COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BARRIER, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Moama, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: ALP over Independent 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,825 -19.0 Votes cast: 17,634 65.7 +05.4 Informal votes: 637 03.6 +01.1 Formal votes: 16,997 96.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael CONSIDINE * ALP 8,786 51.7 +01.8 Arthur Lawrence 4,735 27.9 Charles McAllister Nat 3,476 20.5 +15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,997 03.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Considine resigned from the Labor Party in November 1920 after a dispute with the NSW state executive. 2. Lawrence was a "Soldiers' candidate." -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Patrick Considine (1885-1959): Elected 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barrier was abolished at the 1922 redistribution. Considine contested Darling in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Orange, Parkes, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,643 -00.2 Votes cast: 24,494 75.0 -05.3 Informal votes: 340 01.4 -01.3 Formal votes: 24,154 98.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas LAVELLE ALP 12,628 52.3 +04.1 Henry Pigott * Nat 11,526 47.7 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,154 02.3 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry Robert Maguire Pigott (1866-1949): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Grazier and farmers' leader. Died 11 July 1949 > Thomas James Lavelle (1857-1944): Elected 1919 Born: 2 December 1857, Liverpool, NSW. Career: Primary education. Farmer, canecutter, railworker. Organiser Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Camperdown, Mascot, Newtown -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,184 -04.6 Votes cast: 25,909 66.1 -04.6 Informal votes: 2,540 09.8 +07.1 Formal votes: 23,369 90.2 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James CATTS * ALP 14,559 62.3 -02.1 George Holt Nat 7,248 31.0 -04.6 Timothy McCristal 1,562 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,369 15.7 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCristal was a Socialist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Howard Catts (1878-1951): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Catts was expelled from the NSW ALP in April 1921 as a result of a factional dispute, and as a result was excluded from the ALP Caucus. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Woolgoolga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,235 -06.2 Votes cast: 22,905 65.0 Informal votes: 1,197 05.2 Formal votes: 21,708 94.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Earle PAGE F&S 11,372 52.4 Ross Pryor ALP 5,712 26.3 John Thomson * Nat 4,624 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,708 21.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Died 22 November 1934 > Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919 Born: 8 August 1880, Grafton, NSW. Career: Educated Grafton Public School, University of Sydney. Doctor, resident medical officer, Sydney. Practised Grafton from 1903. Military Service 1916-17. Grafton Council. Farmer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page joined the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. Leader of the Country Party from 5 April 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Annandale, Balmain, Leichhardt, Rozelle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,328 -02.4 Votes cast: 27,855 69.1 -03.2 Informal votes: 657 02.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 27,198 97.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Clutton Nat 10,956 40.3 -05.7 William MAHONY * ALP 16,242 59.7 +05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,198 09.7 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William George Mahony (1877-1962): Elected 1915 By, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Cobar, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,665 -07.1 Votes cast: 18,765 67.8 -06.9 Informal votes: 417 02.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 18,348 97.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur BLAKELEY * ALP 11,344 61.8 +08.5 Alfred Perkins Nat 7,004 38.2 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,348 11.8 08.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Blakeley (1886-1972): Elected 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Denham Street, Glenmore, King -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,036 -04.5 Votes cast: 22,695 58.1 Informal votes: 617 02.7 Formal votes: 22,078 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John WEST * ALP 12,751 57.8 John Wilson Nat 9,327 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,078 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Edward West (1851-1931): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,175 -02.0 Votes cast: 20,353 69.8 -07.6 Informal votes: 330 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 20,023 01.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Brown ALP 9,770 48.8 +06.0 Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Nat 10,253 51.2 -06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,023 01.2 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Inverell, Moree, Narrabri, Warialda -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,444 -07.4 Votes cast: 22,501 69.4 00.0 Informal votes: 1,477 06.6 +03.4 Formal votes: 21,024 93.4 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bell 1,992 09.5 Lou Cunningham ALP 10,333 49.1 +05.6 Hon William Webster * Nat 8,699 41.4 -15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bell's 1,992 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM 850 42.7 11,183 53.2 Webster * 1,142 57.3 9,841 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,992 21,024 03.2 09.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Webster (1860-1935): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Postmaster-General to 3 February 1920 Died 8 October 1935 > Lucien Lawrence Cunningham (1889-1945): Elected 1919 Born: 1889, Inverell, NSW. Career: Primary education. Wool presser and farmer. Organiser, Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Cootamundra, Tumut, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,965 -06.3 Votes cast: 23,999 70.7 -04.4 Informal votes: 1,735 07.2 +05.0 Formal votes: 22,264 92.8 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Milthorpe F&S 5,149 23.1 Parker MOLONEY ALP 11,702 52.6 +04.5 Andrew Scambler 125 00.6 Edwin Townsend + Nat 5,288 23.8 -28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,264 07.5 e 09.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moloney was member for Indi, Victoria, 1910-13 and 1914-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker John Moloney (1879-1961): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914. Defeated 1917. Elected 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Teralba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,983 +03.4 Votes cast: 23,735 60.9 -06.9 Informal votes: 485 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 23,250 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP 13,692 58.9 +05.5 John Lee Nat 9,558 41.1 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,250 08.9 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee was NSW MLA for Botany 1920-27, Drummoyne 1927-30, 1932-41. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1 August 1921 to 16 May 1922 Assistant Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1 August 1921 to 16 May 1922 Leader of the Opposition from 16 May 1922 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 16 May 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton was elected Labor Leader following the death of Frank Tudor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ILLAWARRA, NSW ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Bulli, Hurstville, Kogarah, Wollongong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,745 -02.6 Votes cast: 33,540 71.8 -03.9 Informal votes: 3,080 09.2 +07.0 Formal votes: 30,460 90.8 -07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Burns 2,075 06.8 Hector LAMOND * Nat 15,419 50.6 -03.7 Thomas Marshall 446 01.5 Bertie Sheiles ALP 12,520 41.1 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,460 03.1 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns was Labor member for Illawarra 1913-17. He was a Socialist Party candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector Lamond (1865-1947): Elected 1917, 1919 Assistant Minister for Repatriation from 12 December 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Illawarra was abolished at the 1922 redistribution. Lamond contested Barton in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Livingstone, Marrickville, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,657 -01.2 Votes cast: 33,559 67.6 -05.1 Informal votes: 515 01.5 -01.3 Formal votes: 33,044 98.5 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Elliot JOHNSON * Nat 18,939 57.3 -03.1 Archibald Moate ALP 14,105 42.7 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,044 07.3 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Elliot Johnson (1862-1932): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Speaker of the House of Representatives -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Blayney, Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,071 -03.6 Votes cast: 25,721 73.3 -03.0 Informal votes: 407 01.6 +00.8 Formal votes: 25,314 98.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Carr Nat 11,859 46.8 -03.2 Samuel NICHOLLS * ALP 13,455 53.2 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,314 03.2 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carr was member for Macquarie 1906-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Robert Nicholls (1885-1939): Elected 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEPEAN, NSW ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Granville, Homebush, Liverpool, Rookwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,882 +03.1 Votes cast: 36,968 68.6 -04.2 Informal votes: 814 02.2 -00.5 Formal votes: 36,154 97.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric BOWDEN Nat 20,630 57.1 -03.4 Cornelius Wallace * ALP 15,524 42.9 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,154 07.1 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bowden was MP for Nepean 1906-10. 2. Wallace was MP for West Sydney 1917-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eric Kendall Bowden (1872-1931): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910. Elected 1919 > Cornelius Wallace (1881-1921): Elected 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Queensland Navigation Department. Died 20 September 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nepean was abolished at the 1922 redistribution. Bowden contested Parramatta in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Werris Creek -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,213 -04.1 Votes cast: 22,454 69.7 Informal votes: 442 02.0 Formal votes: 22,012 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander HAY + Nat/F&S 12,622 57.3 James Tully ALP 9,390 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,012 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Tully, see Barton 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Hay (1865-1941): Elected 1919 Born: 8 January 1865, Auckland, New Zealand. Career: Educated Auckland Grammar School. Inherited estates, Queensland. Migrated 1893. Grazier, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hay was endorsed both by the Nationalists and by the F&S. He joined the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. He often failed to vote with the party, however, and was expelled in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,531 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David WATKINS * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Manly, Milsons Point, Mosman, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,237 +05.5 Votes cast: 35,639 66.9 Informal votes: 643 01.8 Formal votes: 34,996 98.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cecil Murphy ALP 8,558 24.5 Granville RYRIE * Nat 26,438 75.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,996 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy was NSW MLA for North Shore 1920-27. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Assistant Minister for Defence 4 February 1920 to 21 December 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryrie contested Warringah in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Burwood, Canterbury, Drummoyne -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,964 +08.8 Votes cast: 43,552 66.0 -02.8 Informal votes: 3,437 07.9 +04.8 Formal votes: 40,115 92.1 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Jones ALP 13,807 34.4 -00.2 Charles Marr + Nat 18,276 45.6 -19.8 Hon Bruce Smith * 8,032 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith lost his Nationalist endorsement after criticising the Hughes government. He stood as an independent Nationalist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 8,032 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 796 09.9 14,603 36.4 MARR 7,236 90.1 25,512 63.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,032 40,115 13.6 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Bruce Smith (1851-1937): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Lawyer and author. Died 15 August 1937 > Charles William Clanan Marr (1880-1960): Elected 1919 Born: 23 March 1880, Sydney. Career: Educated Newington College and Sydney Technical College. Electrical engineer. Pioneer of radio. Military Service 1914-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,007 +06.3 Votes cast: 37,741 66.2 -04.7 Informal votes: 536 01.4 -02.8 Formal votes: 37,205 98.6 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Sir Joseph COOK * Nat 27,000 72.6 -01.2 William Hutchison ALP 10,205 27.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,205 22.6 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Minister for the Navy to 28 July 1920 Treasurer 28 July 1920 to 11 November 1921 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party to 11 November 1921 Resigned seat 11 November 1921 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commission to Britain 1921-27. Knighted 1920. Died 30 July 1947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over Independent 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,992 -01.2 Votes cast: 22,661 66.7 -04.6 Informal votes: 1,412 06.2 +02.3 Formal votes: 21,249 93.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Walter MASSY-GREENE * Nat 14,215 66.9 -08.3 Ernest O'Dea ALP 4,650 21.9 John Steel 2,384 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,249 22.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Dea was a NSW MLC 1942-67. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Minister for Trade and Customs to 21 December 1921 Minister for Health from 10 March 1921 Minister for Defence from 21 December 1921 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party November 1921 to December 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Coolamon, Narrandera, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over Independent 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,691 -00.7 Votes cast: 22,124 63.8 -06.8 Informal votes: 480 02.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 21,644 97.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John CHANTER * Nat/F&S 11,114 51.3 -07.9 James Hoad ALP 10,530 48.7 +07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,644 01.3 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoad was a NSW MLC 1925-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Moore Chanter (1845-1931): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903. Elected 1904 By, 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913. Elected 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chanter was endorsed both by the Nationalists and by the F&S. He remained with the Nationalists when the Country Party was formed in 1920. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,206 +01.1 Votes cast: 21,822 65.7 -05.9 Informal votes: 367 01.7 -01.1 Formal votes: 21,455 98.3 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FLEMING * Nat/F&S 11,468 53.5 -02.7 James Kelly ALP 9,987 46.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,455 03.5 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Montgomerie Fleming (1874-1961): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fleming was endorsed both by the Nationalists and by the F&S. He joined the Country Party in April 1921. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Foveaux, Kensington, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,772 +02.6 Votes cast: 26,203 59.9 -05.9 Informal votes: 559 02.1 -01.8 Formal votes: 25,644 97.9 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward RILEY * ALP 17,521 68.3 +05.0 Frederick Sykes Nat 8,123 31.7 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,644 18.3 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Riley (1859-1943): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,804 +05.4 Votes cast: 34,361 63.9 -03.5 Informal votes: 595 01.7 -02.1 Formal votes: 33,766 98.3 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dunn ALP 12,998 38.5 +07.0 Walter MARKS + Nat 20,768 61.5 -07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,766 11.5 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Dunn, see Senate NSW 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Moffitt Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919 Born: 6 June 1875, Jamberoo, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School. Solicitor. Military Service 1915-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Goulburn, Grenfell, Murrumburrah, Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,501 -02.6 Votes cast: 26,147 71.6 -04.3 Informal votes: 2,063 07.9 +05.2 Formal votes: 24,084 92.1 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lazzarini ALP 11,948 49.6 +02.4 John Lynch * Nat 7,600 31.6 -21.2 William Wright 4,536 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright was a "Soldiers' candidate." (Goulburn Evening Post, 20 November 1919) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wright's 4,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAZZARINI 327 07.2 12,275 51.0 Lynch * 4,209 92.8 11,809 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,536 24,084 01.0 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Lynch (1863-1941): Elected 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Later career: Farmer and rural writer. Died 15 June 1941 > Hubert Peter Lazzarini (1886-1952): Elected 1919 Born: 1886, Young, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools. Shopkeeper, Young and other towns. Active Clothing Trades Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Blackwattle, Gipps, Golden Grove, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,683 -14.7 Votes cast: 20,460 66.7 +03.3 Informal votes: 738 03.6 +00.4 Formal votes: 19,722 96.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas RYAN + ALP 14,234 72.2 +05.7 Richard Sleath Nat 5,488 27.8 -05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,722 22.2 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sleath was NSW MLA for Wilcannia 1894-1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Joseph Ryan (1876-1921): Elected 1919 Born: 1 July 1876, Port Fairy, Victoria. Career: Educated Xavier College, Melbourne and University of Melbourne. Teacher and barrister, Melbourne and Rockhampton, Queensland. State politics: Qld MLA for Barcoo 1909-19. Leader of the Opposition 1912-15. Premier, Chief Secretary and Attorney-General 1915-19, Secretary for Mines 1915. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy Leader of the Opposition 9 September 1920 to 1 August 1921 Assistant Leader of the Australian Labor Party 9 September 1920 to 1 August 1921 Died 1 August 1921 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan transferred to federal politics with the promise from members of the ALP Federal Executive of the party leadership if Tudor could be persuaded to resign. His own death forestalled this. He died in Barcaldine, Queensland, while campaigning in the Maranoa by- election. --------------------------------------------------------------------