Herbert O'Connell 1,579 02.3 Norman Whitfield UAP 18,588 27.5 (-17.5) Richard Wilson SL 5,662 08.4 (-01.2) Harry Yates 1,942 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2,873 (04.1%) informal 67,693 12.1 e 10.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fingleton and O'Connell were independent United Australia candidates. 2. The ALP vote of 52.3% was an increase of 6.9% from the combined vote of 45.4% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Max Falstein (1914-67): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW 74,457 enrolled, 73,304 (98.5%) voted ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric Harrison * UAP 23,519 32.9 Charles Mayo LD 1,654 02.3 Jessie Street ALP 31,048 43.5 (+20.4) William Wentworth 14,875 20.8 Thomas Whitehouse 311 00.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,897 (02.6%) informal 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Wentworth, see Mackellar 1949. He was a National Government candidate. 2. The UAP vote of 32.9% was a decrease of 32.7% from the 65.6% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Whitehouse's 311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison * 45 (14.5) 23,564 33.0 Mayo 52 (16.7) 1,706 02.4 Street 64 (20.6) 31,112 43.6 Wentworth 150 (48.2) 15,025 21.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 311 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mayo's 1,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison * 542 (31.8) 24,106 33.8 Street 341 (20.0) 31,453 44.0 Wentworth 823 (48.2) 15,848 22.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,706 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wentworth's 15,848 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRISON * 12,765 (80.5) 36,871 51.6 Street 3,083 (19.5) 34,536 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 15,848 71,407 01.6 14.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 14 April 1944 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party 14 April 1944 to 21 February 1945 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 21 February 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW 72,407 enrolled, 68,984 (95.3%) voted ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Keira, Sutherland, Wollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 15.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Brown OPA 12,996 19.3 Michel Hartzoff 8,122 12.0 Hon Hubert LAZZARINI * ALP 46,346 68.7 (+27.2) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,520 (02.2%) informal 67,464 24.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 68.7% was an increase of 16.6% from the combined vote of 52.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Peter Lazzarini (1886-1952): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Home Security to 1 February 1946 Minister assisting the Treasurer to 29 September 1943 Minister for Works 2 February 1945 to 13 July 1945 Minister for Works and Housing from 13 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW 53,881 enrolled, 51,108 (94.9%) voted ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Balmain, Glebe, Newtown North, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP (NC) over ALP 14.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John BEASLEY * ALP 34,404 69.7 (+47.7) Horace Foley SL 9,166 18.6 (+14.5) Malinda Ivey 957 01.9 Timothy McCristal 352 00.7 Eddington Sherwood OPA 4,481 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,748 (03.4%) informal 49,360 29.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 69.7% was a decrease of 15.1% from the combined vote of 84.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Albert Beasley (1895-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Supply and Shipping to 2 February 1945 Vice-President of the Executive Council 2 February 1945 to 13 July 1945 Minister for Defence 6 July 1945 to 14 August 1946 Resigned seat 14 August 1946 (no by-election held) Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1946-49. Died in office. Died 2 September 1949 --------------------------------------------------------------------