COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BARTON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,817 +08.5 Votes cast: 70,308 99.3 +02.5 Informal votes: 1,179 01.7 -00.7 Formal votes: 69,129 98.3 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Browne UAP 15,897 23.0 -12.4 Thomas Claydon 1,936 02.8 Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 51,296 74.2 +16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,129 25.6 e 13.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Claydon was a People's Party candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 74.2% was an increase of 12.5% from the combined vote of 61.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943 Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Forbes, Orange, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over CP 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,471 -00.1 Votes cast: 44,546 84.9 -09.1 Informal votes: 1,029 02.3 -01.8 Formal votes: 43,517 97.3 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John BREEN * ALP 27,071 62.2 +35.6 Thomas Edols CP 5,142 12.1 Percy Phelan OPA 1,029 02.4 Albert Reid CP 10,275 23.6 Hon Harold Thorby 6,270 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,517 09.9 e 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Reid, see Senate NSW 1949. 2. Thorby was Country Party MP for Calare 1931-40. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 35.7%, a decrease of 9.2% from the 52.2% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Patrick Breen (1898-1966): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Botany, Newtown, Redfern -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP (NC) over ALP 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,785 +03.3 Votes cast: 59,565 98.0 +02.5 Informal votes: 1,986 03.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 57,579 96.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidney Conway 12,131 21.1 Cyril Glassop 2,557 04.4 Albert Jones OPA 3,238 05.6 Thomas SHEEHAN * ALP 39,653 68.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,579 26.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Conway was a United Front candidate, backed by the Communist Party. 2. Glassop was a Protestant Labor candidate. 3. The ALP vote of 68.9% was a decrease of 22.1% from the combined vote of 91.0% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sheehan (1891-1955): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 14.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,075 -00.7 Votes cast: 53,421 97.0 +02.0 Informal votes: 690 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 52,731 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Howard ALP 21,375 40.5 +18.6 Dr Joseph McElhone 5,403 10.2 Alexander Moore OPA 1,936 03.7 Rt Hon Sir Earle Page * CP 24,017 45.5 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McElhone, a serving Lieutenant-Colonel, campaigned as a supporter of a National Government (Wingham Chronicle, 17 August 1943). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moore's 1,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 350 18.1 21,725 41.2 McElhone 624 32.2 6,027 11.4 Page * 962 49.7 24,979 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,936 52,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McElhone's 6,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 3,270 54.3 24,995 47.4 PAGE * 2,757 45.7 27,736 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,027 52,731 02.6 12.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Leichhardt, Lewisham, Marrickville, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP (NC) over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,102 +04.0 Votes cast: 60,838 98.0 +02.4 Informal votes: 1,864 03.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 58,974 96.9 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest de Faria OPA 10,760 18.2 Hon Sol ROSEVEAR * ALP 44,127 74.8 +41.3 Lance Sharkey CPA 4,087 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,974 31.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 74.8% was an increase of 4.1% from the combined vote of 70.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Solomon Rosevear (1892-1953): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Speaker of the House of Representatives -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over Independent 23.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,302 +05.1 Votes cast: 46,656 90.9 +03.6 Informal votes: 1,180 02.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 45,476 97.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Butler OPA 12,936 28.4 Joseph CLARK * ALP 32,540 71.6 +08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,476 21.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 71.6% was a decrease of 5.2% from the combined vote of 76.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph James Clark (1897-1992): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 16.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,954 +03.6 Votes cast: 54,940 94.8 +04.3 Informal votes: 1,967 03.6 -01.1 Formal votes: 52,973 96.4 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Angrave LD 2,377 04.5 Vincent Brady UAP 12,430 23.5 Ernest Carr OPA 1,141 02.2 Arthur Shirley 494 00.9 Hon Eddie WARD * ALP 36,531 69.0 +19.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,973 21.0 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Carr was member for Macquarie 1906-17. 2. The ALP vote of 69.0% was an increase of 8.4% from the combined vote of 60.6% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 3. The UAP vote of 23.5% was a decrease of 7.0% from the 30.5% polled by two UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward John Ward (1899-1963): Elected 1931 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1932 By, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Labour and National Service to 21 September 1943 Minister for Transport from 21 September 1943 Minister for External Territories from 21 September 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,569 -03.5 Votes cast: 50,077 97.1 +02.0 Informal votes: 1,695 03.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 48,382 96.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Beale 3,210 06.6 Jonas Crabtree 365 00.8 John Egan 211 00.4 Allan Fraser ALP 23,662 48.9 Cecil Grav 262 00.5 Denzil Macarthur-Onslow LD 10,510 21.7 Hon John Perkins * UAP 10,162 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Macarthur-Onslow was a great-great-grandson of John Macarthur and was at this time commander of the 4th Armoured Brigade. 2. The ALP vote of 48.9% was an increase of 6.0% from the combined vote of 43.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 3. The UAP vote of 21.0% was a decrease of 30.9% from the 51.9% polled by four UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Egan's 211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 61 28.9 3,271 06.8 Crabtree 27 12.8 392 00.8 Fraser 77 36.5 23,739 49.1 Grav 12 05.7 274 00.6 Macarthur-Onslow 23 10.9 10,533 21.8 Perkins * 11 05.2 10,173 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 211 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Grav's 274 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 57 20.8 3,328 06.9 Crabtree 19 06.9 411 00.8 Fraser 39 14.2 23,778 49.1 Macarthur-Onslow 88 32.1 10,621 22.0 Perkins * 71 25.9 10,244 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 274 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Crabtree's 411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 215 52.3 3,543 07.3 Fraser 92 22.4 23,870 49.3 Macarthur-Onslow 66 16.1 10,687 22.1 Perkins * 38 09.2 10,282 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 411 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beale's 3,543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRASER 1,824 51.5 25,694 53.1 Macarthur-Onslow 1,098 31.0 11,785 24.4 Perkins * 621 17.5 10,903 22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,543 48,382 05.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Elected 1943 Later career: Farmer and author. Died 12 July 1954 > Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943 Born: 18 September 1902, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Journalist, Tasmania, Victoria and NSW. Political correspondent Canberra 1922-43. Official, Australian Journalists Association. Brother of James Fraser MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Inverell, Moree, Mudgee, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 8.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,980 -06.0 Votes cast: 48,420 95.0 +02.8 Informal votes: 684 01.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 47,736 98.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund Daniel 3,985 08.3 Collin Gale CP 14,320 30.0 William Mills OPA 1,027 02.2 Hon William SCULLY * ALP 28,404 59.5 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,736 13.7 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 30.0% was a decrease of 13.0% from the 43.0% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William James Scully (1890-1966): Elected 1937 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Commerce and Agriculture -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Cootamundra, Wagga Wagga, Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,701 -00.7 Votes cast: 52,507 96.0 +02.8 Informal votes: 1,242 02.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 51,265 97.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas Collins * CP 19,629 38.3 -03.9 Arthur Fuller ALP 25,420 49.6 +26.7 Gunner Lawrence 4,667 09.1 John McLeod CPA 1,143 02.2 John Neeld LD 406 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 49.6% was an increase of 4.9% from the combined vote of 44.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Neeld's 406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins * 164 40.4 19,793 38.6 Fuller 41 10.1 25,461 49.7 Lawrence 130 32.0 4,797 09.4 McLeod 71 17.5 1,214 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 406 51,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLeod's 1,214 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins * 79 06.5 19,872 38.8 FULLER 904 74.5 26,365 51.4 Lawrence 231 19.0 5,028 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,214 51,265 06.3 e 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Joseph Collins (1886-1945): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Grazier. Died 15 April 1945 > Arthur Nieberding Fuller (1893-1987): Elected 1943 Born: 24 October 1893, Gundagai, NSW. Career: Educated public schools. Draper, Tumut. Tumut Shire Council. Secretary, Tumut ALP 1919-71. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over Independent 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,130 +05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Belmore, Earlwood, Lakemba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP (NC) over UAP 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,316 +09.5 Votes cast: 69,691 97.7 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,881 02.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 67,810 97.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Harris UAP 16,649 24.6 John Metcalfe 3,899 05.7 Daniel MULCAHY * ALP 41,701 61.5 +41.2 Henry Mulcahy 1,249 01.8 Adam Ogston CPA 4,312 06.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,810 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 61.5% was an increase of 3.2% from the combined vote of 58.3% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 24.6% was a decrease of 11.0% from the 35.6% polled by two UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Mulcahy (1882-1953): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,936 +13.4 Votes cast: 57,987 93.6 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,120 01.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 56,867 98.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 36,937 65.0 +20.4 Arthur Hebblewhite UAP 15,693 27.6 -12.7 Millie Sullivan 1,471 02.6 Albert Walker OPA 2,766 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,867 18.8 e 10.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sullivan was an independent Country candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 65.0% was an increase of 5.3% from the combined vote of 59.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943 Treasurer Minister for Post-war Reconstruction to 2 February 1945 Prime Minister from 13 July 1945 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 12 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley was elected Leader of the ALP following Curtin's death, defeating Forde and Evatt. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Croydon, Five Dock, Gladesville, Mortlake -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 02.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,499 +08.8 Votes cast: 63,938 97.6 +01.0 Informal votes: 4,228 06.6 +05.1 Formal votes: 59,710 93.4 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerrard Armstrong 787 01.3 Edward Beck 564 00.9 Fred Daly ALP 27,999 46.9 +11.9 Eleanor Glencross 833 01.4 John Lee 1,690 02.8 William McCall * UAP 19,886 33.3 -16.8 George Mills LD 3,591 06.0 William Milne 507 00.8 Rupert Nicholson 86 00.1 Albert Sloss SL 3,597 06.0 -08.9 Isabella Stenning 170 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Milne was an independent Nationalist candidate. 2. Nicholson was an independent United Australia candidate. 3. Sloss was NSW MLA for King 1956-73. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nicholson's 86 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 3 03.5 790 01.3 Beck 1 01.2 565 00.9 Daly 4 04.7 28,003 46.9 Glencross 2 02.3 835 01.4 Lee 1 01.2 1,691 02.8 McCall * 42 48.8 19,928 33.4 Mills 12 14.0 3,603 06.0 Milne 12 14.0 519 00.9 Sloss 7 08.1 3,604 06.0 Stenning 2 02.3 172 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stenning's 172 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 18 10.5 808 01.4 Beck 8 04.7 573 01.0 Daly 24 14.0 28,027 46.9 Glencross 30 17.4 865 01.4 Lee 8 04.7 1,699 02.8 McCall * 26 15.1 19,954 33.4 Mills 12 07.0 3,615 06.1 Milne 3 01.7 522 00.9 Sloss 43 25.0 3,647 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 172 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Milne's 522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 15 02.9 823 01.4 Beck 12 02.3 585 01.0 Daly 18 03.4 28,045 47.0 Glencross 24 04.6 889 01.5 Lee 43 08.2 1,742 02.9 McCall * 182 34.9 20,136 33.7 Mills 198 37.9 3,813 06.4 Sloss 30 05.7 3,677 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 522 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beck's 585 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 94 16.1 917 01.5 Daly 165 28.2 28,210 47.2 Glencross 42 07.2 931 01.6 Lee 48 08.2 1,790 03.0 McCall * 85 14.5 20,221 33.9 Mills 133 22.7 3,946 06.6 Sloss 18 03.1 3,695 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 585 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Armstrong's 917 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 694 75.7 28,904 48.4 Glencross 71 07.7 1,002 01.7 Lee 52 05.7 1,842 03.1 McCall * 43 04.7 20,264 33.9 Mills 18 02.0 3,964 06.6 Sloss 39 04.3 3,734 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 917 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Glencross's 1,002 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 181 18.1 29,085 48.7 Lee 170 17.0 2,012 03.4 McCall * 347 34.6 20,611 34.5 Mills 230 23.0 4,194 07.0 Sloss 74 07.4 3,808 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,002 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Lee's 2,012 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 244 12.1 29,329 49.1 McCall * 766 38.1 21,377 35.8 Mills 956 47.5 5,150 08.6 Sloss 46 02.3 3,854 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,012 59,710 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Sloss's 3,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALY 3,364 87.3 32,693 54.8 McCall * 298 07.7 21,675 36.3 Mills 192 05.0 5,342 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,854 59,710 05.7 e 08.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Victor McCall (1908-68): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 20 August 1968 > Frederick Michael Daly (1913-95): Elected 1943 Born: 13 June 1913, Currabubula, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools, Sydney. Clerk, Department of the Navy. Official, Clerks Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,492 -01.2 Votes cast: 49,185 95.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,552 03.2 +01.2 Formal votes: 47,633 96.8 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Abbott 2,507 05.3 Hon Joseph Abbott * CP 21,636 45.4 James Fowler OPA 680 01.4 Herbert Oxford ALP 22,342 46.9 +13.8 Albert Royal 468 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 45.4% was a decrease of 21.5% from the 66.9% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Royal's 468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Abbott 58 12.4 2,565 05.4 J Abbott * 92 19.7 21,728 45.6 Fowler 89 19.0 769 01.6 Oxford 229 48.9 22,571 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 468 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fowler's 769 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Abbott 154 20.0 2,719 05.7 J Abbott * 314 40.8 22,042 46.3 Oxford 301 39.1 22,872 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 769 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: C Abbott's 2,719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- J ABBOTT * 2,295 84.4 24,337 51.1 Oxford 424 15.6 23,296 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,719 47,633 01.1 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Palmer Abbott (1891-1965): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over SL 28.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,595 +07.5 Votes cast: 66,534 97.0 +01.4 Informal votes: 2,448 03.7 +01.0 Formal votes: 64,086 96.3 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bayley 5,616 08.8 John Cain 2,067 03.2 Stanley Deacon CPA 7,271 11.3 David WATKINS * ALP 44,379 69.2 -05.2 Fred Wright 4,753 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,086 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bayley was Nationalist MHR for Oxley, Qld, 1917-31. 2. Cain and Wright were independent Labor candidates. 3. Since the order in which the minor candidates would have been eliminated cannot be determined, it is not possible to calculate even an estimated majority. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over SL 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,452 +08.5 Votes cast: 71,269 98.4 +02.9 Informal votes: 3,323 04.7 +02.5 Formal votes: 67,946 95.3 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Bentley 3,349 04.9 Leo Haylen ALP 24,289 35.7 +20.2 Rt Hon Billy Hughes * UAP 29,962 44.1 -17.2 Jack Lewis OPA 938 01.4 John Miles CPA 2,821 04.2 Oliver Partington 455 00.7 Patrick Williams 6,132 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 35.7% was an increase of 14.6% from the combined vote of 21.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Partington's 455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 110 24.2 3,459 05.1 Haylen 74 16.3 24,363 35.9 Hughes * 80 17.6 30,042 44.2 Lewis 30 06.6 968 01.4 Miles 41 09.0 2,862 04.2 Williams 120 26.4 6,252 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 455 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lewis's 968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 173 17.9 3,632 05.3 Haylen 170 17.6 24,533 36.1 Hughes * 366 37.8 30,408 44.8 Miles 74 07.6 2,936 04.3 Williams 185 19.1 6,437 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 968 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Miles's 2,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 224 07.6 3,856 05.7 Haylen 2,299 78.3 26,832 39.5 Hughes * 135 04.6 30,543 45.0 Williams 278 09.5 6,715 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,936 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bentley's 3,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haylen 1,879 48.7 28,711 42.3 Hughes * 1,176 30.5 31,719 46.7 Williams 801 20.8 7,516 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,856 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 7,516 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haylen 3,169 42.2 31,880 46.9 HUGHES * 4,347 57.8 36,066 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,516 67,946 03.1 14.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Leader of the United Australia Party to 22 September 1943 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party 22 September 1943 to 14 April 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes resigned as Leader of the UAP after the elections and as Deputy Leader the following year. It was the last time he held office of any kind, after a frontbench career spanning almost exactly 40 years. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon Park, Dulwich Hill, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 07.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,398 +07.6 Votes cast: 63,682 97.4 +01.8 Informal votes: 2,074 03.3 -01.9 Formal votes: 61,608 96.7 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pauline Budge 1,301 02.1 Leslie Haylen ALP 29,891 48.5 +10.8 Nigel Love LD 12,020 19.5 Hon Sir Charles Marr * UAP 17,141 27.8 -22.7 Arthur Miles OPA 929 01.5 Arthur Thompson 155 00.3 Francis Wilson 171 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thompson's 155 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Budge 11 07.1 1,312 02.1 Haylen 22 14.2 29,913 48.6 Love 15 09.7 12,035 19.5 Marr * 20 12.9 17,161 27.9 Miles 8 05.2 937 01.5 Wilson 79 51.0 250 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 155 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wilson's 250 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Budge 40 16.0 1,352 02.2 Haylen 39 15.6 29,952 48.6 Love 32 12.8 12,067 19.6 Marr * 36 14.4 17,197 27.9 Miles 103 41.2 1,040 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 250 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Miles's 1,040 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Budge 95 09.1 1,447 02.3 Haylen 227 21.8 30,179 49.0 Love 389 37.4 12,456 20.2 Marr * 329 31.6 17,526 28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,040 61,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Budge's 1,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HAYLEN 1,135 78.4 31,314 50.8 Love 197 13.6 12,653 20.5 Marr * 115 07.9 17,641 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,447 61,608 02.9 e 10.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles William Clanan Marr (1880-1960): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 By, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 20 October 1960 > Leslie Clement Haylen (1899-1977): Elected 1943 Born: October 1899, Sutton, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney and London. Journalist, author. Official, Australian Journalists Association. Military Service 1914-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,446 +08.5 Votes cast: 68,152 96.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,110 03.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 66,042 96.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ormond Bissett LD 8,884 13.5 Robert Firebrace 5,806 08.8 Howard Miscamble 336 00.5 Charles Moore 1,069 01.6 Hon Sir Frederick Stewart * UAP 25,267 38.3 Arthur Treble ALP 24,680 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Firebrace was an Anglican minister who said he had a call from God to stand as a National Unity candidate (The Sun, 12 August 1943). 2. The ALP vote of 37.4% was an increase of 10.6% from the combined vote of 26.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 3. The UAP vote of 38.3% was a decrease of 28.3% from the 66.6% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miscamble's 336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 46 13.7 8,930 13.5 Firebrace 85 25.3 5,891 08.9 Moore 52 15.5 1,121 01.7 Stewart * 109 32.4 25,376 38.4 Treble 44 13.1 24,724 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 336 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moore's 1,121 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 275 24.5 9,205 13.9 Firebrace 386 34.4 6,277 09.5 Stewart * 359 32.0 25,735 39.0 Treble 101 09.0 24,825 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,121 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Firebrace's 6,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 2,420 38.6 11,625 17.6 Stewart * 3,328 53.0 29,063 44.0 Treble 529 08.4 25,354 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,277 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bissett's 11,625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STEWART * 10,087 86.8 39,150 59.3 Treble 1,538 13.2 26,892 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,625 66,042 09.3 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1884-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart retired at the 1946 election. Later career: Company director and philanthropist. Died 30 June 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Auburn, Bankstown, Granville, Lidcombe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over ALP (NC) 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,635 +07.8 Votes cast: 66,832 97.4 +01.6 Informal votes: 2,671 04.0 00.0 Formal votes: 64,161 96.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard George 2,863 04.5 Jack Hughes SL 3,729 05.8 -04.8 David Knox UAP 6,996 10.9 Hon Jack Lang 26,532 41.4 Charles Morgan * ALP 22,313 34.8 +04.8 Alfred Turner OPA 1,728 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. George 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. For Lang, see Reid 1946. 4. The ALP vote of 34.8% was a decrease of 27.1% from the combined vote of 61.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Turner's 1,728 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- George 540 31.3 3,403 05.3 Hughes 97 05.6 3,826 06.0 Knox 470 27.2 7,466 11.6 Lang 208 12.0 26,740 41.7 Morgan * 413 23.9 22,726 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,728 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: George's 3,403 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes 1,033 30.4 4,859 07.6 Knox 1,577 46.3 9,043 14.1 Lang 343 10.1 27,083 42.2 Morgan * 450 13.2 23,176 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,403 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hughes's 4,859 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knox 590 12.1 9,633 15.0 Lang 677 13.9 27,760 43.3 Morgan * 3,592 73.9 26,768 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,859 64,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Knox's 9,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lang 2,247 23.3 30,007 46.8 MORGAN * 7,386 76.7 34,154 53.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,633 64,161 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Albert Aaron Morgan (1897-1967): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,946 +00.3 Votes cast: 54,559 95.8 +01.6 Informal votes: 712 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 53,847 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Anderson OPA 10,888 20.2 Hon Larry Anthony * CP 25,929 48.2 -16.7 Arthur Dodd ALP 17,030 31.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anderson's 10,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY * 8,317 76.4 34,246 63.6 Dodd 2,571 23.6 19,601 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,888 53,847 13.6 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Griffith, Leeton, Temora, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,394 -04.3 Votes cast: 48,373 96.0 +03.4 Informal votes: 2,464 05.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 45,909 94.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Ballantyne 2,992 06.5 Joseph LANGTRY * ALP 25,397 55.3 Lindsay McIvor CP 9,427 20.5 Robert McKenzie 1,860 04.1 Frank Rieck 131 00.3 William Scilley CP 5,613 12.2 George Simons LD 489 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,909 13.1 e 11.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 55.3% was an increase of 19.1% from the combined vote of 36.2% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 32.7%, a decrease of 9.4% from the 42.1% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Ignatius Langtry (1880-1951): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,251 +07.3 Votes cast: 60,098 95.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,762 02.9 -02.0 Formal votes: 58,336 97.1 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Brown OPA 2,550 04.4 Walter Evans SL 4,633 07.9 +01.3 Roberts Gallagher 480 00.8 Hon Eric Spooner * UAP 21,746 37.3 Thomas Williams ALP 28,927 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 49.6% was an increase of 7.5% from the combined vote of 42.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 37.3% was a decrease of 10.6% from the 47.9% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gallagher's 480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 131 27.3 2,681 04.6 Evans 112 23.3 4,745 08.1 Spooner * 142 29.6 21,888 37.5 Williams 95 19.8 29,022 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 480 58,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 2,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 1,373 51.2 6,118 10.5 Spooner * 920 34.3 22,808 39.1 WILLIAMS 388 14.5 29,410 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,681 58,336 08.9 e 09.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eric Sydney Spooner (1891-1952): Elected 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 3 June 1952 > Thomas Francis Williams (1897-1992): Elected 1943 Born: 7 April 1897, Young, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools, University of Sydney. Barrister 1923. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Manly, Mosman, Neutral Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 25.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,619 +09.5 Votes cast: 72,201 95.5 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,773 02.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 70,428 97.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Ashworth ALP 23,723 33.7 +22.7 Edward Doherty 425 00.6 Douglas Morris OPA 1,078 01.5 Gerald Robinson 1,644 02.3 Hon Percy Spender * UAP 34,177 48.5 Stephen Stack 9,381 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP vote of 48.5% was a decrease of 24.6% from the 73.1% polled by two UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doherty's 425 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 221 52.0 23,944 34.0 Morris 58 13.6 1,136 01.6 Robinson 53 12.5 1,697 02.4 Spender * 29 06.8 34,206 48.6 Stack 64 15.1 9,445 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 425 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morris's 1,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 261 23.0 24,205 34.4 Robinson 329 29.0 2,026 02.9 Spender * 295 26.0 34,501 49.0 Stack 251 22.1 9,696 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,136 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Robinson's 2,026 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 472 23.3 24,677 35.0 Spender * 674 33.3 35,175 49.9 Stack 880 43.4 10,576 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,026 70,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stack's 10,576 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashworth 3,151 29.8 27,828 39.5 SPENDER * 7,425 70.2 42,600 60.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,576 70,428 10.5 15.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Claude Spender (1897-1985): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Coogee, Kensington, Maroubra, Randwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,999 +09.0 Votes cast: 70,566 98.0 +03.3 Informal votes: 2,873 04.1 +02.0 Formal votes: 67,693 95.9 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Dudley LD 2,218 03.3 Max FALSTEIN * ALP 35,400 52.3 +18.0 Leslie Fingleton 2,304 03.4 Herbert O'Connell 1,579 02.3 Norman Whitfield UAP 18,588 27.5 -17.5 Richard Wilson SL 5,662 08.4 -01.2 Harry Yates 1,942 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,693 12.1 e 10.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fingleton and O'Connell were independent United Australia candidates. 2. The ALP vote of 52.3% was an increase of 6.9% from the combined vote of 45.4% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Max Falstein 1914-67): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,457 +08.6 Votes cast: 73,304 98.5 +04.0 Informal votes: 1,897 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 71,407 97.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric Harrison * UAP 23,519 32.9 Charles Mayo LD 1,654 02.3 Jessie Street ALP 31,048 43.5 +20.4 William Wentworth 14,875 20.8 Thomas Whitehouse 311 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Wentworth, see Mackellar 1949. He was a National Government candidate. 2. The UAP vote of 32.9% was a decrease of 32.7% from the 65.6% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Whitehouse's 311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison * 45 14.5 23,564 33.0 Mayo 52 16.7 1,706 02.4 Street 64 20.6 31,112 43.6 Wentworth 150 48.2 15,025 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 311 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mayo's 1,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison * 542 31.8 24,106 33.8 Street 341 20.0 31,453 44.0 Wentworth 823 48.2 15,848 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,706 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wentworth's 15,848 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRISON * 12,765 80.5 36,871 51.6 Street 3,083 19.5 34,536 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,848 71,407 01.6 14.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 14 April 1944 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party 14 April 1944 to 21 February 1945 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 21 February 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Keira, Sutherland, Wollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 15.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,407 +08.4 Votes cast: 68,984 95.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,520 02.2 -03.0 Formal votes: 67,464 97.8 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Brown OPA 12,996 19.3 Michel Hartzoff 8,122 12.0 Hon Hubert LAZZARINI * ALP 46,346 68.7 +27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,464 24.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 68.7% was an increase of 16.6% from the combined vote of 52.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Peter Lazzarini (1886-1952): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Home Security to 1 February 1946 Minister assisting the Treasurer to 29 September 1943 Minister for Works 2 February 1945 to 13 July 1945 Minister for Works and Housing from 13 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Balmain, Glebe, Newtown North, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP (NC) over ALP 14.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,881 -02.6 Votes cast: 51,108 94.9 +02.2 Informal votes: 1,748 03.4 -01.7 Formal votes: 49,360 96.6 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John BEASLEY * ALP 34,404 69.7 Horace Foley SL 9,166 18.6 +14.5 Malinda Ivey 957 01.9 Timothy McCristal 352 00.7 Eddington Sherwood OPA 4,481 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,360 29.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 69.7% was a decrease of 15.1% from the combined vote of 84.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Albert Beasley (1895-1949): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Minister for Supply and Shipping to 2 February 1945 Vice-President of the Executive Council 2 February 1945 to 13 July 1945 Minister for Defence 6 July 1945 to 14 August 1946 Resigned seat 14 August 1946 (no by-election held) Later career: High Commissioner to Britain 1946-49. Died in office. Died 2 September 1949 --------------------------------------------------------------------