COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BARTON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,269 +09.0 Votes cast: 63,202 96.8 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,539 02.4 +00.3 Formal votes: 61,663 97.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Herbert EVATT ALP 35,425 57.4 +16.4 Albert Lane * UAP 21,845 35.4 -13.9 Samuel Lewis SL 1,111 01.8 John Mackay 484 00.8 Robert Mackie 155 00.3 John Rose ALPNC 2,643 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,663 12.1 e 13.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 61.7%, an increase of 20.7% from the 41.0% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Lane (1873-1950): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Died 29 December 1950 > Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940 Born: 30 April 1894, Maitland, NSW. Career: Educated Fort St High School and University of Sydney. Barrister, LLD 1924. Associate to Chief Justice of NSW. Tutor, University of Sydney. Leading industrial lawyer. Justice of the High Court of Australia 1931-40. State politics: NSW MLA for Balmain 1925-30. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General from 7 October 1941 Minister for External Affairs from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Forbes, Orange, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,528 -01.4 Votes cast: 49,389 94.0 -02.5 Informal votes: 2,017 04.1 -02.3 Formal votes: 47,372 95.8 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Brazier 1,435 03.0 John Breen ALP 12,589 26.6 -21.2 John Heiss ALPNC 6,592 13.9 Herbert Hodby CP 4,027 08.5 Gregory McGirr SL 5,502 11.6 Hon Harold Thorby * CP 17,227 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. McGirr was NSW MLA for Yass 1913-20, Cootamundra 1920-22, Sydney 1922-25. He was the elder brother of Hon James McGirr, Premier of NSW 1947-52. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 40.5%, a decrease of 7.3% from the 47.8% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 44.9%, a decrease of 7.3% from the 52.2% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brazier's 1,435 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 960 66.9 13,549 28.6 Heiss 193 13.4 6,785 14.3 Hodby 104 07.2 4,131 08.7 McGirr 89 06.2 5,591 11.8 Thorby * 89 06.2 17,316 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,435 47,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hodby's 4,131 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 223 05.4 13,772 29.1 Heiss 165 04.0 6,950 14.7 McGirr 209 05.1 5,800 12.2 Thorby * 3,534 85.5 20,850 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,131 47,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McGirr's 5,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen 3,131 54.0 16,903 35.7 Heiss 1,927 33.2 8,877 18.7 Thorby * 742 12.8 21,592 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,800 47,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Heiss's 8,877 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BREEN 8,379 94.4 25,282 53.4 Thorby * 498 05.6 22,090 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,877 47,372 03.4 05.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Harold Victor Campbell Thorby (1888-1973): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Postmaster-General to 28 October 1940 Minister for Health to 28 October 1940 Leputy Leader of the Country Party to 28 October 1940 Later career: Farmer, Qurindi, NSW Died 1 January 1973 > John Patrick Breen (1898-1966): Elected 1940 Born: 1898, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Career: Educated Catholic schools and University of Sydney. Publican, organiser Australian Workers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Botany, Newtown, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: ALP over Independent 20.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,843 +00.8 Votes cast: 56,201 95.5 -01.8 Informal votes: 2,041 03.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 54,160 96.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Garden ALP 17,634 32.6 -37.7 Cyril Glassop 4,901 09.0 Thomas SHEEHAN * ALPNC 31,625 58.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,160 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Garden was member for Cook 1934-37. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 91.0%, an increase of 20.7% from the 70.3% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. Glassop was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sheehan (1891-1955): Elected 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheehan joined the ALP Caucus when the split in the NSW Branch of the ALP was resolved in March 1941. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 13.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,443 +03.2 Votes cast: 52,666 95.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 909 01.7 00.0 Formal votes: 51,757 98.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cain 4,243 08.2 Myles Kelly ALP 11,350 21.9 -14.9 Joseph McElhone 8,391 16.2 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 27,773 53.7 -09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,757 14.9 e 01.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Commerce 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Leichhardt, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,734 -00.1 Votes cast: 57,087 95.6 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,423 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 55,664 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Cochrane ALP 18,643 33.5 -24.2 Hubert O'Connell UAP 14,736 26.5 -15.8 Sol Rosevear * ALPNC 20,721 37.2 Edmund Ryan SL 1,564 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,664 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cochrane was a NSW MLC 1950-64. 2. O'Connell was a NSW MLC 1967-71. 3. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 70.7%, an increase of 13.0% from the 57.7% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ryan's 1,564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cochrane 990 63.3 19,633 35.3 O'Connell 153 09.8 14,889 26.7 Rosevear * 421 26.9 21,142 38.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,564 55,664 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: O'Connell's 14,889 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cochrane 4,189 28.1 23,822 42.8 ROSEVEAR * 10,700 71.9 31,842 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,889 55,664 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Solomon Rosevear (1892-1953): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) to 10 March 1941 Speaker of the House of Representatives from 22 June 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosevear joined the ALP Caucus when the split in the NSW Branch of the ALP was resolved in March 1941. -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: ALP over Independent 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,044 +01.3 Votes cast: 47,163 87.3 -07.3 Informal votes: 1,229 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 45,934 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph CLARK * ALP 29,128 63.4 -02.8 Alexander Huie 10,648 23.2 Charles Murphy ALPNC 6,158 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,934 23.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 76.8%, an increase of 10.6% from the 66.2% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph James Clark (1897-1992): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,948 -00.1 Votes cast: 50,655 90.5 -03.2 Informal votes: 2,386 04.7 +01.7 Formal votes: 48,269 95.3 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Aarons 2,264 04.7 James Catts UAP 2,508 05.2 Diana Gould 1,867 03.9 Stephen Gould ALPNC 5,547 11.5 Dr Lewis Nott UAP 12,211 25.3 Louis Phillips 187 00.4 Eddie Ward * ALP 23,685 49.1 -06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Catts was member for Cook 1906-22. 2. Nott was member for Herbert, Qld, 1925-28. 3. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 60.6%, an increase of 4.6% from the 56.0% polled by the ALP in 1937. 5. The combined UAP vote was 30.5%, a decrease of 9.7% from the 40.2% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Phillips's 187 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aarons 21 11.2 2,285 04.7 Catts 11 05.9 2,519 05.2 D Gould 21 11.2 1,888 03.9 S Gould 27 14.4 5,574 11.5 Nott 30 16.0 12,241 25.4 Ward * 77 41.2 23,762 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 187 48,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: D Gould's 1,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aarons 98 05.2 2,383 04.9 Catts 95 05.0 2,614 05.4 S Gould 210 11.1 5,784 12.0 Nott 61 03.2 12,302 25.5 WARD * 1,424 75.4 25,186 52.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,888 48,269 16.1 e 08.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward John Ward (1899-1963): Elected 1931 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1932 By, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Labour and National Service from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,423 +01.9 Votes cast: 50,782 95.1 -02.2 Informal votes: 2,263 04.5 +02.8 Formal votes: 48,519 95.5 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Alam 1,018 02.1 Rupert Beale 987 02.0 Benjamin Kelly ALPNC 4,575 09.4 Frank Louat UAP 6,173 12.7 Roy May UAP 1,175 02.4 Pat Osborne UAP 4,763 09.8 Hon John Perkins * UAP 13,092 27.0 Herbert Turner ALP 16,736 34.5 -08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Beale was NSW MLA for South Coast 1941-42. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 43.9%, an increase of 1.4% from the 42.5% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 51.9%, a decrease of 5.6% from the 57.5% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beale's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alam 238 24.1 1,256 02.6 Kelly 114 11.6 4,689 09.7 Louat 174 17.6 6,347 13.1 May 47 04.8 1,222 02.5 Osborne 168 17.0 4,931 10.2 Perkins * 148 15.0 13,240 27.3 Turner 98 09.9 16,834 34.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: May's 1,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alam 41 03.4 1,297 02.7 Kelly 39 03.2 4,728 09.7 Louat 181 14.8 6,528 13.5 Osborne 673 55.1 5,604 11.6 Perkins * 243 (19.9 13,483 27.8 Turner 45 03.7 16,879 34.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,222 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Alam's 1,297 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 1,014 78.2 5,742 11.8 Louat 91 07.0 6,619 13.6 Osborne 42 03.2 5,646 11.6 Perkins * 70 05.4 13,553 27.9 Turner 80 06.2 16,959 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,297 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Osborne's 5,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 156 02.8 5,898 12.2 Louat 1,856 32.9 8,475 17.5 Perkins * 3,476 61.6 17,029 35.1 Turner 158 02.8 17,117 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,646 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kelly's 5,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louat 1,779 30.2 10,254 21.1 Perkins * 234 04.0 17,263 35.6 Turner 3,885 65.9 21,002 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,898 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Louat's 10,254 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERKINS * 9,312 90.8 26,575 54.8 Turner 942 09.2 21,944 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,254 48,519 04.8 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Inverell, Moree, Mudgee, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,261 +00.3 Votes cast: 50,011 92.2 -04.6 Informal votes: 881 01.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 49,130 98.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Batchelor CP 7,738 15.8 Frederick Deakins 788 01.6 William SCULLY * ALP 27,231 55.4 +03.0 Benjamin Wade CP 13,373 27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,130 08.8 e 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Wade was NSW MLA for Barwon 1932-40. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 43.0%, a decrease of 4.6% from the 47.6% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Scully (1890-1966): Elected 1937 By, 1937, 1940 Minister for Commerce 7 October 1941 to 22 December 1942 Minister for Commerce and Agriculture from 22 December 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga, Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,078 +01.8 Votes cast: 51,687 93.8 -02.6 Informal votes: 1,026 02.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 50,661 98.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas Collins * CP 21,379 42.2 -11.9 John Fisher SL 2,473 04.9 Arthur Fuller ALPNC 11,037 21.8 Clarence Nolan ALP 11,584 22.9 -23.0 Eric Roberts 4,188 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Fuller, see Hume 1943. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 44.7%, a decrease of 1.2% from the 45.9% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fisher's 2,473 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins * 307 12.4 21,686 42.8 Fuller 847 34.2 11,884 23.5 Nolan 1,182 47.8 12,766 25.2 Roberts 137 05.5 4,325 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,473 50,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Roberts's 4,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins * 2,674 61.8 24,360 48.1 Fuller 512 11.8 12,396 24.5 Nolan 1,139 26.3 13,905 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,325 50,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fuller's 12,396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLINS * 1,431 11.5 25,791 50.9 Nolan 10,965 88.5 24,870 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,396 50,661 00.9 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Joseph Collins (1886-1945): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister without portfolio 28 October 1940 to 26 June 1941 Postmaster-General 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,009 +05.3 Votes cast: 53,401 95.3 Informal votes: 1,524 02.9 Formal votes: 51,877 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gollan SL 12,956 25.0 Rowland JAMES * ALP 38,921 75.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,877 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Belmore, Earlwood, Lakemba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 02.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,137 +09.8 Votes cast: 63,436 97.4 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,064 03.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 61,372 96.7 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Calman UAP 5,626 09.2 John Metcalfe ALP 12,487 20.3 -30.1 Daniel Mulcahy * ALPNC 23,298 38.0 Arthur Robinson SL 3,738 06.1 Hon Bertram Stevens UAP 15,615 25.4 Stanley Willmott UAP 608 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Stevens was NSW MLA for Croydon 1927-40. He was Premier of NSW 1932-39. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 58.3%, an increase of 7.9% from the 50.4% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 35.6%, a decrease of 9.7% from the 45.3% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Willmott's 608 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calman 343 56.4 5,969 09.7 Metcalfe 28 04.6 12,515 20.4 Mulcahy * 39 06.4 23,337 38.0 Robinson 43 07.1 3,781 06.2 Stevens 155 25.5 15,770 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 608 61,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Robinson's 3,781 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calman 240 06.3 6,209 10.1 Metcalfe 2,197 58.1 14,712 24.0 Mulcahy * 1,122 29.7 24,459 39.9 Stevens 222 05.9 15,992 26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,781 61,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Calman's 6,209 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Metcalfe 1,902 30.6 16,614 27.1 Mulcahy * 594 09.6 25,053 40.8 Stevens 3,713 59.8 19,705 32.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,209 61,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Metcalfe's 16,614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MULCAHY * 15,464 93.1 40,517 66.0 Stevens 1,150 06.9 20,855 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,614 61,372 16.0 13.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP (NC) majority over the UAP is compared with the ALP majority over the UAP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Mulcahy (1882-1953): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulcahy joined the ALP Caucus when the split in the NSW Branch of the ALP was resolved in March 1941. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,629 +04.6 Votes cast: 51,453 94.2 -04.4 Informal votes: 665 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 50,788 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben Chifley ALP 22,660 44.6 -03.3 Bernard Cunningham ALPNC 7,660 15.1 Hon John Lawson * UAP 20,468 40.3 -11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,788 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Chifley was member for Macquarie 1928-31. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 59.7%, an increase of 11.8% from the 47.9% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cunningham's 7,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIFLEY 6,833 89.2 29,493 58.1 Lawson * 827 10.8 21,295 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,660 50,788 08.1 10.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Norman Lawson (1897-1955): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Later career: Farmer, Arrowfield, NSW. Died 14 August, 1955 > Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940 Treasurer from 7 October 1941 Minister for Post-war Reconstruction from 22 December 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Croydon, Five Dock, Gladesville, Mortlake -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 10.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,190 +04.0 Votes cast: 58,171 96.6 -01.0 Informal votes: 853 01.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 57,318 98.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rupert Lockwood SL 8,555 14.9 William McCALL * UAP 28,727 50.1 -06.0 Raymond Watt ALP 20,036 35.0 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,318 02.6 e 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lockwood was a member of the Communist Party and a prominent figure during the Royal Commission into Espionage (1954�55). -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Victor McCall (1908-68): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,101 -00.2 Votes cast: 49,522 95.0 -01.4 Informal votes: 966 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 48,556 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Abbott CP 16,898 34.8 Leigh Cuthbertson ALP 16,085 33.1 -05.9 Donald Shand CP 3,938 08.1 Victor Thompson * CP 11,635 24.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 66.9%, an increase of 5.9% from the 61.0% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shand's 3,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott 1,452 36.9 18,350 37.8 Cuthbertson 677 17.2 16,762 34.5 Thompson * 1,809 45.9 13,444 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,938 48,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thompson's 13,444 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT 11,090 82.5 29,440 60.6 Cuthbertson 2,354 17.5 19,116 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,444 48,556 10.6 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Later career: Country Party journalist and official. Died 11 May 1968 > Joseph Palmer Abbott (1891-1965): Elected 1940 Born: 18 October 1891, Sydney. Career: Educated Armidale School, Armidale, NSW, and University of Sydney. Military Service 1915-18. Grazier and woolgrowers' leader. President, Graziers' Council of Australia. Half-brother of Senator Macartney Abbott and cousin of Hon Aubrey Abbott MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Home Security 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: ALP over Independent 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,828 +07.1 Votes cast: 61,038 95.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,649 02.7 -01.4 Formal votes: 59,389 97.3 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Clarke 6,190 10.4 Thomas Hickey SL 9,029 15.2 David WATKINS * ALP 44,170 74.4 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,389 28.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 19.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,773 +08.9 Votes cast: 63,746 95.5 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,170 01.8 -00.5 Formal votes: 62,576 98.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dooley ALP 9,704 15.5 -12.4 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * UAP 38,381 61.3 -04.6 John Steel ALPNC 3,526 05.6 William Wilson SL 10,965 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,576 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dooley was NSW MLA for Hartley 1907-20, Bathurst 1920-27. He was Premier of NSW 1921-22. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 21.1%, a decrease of 6.8% from the 27.9% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Attorney-General to 7 October 1941 Minister for Industry to 28 October 1940 Minister for the Navy 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party to 8 October 1941 Leader of the United Australia Party from 8 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes was elected Leader of the UAP after Menzies's resignation. But in view of his age and the fact that he was deaf he agreed at a joint meeting of the Opposition parties that the Country Party leader, Fadden, should be Leader of the Opposition. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon Park, Dulwich Hill, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,775 +03.7 Votes cast: 58,092 95.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 833 01.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 57,259 98.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Knox 6,785 11.8 Hon Sir Charles MARR * UAP 28,909 50.5 -13.2 Daniel Murphy ALP 21,565 37.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,259 07.4 e 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Clanan Marr (1880-1960): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 By, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 19.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,949 +09.0 Votes cast: 62,153 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,822 02.9 +00.3 Formal votes: 60,331 97.1 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dalton ALPNC 5,639 09.3 Albert Rowe ALP 10,553 17.5 -08.9 Norman Rydge UAP 7,189 11.9 Hon Sir Frederick Stewart * UAP 25,561 42.4 Gordon Wallace UAP 7,437 12.3 William Wood SL 3,952 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Rowe was member for Parramatta 1929-31. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 26.8%, an increase of 0.4% from the 26.4% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 66.6%, a decrease of 1.3% from the 67.9% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wood's 3,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dalton 503 12.7 6,142 10.2 Rowe 2,610 66.0 13,163 21.8 Rydge 153 03.9 7,342 12.2 Stewart * 308 07.8 25,869 42.9 Wallace 378 09.6 7,815 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,952 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dalton's 6,142 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowe 5,645 91.9 18,808 31.2 Rydge 229 03.7 7,571 12.5 Stewart * 169 02.8 26,038 43.2 Wallace 99 01.6 7,914 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,142 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rydge's 7,571 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowe 873 11.5 19,681 32.6 Stewart * 2,787 36.8 28,825 47.8 Wallace 3,911 51.7 11,825 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,571 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wallace's 11,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowe 1,026 08.7 20,707 34.3 STEWART * 10,799 91.3 39,624 65.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,825 60,331 15.7 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1844-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Social Services to 7 October 1941 Minister for Supply and Development 26 January 1940 to 29 August 1941 Minister for External Affairs 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 Minister for Health 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Auburn, Bankstown, Granville, Lidcombe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,685 +07.3 Votes cast: 61,027 95.8 -01.0 Informal votes: 2,452 04.0 +01.4 Formal votes: 58,575 96.0 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Brown 15,472 26.4 Joseph Gander * ALPNC 18,677 31.9 Jack Hughes SL 6,211 10.6 Edward James 614 01.0 Charles Morgan ALP 17,601 30.0 -30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brown was an independent United Australia candidate. 2. M J R "Jack" Hughes was President of the New South Wales Labor Council 1937-41 and leader of the State Labor Party, which in 1944 merged with the Communist Party. 3. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 61.9% an increase of 1.6% from the 60.3% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: James's 614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 272 44.3 15,744 26.9 Gander * 68 11.1 18,745 32.0 Hughes 108 17.6 6,319 10.8 Morgan 166 27.0 17,767 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 614 58,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hughes's 6,319 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 764 12.1 16,508 28.2 Gander * 1,576 24.9 20,321 34.7 Morgan 3,979 63.0 21,746 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,319 58,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 16,508 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gander * 7,818 47.4 28,139 48.0 MORGAN 8,690 52.6 30,436 52.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,508 58,575 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph Herbert Gander (1888-1954): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Later career: Public servant. Died 22 November 1954 > Charles Albert Aaron Morgan (1897-1967): Elected 1940 Born: 27 January 1897, Woonana, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools and Sydney Technical College. Solicitor 1920. Labor lawyer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: Country Party over Country Party 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,754 +03.2 Votes cast: 53,484 94.2 -02.8 Informal votes: 647 01.2 -01.2 Formal votes: 52,837 98.8 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry ANTHONY * CP 34,311 64.9 Alexander Collingridge SL 2,146 04.1 James Fredericks ALP 16,380 31.0 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,837 16.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 64.9% was a decrease of 5.7% from the 70.6% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940 Minister without portfolio 28 October 1940 to 26 June 1941 Minister for Transport 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,671 -01.3 Votes cast: 48,778 92.6 -03.1 Informal votes: 2,261 04.6 +02.7 Formal votes: 46,517 95.4 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Cuttle 1,408 03.0 John Hogan 7,571 16.3 Joseph Langtry ALP 10,083 21.7 -18.6 Charles Lenon SL 1,177 02.5 Hon Horace Nock * CP 12,355 26.6 William Quirk ALPNC 6,724 14.5 Hugh Roberton CP 7,199 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Roberton, see Riverina 1949. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 36.2%, a decrease of 4.1% from the 40.3% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 42.1%, a decrease of 7.3% from the 49.4% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lenon's 1,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuttle 28 02.4 1,436 03.1 Hogan 66 05.6 7,637 16.4 Langtry 899 76.4 10,982 23.6 Nock * 57 04.8 12,412 26.7 Quirk 108 09.2 6,832 14.7 Roberton 19 01.6 7,218 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,177 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cuttle's 1,436 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogan 831 57.9 8,468 18.2 Langtry 141 09.8 11,123 23.9 Nock * 200 13.9 12,612 27.1 Quirk 83 05.8 6,915 14.9 Roberton 181 12.6 7,399 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,436 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Quirk's 6,915 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogan 1,291 (18.7 9,759 21.0 Langtry 4,943 71.5 16,066 34.5 Nock * 322 04.7 12,934 27.8 Roberton 359 05.2 7,758 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,915 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Roberton's 7,758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogan 1,190 15.3 10,949 23.5 Langtry 354 04.6 16,420 35.3 Nock * 6,214 80.1 19,148 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,758 46,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hogan's 10,949 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANGTRY 7,560 69.0 23,980 51.6 Nock * 3,389 31.0 22,537 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,949 46,517 01.6 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Horace Keyworth Nock (1879-1958): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Minister without portfolio to 28 October 1940 Later career: Farmer and company director. Wool Board till 1948. Died 2 August 1958 > Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940 Born: 2 September 1880, Kyabram, Victoria. Career: Primary education. Teamster. To NSW, wheatfarmer and publican, Barrelan, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,928 +06.2 Votes cast: 56,082 95.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 2,763 04.9 +02.0 Formal votes: 53,319 95.1 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cox 1,640 03.1 Edward Down 161 00.3 Sydney Gardner * UAP 9,142 17.1 Michael McKeon ALPNC 4,735 08.9 Augustine Marshall UAP 1,617 03.0 James Russell SL 3,503 06.6 Eric Spooner UAP 14,809 27.8 Thomas Williams ALP 17,712 33.2 -11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Williams, see Robertson 1943. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 42.1%, a decrease of 2.1% from the 44.2% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 47.9%, an increase of 0.3% from the 47.6% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Down's 161 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 79 49.1 1,719 03.2 Gardner * 32 19.9 9,174 17.2 McKeon 19 11.8 4,754 08.9 Marshall 6 03.7 1,623 03.0 Russell 5 03.1 3,508 06.6 Spooner 10 06.2 14,819 27.8 Williams 10 06.2 17,722 33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 161 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marshall's 1,623 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 47 02.9 1,766 03.3 Gardner * 803 49.5 9,977 18.7 McKeon 66 04.1 4,820 09.0 Russell 132 08.1 3,640 06.8 Spooner 495 30.5 15,314 28.7 Williams 80 04.9 17,802 33.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,623 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cox's 1,766 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner * 1,410 79.8 11,387 21.4 McKeon 132 07.5 4,952 09.3 Russell 60 03.4 3,700 06.9 Spooner 78 04.4 15,392 28.9 Williams 86 04.9 17,888 33.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,766 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Russell's 3,700 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner * 265 07.2 11,652 21.9 McKeon 613 16.6 5,565 10.4 Spooner 350 09.5 15,742 29.5 Williams 2,472 66.8 20,360 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,700 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McKeon's 5,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner * 625 11.2 12,277 23.0 Spooner 236 04.2 15,978 30.0 Williams 4,704 84.5 25,064 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,565 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Gardner's 12,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOONER 10,867 88.5 26,845 50.3 Williams 1,410 11.5 26,474 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,277 53,319 00.3 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Later career: Grazier at Rose Vale, NSW. Died 23 July 1965 > Eric Sydney Spooner (1891-1952): Elected 1940 Born: 2 March 1891, Sydney. Career: Educated Christ Church School, Sydney. Telegraph messenger. Studied accountancy, economics, University of Sydney. Accountant, Orange, NSW, then Sydney. Brother of Senator Hon William Spooner. State politics: NSW MLA for Ryde 1932-40. Minister for Public Works 1932-39, Minister for Local Government 1932-39, Assistant Treasurer 1932-39. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for War Organisation of Industry 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: Independent over UAP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,066 +08.8 Votes cast: 65,113 94.3 -02.9 Informal votes: 1,494 02.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 63,619 97.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Esplin 3,399 05.3 Elizabeth Frewin ALP 7,012 11.0 -03.0 Joseph Hamlet UAP 2,752 04.3 Hon Percy SPENDER * UAP 43,759 68.8 Arthur Warren SL 6,697 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,619 25.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined UAP vote was 73.1%, an increase of 29.2% from the 43.9% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. 2. Spender stood for the UAP having been elected as an independent in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Claude Spender (1897-1985): Elected 1937, 1940 Treasurer to 28 October 1940 Minister for the Army 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Maroubra, Randwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,056 +07.8 Votes cast: 62,538 94.7 -01.8 Informal votes: 1,290 02.1 +00.1 Formal votes: 61,248 97.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Max Falstein ALP 21,101 34.5 -11.7 Cecil Irwin ALPNC 6,693 10.9 John Jennings * UAP 27,586 45.0 -08.8 Richard Wilson SL 5,868 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 45.4%, a decrease of 0.8% from the 46.2% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilson's 5,868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Falstein 4,159 70.9 25,260 41.2 Irwin 875 14.9 7,568 12.4 Jennings * 834 14.2 28,420 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,868 61,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Irwin's 7,568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FALSTEIN 6,571 86.8 31,831 52.0 Jennings * 997 13.2 29,417 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,568 61,248 02.0 05.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Thomas Jennings (1878-1968): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Later career: Managing director, dental supply company. Died 20 December 1968 > Sydney Max Falstein (1914-67): Elected 1940 Born: 30 May 1914, Coffs Harbour, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School and University of Sydney. Barrister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,561 +07.6 Votes cast: 64,789 94.5 -01.6 Informal votes: 2,139 03.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 62,650 96.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Cowper UAP 13,099 20.9 Hon Eric Harrison * UAP 26,969 43.0 George McDonald 771 01.2 James Morley SL 6,249 10.0 Norman Smith ALP 14,500 23.1 -09.5 Richard Stranger UAP 1,062 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cowper was a prominent barrister and grandson of Hon Sir Charles Cowper, five times NSW Premier. 2. McDonald was NSW MLA for Bingara 1910-20, NSW MLC 1920-30. 3. The combined UAP vote was 65.6%, a decrease of 1.8% from the 67.4% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 771 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 167 21.7 13,266 21.2 Harrison * 258 33.5 27,227 43.5 Morley 145 (18.8 6,394 10.2 Smith 85 11.0 14,585 23.3 Stranger 116 15.0 1,178 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 771 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stranger's 1,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 316 26.8 13,582 21.7 Harrison * 601 51.0 27,828 44.4 Morley 73 06.2 6,467 10.3 Smith 188 16.0 14,773 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,178 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Morley's 6,467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 449 06.9 14,031 22.4 Harrison * 436 06.7 28,264 45.1 Smith 5,582 86.3 20,355 32.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,467 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cowper's 14,031 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRISON * 12,954 92.3 41,218 65.8 Smith 1,077 07.7 21,432 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,031 62,650 15.8 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Trade and Customs 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison joined the "National Service" group under the leadership of Menzies on 1 April 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Keira, Sutherland, Wollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,814 +12.4 Votes cast: 62,999 94.3 -02.6 Informal votes: 3,277 05.2 +03.0 Formal votes: 59,722 94.8 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rex Connor SL 7,512 12.6 Walter Duncan UAP 6,010 10.1 Charles Hardwick UAP 7,954 13.3 Hubert Lazzarini * ALP 24,766 41.5 -13.8 Cornelius Quilkey ALPNC 6,301 10.6 Andrew Scott UAP 4,170 07.0 Mont Sheppard UAP 731 01.2 Joseph Worland UAP 2,278 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Connor, see Cunningham 1963. 2. Duncan was a Senator for NSW 1920-31. 3. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 52.1%, a decrease of 3.2% from the 55.3% polled by the ALP in 1937. 4. The combined UAP vote was 35.4%, a decrease of 9.3% from the 44.7% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sheppard's 731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 29 04.0 7,541 12.6 Duncan 426 58.3 6,436 10.8 Hardwick 38 05.3 7,992 13.4 Lazzarini * 37 05.1 24,803 41.5 Quilkey 17 02.3 6,318 10.6 Scott 88 12.0 4,258 07.1 Worland 96 13.1 2,374 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 731 59,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Worland's 2,374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 51 02.1 7,592 12.7 Duncan 368 15.5 6,804 11.4 Hardwick 1,210 51.0 9,202 15.4 Lazzarini * 135 05.7 24,938 41.8 Quilkey 52 02.2 6,370 10.7 Scott 558 23.5 4,816 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,374 59,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Scott's 4,816 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 214 04.4 7,806 13.1 Duncan 884 (18.4 7,688 12.9 Hardwick 2,988 62.0 12,190 20.4 Lazzarini * 214 04.4 25,152 42.1 Quilkey 516 10.7 6,886 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,816 59,722 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Quilkey's 6,886 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connor 846 12.3 8,652 14.5 Duncan 136 02.0 7,824 13.1 Hardwick 201 02.9 12,391 20.7 LAZZARINI * 5,703 82.8 30,855 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,886 59,722 15.1 e 09.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Peter Lazzarini (1886-1952): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Home Security from 7 October 1941 Minister assisting the Treasurer from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Balmain, Glebe, Newtown North, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,337 -01.8 Votes cast: 51,284 92.7 Informal votes: 2,610 05.1 Formal votes: 48,674 94.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John BEASLEY * ALPNC 30,570 62.8 Peter Burke SL 1,983 04.1 Malinda Ivey 2,937 06.0 Stanley Moran 2,470 05.1 Henry Mulcahy ALP 10,714 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,674 14.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 84.8%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Albert Beasley (1895-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Supply and Development 7 October 1941 to 17 October 1942 Minister for Supply and Shipping from 17 October 1942 Leader of the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) to 10 March 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beasley joined the ALP Caucus when the split in the NSW Branch of the ALP was resolved in March 1941. --------------------------------------------------------------------