COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BARTON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,900 +07.7 Votes cast: 58,697 98.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,254 02.1 -01.6 Formal votes: 57,443 97.9 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Allen DSC 5,562 09.7 -01.4 John Donovan ALP 23,539 41.0 Albert Lane * UAP 28,342 49.3 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Donovan was NSW MLA for Murray 1930-32. 2. The ALP vote of 41.0% was an increase of 1.1% from the combined vote of 39.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Allen's 5,562 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donovan 4,124 74.1 27,663 48.2 LANE * 1,438 25.9 29,780 51.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,562 57,443 01.8 00.4 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Lane (1873-1950): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Forbes, Orange, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,269 +00.1 Votes cast: 51,413 96.5 +00.6 Informal votes: 921 01.8 -01.9 Formal votes: 50,492 98.2 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Folster ALP 24,114 47.8 Hon Harold THORBY * CP 26,378 52.2 +17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,492 02.2 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Folster was NSW MLA for Orange 1930-32. 2. The ALP vote of 47.8% was an increase of 4.1% from the combined vote of 43.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Victor Campbell Thorby (1888-1973): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio to 29 November 1937 Minister for Defence 29 November 1937 to 7 November 1938 Minister for Works 24 November 1938 to 26 April 1939 Minister for Civil Aviation 24 November 1938 to 26 April 1939 Postmaster-General from 14 March 1940 Minister for Health from 14 March 1940 Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 13 September 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Botany, Newtown, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: ALP (NSW) over ALP 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,380 +02.2 Votes cast: 56,642 97.0 +00.9 Informal votes: 2,316 04.1 -01.5 Formal votes: 54,326 95.9 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyril Glassop 16,125 29.7 Thomas SHEEHAN + ALP 38,201 70.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,326 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 70.3% was a decrease of 7.0% from the 77.3% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. Glassop was a Protestant Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sheehan (1891-1955): Elected 1937 Born: 14 April 1891, Sydney. Career: Educated Catholic schools. Enginedriver. Official, Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen. Newtown City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the May 1940 split within the NSW ALP, Sheehan resigned from the ALP Caucus and sat as a member of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 20.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,747 +04.1 Votes cast: 51,534 95.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 888 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 50,646 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham Brindley ALP 18,646 36.8 +15.4 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 32,000 63.2 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,646 13.2 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Commerce to 26 April 1939 Prime Minister 7 April 1939 to 26 April 1939 Leader of the Country Party to 13 September 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page, as leader of the junior coalition party, was sworn in as Prime Minister following the death of Lyons. He held office until the UAP elected a new leader, Menzies. He refused to serve under Menzies, attacking him in a highly personal speech in the House and ending the coalition. He was forced to resign as Leader of the Country Party following the outbreak of war, when his party colleagues (many of whom had disapproved of his actions) decided to reform the coalition. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Leichhardt, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over UAP 07.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,768 +01.3 Votes cast: 57,912 96.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,305 02.3 -03.2 Formal votes: 56,607 97.7 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Brough UAP 23,961 42.3 +04.0 Sol ROSEVEAR * ALP 32,646 57.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,607 07.7 00.1 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 57.7% was an increase of 3.0% from the combined vote of 54.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Solomon Rosevear (1892-1953): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) from 2 May 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the May 1940 split within the NSW ALP,, Rosevear resigned from the ALP Caucus and sat as a member of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over Country Party 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,340 +05.1 Votes cast: 50,443 94.6 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,347 02.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 49,096 97.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph CLARK * ALP 32,515 66.2 Alexander Huie 16,581 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,096 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 66.2% was a decrease of 2.4% from the combined vote of 68.6% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. Huie was secretary of the Single Tax League. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph James Clark (1897-1992): Elected 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over UAP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,984 -03.4 Votes cast: 52,451 93.7 +01.7 Informal votes: 1,587 03.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 50,864 97.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Butterell UAP 20,429 40.2 -02.1 Thomas Grant 1,603 03.2 Louis Phillips 348 00.7 Eddie WARD * ALP 28,484 56.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,864 08.0 e 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 56.0% was an increase of 1.4% from the combined vote of 54.6% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP (NSW) majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward John Ward (1899-1963): Elected 1931 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1932 By, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 08.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,432 +01.4 Votes cast: 51,034 97.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 863 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 50,171 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Allen ALP 21,299 42.5 Hon John PERKINS * UAP 28,872 57.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,171 07.5 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 42.5% was a decrease of 0.9% from the combined vote of 43.4% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio 7 November 1937 to 8 November 1938 Minister for Trade and Customs 8 November 1938 to 26 April 1939 Minister without portfolio 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Inverell, Moree, Mudgee, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 04.5 e 1937 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 04.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,125 +01.3 Votes cast: 52,420 96.8 +01.5 Informal votes: 601 01.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 51,819 98.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Batchelor CP 24,679 47.6 -04.9 William SCULLY * ALP 27,140 52.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,819 02.4 06.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 52.4% was an increase of 4.9% from the combined vote of 47.5% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The ALP majority over the Country Party is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Scully (1890-1966): Elected 1937 By, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga, Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,096 +02.5 Votes cast: 52,163 96.4 +00.7 Informal votes: 853 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 51,310 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas COLLINS * CP 27,784 54.1 +01.2 James Hoad ALP 23,526 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,310 04.1 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hoad was a NSW MLC 1925-31. 2. The ALP vote of 45.9% was a decrease of 1.1% from the combined vote of 47.0% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Joseph Collins (1886-1945): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins was one of a group of Country Party members (the others were Badman, Corser and Fadden) who dissociated themselves from Page's attack on Menzies in April 1939, and who also rejected Cameron's leadership of the Country Party in September. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: ALP (NSW) over ALP 24.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,170 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Belmore, Earlwood, Lakemba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over UAP 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,308 +04.9 Votes cast: 57,798 97.5 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,437 02.5 -02.3 Formal votes: 56,361 97.5 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Calman UAP 25,547 45.3 +07.4 Ernest Carr DSC 2,435 04.3 -06.7 Daniel MULCAHY * ALP 28,379 50.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,361 02.6 e 04.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Carr was member for Macquarie 1906-17. 2. The ALP vote of 50.4% was an increase of 1.9% from the combined vote of 48.5% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP (NSW) majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Mulcahy (1882-1953): Elected 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the May 1940 split within the NSW ALP, Mulcahy resigned from the ALP Caucus and sat as a member of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,222 -00.7 Votes cast: 51,491 98.6 +01.9 Informal votes: 827 01.6 -02.8 Formal votes: 50,664 98.4 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LAWSON * UAP 26,392 52.1 +06.8 Tony Luchetti ALP 24,272 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,664 02.1 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Luchetti, see Macquarie 1951 by-election. 2. The ALP vote of 47.9% was a decrease of 2.7% from the combined vote of 50.6% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Norman Lawson (1897-1955): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Trade and Customs 26 April 1939 to 23 February 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson resigned following allegations that he was commercially linked to a businessman who had obtained privileges from his department. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Croydon, Five Dock, Gladesville, Mortlake -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 10.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,885 +03.6 Votes cast: 56,470 97.6 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,304 02.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 55,166 97.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Carruthers DSC 4,009 07.3 -03.0 William McCALL * UAP 30,971 56.1 +02.5 Stanley Taylor ALP 20,186 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,166 10.3 e 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Carruthers was Tas MHA for Denison 1935-37. 2. The ALP vote of 36.6% was an increase of 0.4% from the combined vote of 36.2% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Victor McCall (1908-68): Elected 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,209 +01.0 Votes cast: 50,331 96.4 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,141 02.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 49,190 97.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leigh Cuthbertson ALP 19,196 39.0 Victor THOMPSON * CP 29,994 61.0 +16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,190 11.0 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 39.0% was an increase of 8.3% from the 30.7% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio 1 February 1938 to 26 April 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: ALP over ALP (NSW) 08.1 e 1935 by-election majority: ALP over ALP (NSW) 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,577 +08.1 Votes cast: 57,958 97.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,379 04.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 55,579 95.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David WATKINS * ALP 44,085 79.3 Hilton Sykes DSC 11,494 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,579 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 79.3% was a decrease of 12.4% from the combined vote of 91.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934 (when there was no other candidate apart from a Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,296 +05.7 Votes cast: 59,552 97.2 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,344 02.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 58,208 97.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Clayden ALP 16,254 27.9 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * UAP 38,386 65.9 +00.8 Percival Minahan DSC 3,568 06.1 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,208 19.0 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 27.9% was an increase of 4.7% from the 23.2% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Health to 29 November 1937 Minister for Repatriation to 29 November 1937 Minister for External Affairs 29 November 1937 to 26 April 1939 Minister in charge of Territories 29 November 1937 to 7 November 1938 Attorney-General from 20 March 1939 Minister for Industry from 20 March 1939 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party from 26 April 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon Park, Dulwich Hill, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 16.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,628 +03.9 Votes cast: 56,735 96.8 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,050 01.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 55,685 98.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Guhl ALP 20,217 36.3 Hon Charles MARR * UAP 35,468 63.7 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,685 13.7 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 36.3% was an increase of 6.8% from 29.5% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Clanan Marr (1880-1960): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 By, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 19.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,580 +07.1 Votes cast: 57,441 96.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,504 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 55,937 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard George 2,118 03.8 Harold Meggitt 1,100 02.0 Albert Rowe ALP 14,747 26.4 Hon Sir Frederick STEWART * UAP 37,972 67.9 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,937 19.8 e 00.4 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Rowe was member for Parramatta 1929-31. 2. The ALP vote of 26.4% was a decrease of 2.1% from the combined vote of 28.5% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1844-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Commerce to 9 November 1934 Minister for Social Services from 26 April 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Auburn, Bankstown, Granville, Lidcombe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over UAP 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,347 +05.8 Votes cast: 57,445 96.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,468 02.6 -02.1 Formal votes: 55,977 97.4 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph GANDER * ALP 33,738 60.3 Reuben Jenner UAP 22,239 39.7 +07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,977 10.3 01.8 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 60.3% was an increase of 3.5% from the combined vote of 56.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP (NSW) majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Herbert Gander (1888-1954): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the May 1940 split within the NSW ALP, Gander resigned from the ALP Caucus and sat as a member of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: Country Party over Country Party 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,987 +03.0 Votes cast: 53,328 97.0 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,276 02.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 52,052 97.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Anthony CP 12,524 24.1 James Fredericks ALP 15,253 29.3 Robert Gibson CP 8,433 16.2 Roland Green * CP 15,842 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Country Party vote was 70.6%, a decrease of 1.2% from the 71.8% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1934. 2. The ALP vote of 20.3% was an increase of 1.2% from the 28.2% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gibson's 8,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony 4,641 55.0 17,165 33.0 Fredericks 589 07.0 15,842 30.4 Green * 3,203 38.0 19,045 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,433 52,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fredericks's 15,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY 11,775 74.3 28,940 55.6 Green * 4,067 25.7 23,112 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 15,842 52,052 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934. Defeated 1937 Later career: Studied law, barrister. Died 27 April 1947 > Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937 Born: 12 March 1897, Warren, NSW. Career: Primary education. Military Service 1914-18. Tobacco-grower, NSW north coast. Later banana-grower, leader of banana industry. Father of Rt Hon Doug Anthony MP and grandfather of Hon Larry Anthony MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 09.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,368 +01.2 Votes cast: 51,078 95.7 +01.5 Informal votes: 975 01.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 50,103 98.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ballantyne 5,165 10.3 Horace Nock * CP 24,756 49.4 -05.6 William Quirk ALP 20,182 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 40.3% was a decrease of 4.6% from the combined vote of 44.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ballantyne's 5,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NOCK * 3,905 75.6 28,661 57.2 Quirk 1,260 24.4 21,442 42.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,165 50,103 07.2 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Keyworth Nock (1879-1958): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio from 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,468 +04.6 Votes cast: 53,387 96.2 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,553 02.9 -01.2 Formal votes: 51,834 97.1 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Cross ALP 22,923 44.2 Sydney Gardner * UAP 24,691 47.6 +05.0 John Metcalfe 4,220 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,834 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 44.2% was an increase of 2.9% from the 41.3% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Metcalfe's 4,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross 1,367 32.4 24,290 46.9 GARDNER * 2,853 67.6 27,544 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,220 51,834 03.1 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 27.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,453 +09.2 Votes cast: 61,702 97.2 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,118 01.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 60,584 98.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Hamlet 8,200 13.5 Hon Sir Archdale Parkhill * UAP 26,568 43.9 -27.4 Walter Salter ALP 8,494 14.0 Percy Spender 17,322 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,584 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 14.0% was a decrease of 1.7% from the 16.3% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. Hamlet and Spender were independent United Australia candidates. Spender opposed Parkhill "because I think the electors are sick and tired of him" (Daily Telegraph, 28 July 1937). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hamlet's 8,200 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parkhill * 1,879 22.9 28,447 47.0 Salter 1,217 14.8 9,711 16.0 Spender 5,104 62.2 22,426 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,200 60,584 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Salter's 9,711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parkhill * 691 07.1 29,138 48.1 SPENDER 9,020 92.9 31,446 51.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 9,711 60,584 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Archdale Parkhill (1879-1947): Elected 1927 By, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934. Defeated 1937 Minister for Defence to 20 November 1937 Later career: Company director. Died 2 October 1947 > Percy Claude Spender (1897-1985): Elected 1937 Born: 5 October 1897. Career: Educated Fort St High School and University of Sydney. Military Service 1918. Barrister 1923. Father of John Spender MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spender joined the UAP in 1938. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister without portfolio 26 April 1939 to 3 November 1939 Vice-President of the Executive Council 26 January 1940 to 14 March 1940 Treasurer from 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Maroubra, Randwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 08.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,255 +08.4 Votes cast: 59,132 96.5 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,157 02.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 57,975 98.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Dignam ALP 26,788 46.2 John JENNINGS * UAP 31,187 53.8 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,975 03.8 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 46.2% was an increase of 5.7% from the combined vote of 40.5% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomas Jennings (1878-1968): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,747 +14.8 Votes cast: 61,240 96.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,343 02.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 59,897 97.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Conway ALP 19,499 32.6 Hon Eric HARRISON * UAP 40,398 67.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,897 17.4 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 32.6% was an increase of 6.9% from the 25.7% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio 8 November 1938 to 26 April 1939 Postmaster-General 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 Minister for Repatriation 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Keira, Sutherland, Wollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over UAP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,460 +11.9 Votes cast: 57,619 96.9 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,241 02.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 56,378 97.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert LAZZARINI * ALP 31,188 55.3 Henry Storey UAP 25,190 44.7 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,378 05.3 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 55.3% was an increase of 6.6% from the combined vote of 48.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The ALP majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP (NSW) majority over the UAP in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Peter Lazzarini (1886-1952): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Balmain, Glebe, Newtown North, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over UAP 23.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,341 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John BEASLEY * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Albert Beasley (1895-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) from 2 May 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the May 1940 split within the NSW ALP, Beasley resigned from the ALP Caucus and sat as a member of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist), of which he became leader. --------------------------------------------------------------------