COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BANKS, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Lakemba, Peakhurst, Punchbowl, Revesby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,936 +08.5 Votes cast: 46,898 95.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,143 02.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 45,755 97.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominic COSTA * ALP 28,219 61.7 +03.4 George Roffey Lib 17,536 38.3 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,755 11.7 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominic Eric Costa (1900-76): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,369 +02.7 Votes cast: 42,235 97.4 -00.6 Informal votes: 580 01.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 41,655 98.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 20,949 50.3 -02.9 Nancy Wake Lib 20,706 49.7 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,655 00.3 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 20 June 1951 Leader of the Opposition from 20 June 1951 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 20 June 1951 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 20 June 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evatt was elected Leader of the ALP following the death of Chifley. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENNELONG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Gladesville, Lane Cove, Ryde -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,956 +02.6 Votes cast: 41,369 96.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 797 01.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 40,572 98.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John CRAMER * Lib 24,732 61.0 +01.4 William Fitzgibbon ALP 15,840 39.0 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,572 11.0 01.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Oscar Cramer (1897-94): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLAXLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Auburn, Bankstown East, Flemington, Lidcombe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 majority: ALP over ALPN 03.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,539 +04.1 Votes cast: 41,335 94.9 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,039 02.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 40,296 97.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dennison Lib 14,547 36.1 +12.3 James HARRISON * ALP 25,749 63.9 +14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,296 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eli James Harrison (1903-76): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFIELD, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Roseville, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 24.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,871 +03.6 Votes cast: 42,015 95.8 00.0 Informal votes: 762 01.8 00.0 Formal votes: 41,253 98.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * Lib 32,469 78.7 +07.3 Hugh Milne ALP 8,784 21.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,253 28.7 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Died 28 October 1952 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes had served in the House of Representatives for 51 years and seven months, by far the longest service of any member. He was the last serving member of the first federal parliament (indeed of the first seven federal parliaments). Of the members of the First Parliament, only Hon King O'Malley outlived him. He had been a member of colonial and federal parliaments continuously since 1894. -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Forbes, Orange, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,588 +01.3 Votes cast: 38,204 96.5 -00.8 Informal votes: 479 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 37,725 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Gardiner 2,067 05.5 John Howell ALP 15,141 40.1 -02.9 John HOWSE * Lib 20,517 54.4 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,725 06.2 e 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Brooke Howse (1913-2002): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Golden Grove, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 32.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,519 -02.4 Votes cast: 36,368 94.4 -01.5 Informal votes: 965 02.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 35,403 97.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas SHEEHAN * ALP 27,637 78.1 +03.1 Royston Hatfield Lib 4,790 13.5 -02.8 Henry Hatfield CPA 2,976 08.4 +04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,403 35.7 e 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sheehan (1891-1955): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kyogle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,801 +00.7 Votes cast: 37,524 96.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 425 01.1 00.0 Formal votes: 37,099 98.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bailey ALP 13,743 37.0 -01.3 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 22,632 61.0 -00.7 William Tomlinson 724 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,099 12.0 e 00.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for Health -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Keira, Thirroul, Woollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,908 +03.9 Votes cast: 40,264 96.1 +00.4 Informal votes: 691 01.7 -01.0 Formal votes: 39,573 98.3 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Aarons CPA 2,466 06.2 -01.4 Billy DAVIES * ALP 24,433 61.7 +01.0 Alan Thompson Lib 12,674 32.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,573 17.7 e 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Davies (1884-1956): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Annandale, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,526 -01.6 Votes cast: 37,932 96.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 877 02.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 37,055 97.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Laffin Lib 12,204 32.9 +05.9 Hon Sol ROSEVEAR * ALP 24,851 67.1 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,055 17.1 05.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Solomon Rosevear (1892-1953): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Died 31 March 1953 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Condoblin, Nyngan, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 17.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,702 +00.7 Votes cast: 33,727 94.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 864 02.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 32,863 97.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph CLARK * ALP 22,610 68.8 +05.0 Elson Whyte CP 10,253 31.2 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,863 18.8 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph James Clark (1897-1992): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Woollahra West -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,471 -04.5 Votes cast: 38,107 94.2 -01.3 Informal votes: 961 02.5 00.0 Formal votes: 37,146 97.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Stewart Lib 16,767 45.1 +06.1 Hon Eddie WARD * ALP 20,379 54.9 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,146 04.9 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Edward Ward (1899-1963): Elected 1931 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1932 By, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,146 +02.5 Votes cast: 38,825 96.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 419 01.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 38,406 98.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan FRASER * ALP 19,574 51.0 +00.1 Alexander Keys Lib 18,832 49.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,406 01.0 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVANS, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Haberfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,538 -01.7 Votes cast: 38,069 96.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 666 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,403 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bailey ALP 15,467 41.4 -02.0 Frederick OSBORNE * Lib 21,936 58.6 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,403 08.6 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FARRER, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,418 +02.0 Votes cast: 38,992 96.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 570 01.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,422 98.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Byrnes ALP 16,744 43.6 +04.3 David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 21,678 56.4 +18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,422 06.4 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAYNDLER, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Mascot, Marrickville, Newtown, Tempe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 19.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,839 -02.2 Votes cast: 38,282 96.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 869 02.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 37,413 97.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred DALY * ALP 28,038 74.9 +07.8 Timothy McCristal 977 02.6 Royston Squire Lib 8,398 22.4 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,413 26.2 e 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCristal was a Republican candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Michael Daly (1913-95): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== North-Western NSW: Gunnedah, Inverell, Moree, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,765 +01.4 Votes cast: 37,015 95.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 408 01.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 36,607 98.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Ferguson ALP 17,147 46.8 +01.9 Thomas TRELOAR * CP 19,460 53.2 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,607 03.2 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas John Treloar (1892-1953): Elected 1949, 1951 Died 15 November 1953 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Cootamundra, Temora, Tumut, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,320 +01.3 Votes cast: 37,845 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 374 01.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 37,471 99.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Anderson * CP 18,622 49.7 -01.3 Arthur FULLER ALP 18,849 50.3 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,471 00.3 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fuller was member for Hume 1943-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Nieberding Fuller (1893-1987): Elected 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949. Elected 1951 > Charles Groves Wright Anderson (1897-1988): Elected 1949. Defeated 1951 Later career: See Hume 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North-Central NSW: Belmont, Cessnock, Charlestown, Kurri Kurri -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 27.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,652 +04.0 Votes cast: 41,414 97.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,007 02.4 00.0 Formal votes: 40,407 97.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur English 2,075 05.1 Edward Fletcher Lib 6,810 16.9 -04.9 Rowland JAMES * ALP 28,595 70.8 +02.2 Evan Phillips CPA 2,927 07.2 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,407 28.9 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KINGSFORD-SMITH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Clovelly, Coogee, Randwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,429 -03.1 Votes cast: 36,634 95.3 -01.2 Informal votes: 740 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 35,894 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon ANDERSON * ALP 18,110 50.5 +00.8 Arthur Butterell Lib 17,784 49.5 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,894 00.5 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Anderson (1897-1958): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Belmore, Campsie, Earlwood, Harcourt -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,726 +03.1 Votes cast: 42,584 97.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 721 01.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 41,863 98.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Boyd CPA 1,968 04.7 +00.0 Robert Bruce Lib 18,951 45.3 +00.2 Daniel MULCAHY * ALP 20,944 50.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,863 03.2 e 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Mulcahy (1882-1953): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Died 13 July 1953 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWSON, NSW ==================================================================== North-Western NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,451 +01.3 Votes cast: 37,996 96.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 607 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 37,389 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence FAILES * CP 19,819 53.0 +22.0 Alan Manning ALP 17,570 47.0 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,389 03.0 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LOWE, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,235 -01.1 Votes cast: 39,047 97.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 521 01.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 38,526 98.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr John Burton ALP 16,250 42.2 +01.3 William McMAHON * Lib 22,276 57.8 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,526 07.8 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for Air from 17 July 1951 Minister for the Navy from 17 July 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LYNE, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Macksville, Port Macquarie, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,924 +01.8 Votes cast: 38,712 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 615 01.6 -01.6 Formal votes: 38,097 98.4 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cordner 1,745 04.6 Jim EGGINS * CP 24,971 65.5 Edward Hayes ALP 11,381 29.9 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,097 18.8 e 02.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 65.5% was a decrease of 4.0% from the 69.5% polled by four Country Party candidates in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldred James Eggins (1898-1952): Elected 1949, 1951 Died 28 January 1952 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACARTHUR, NSW ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Ingleburn, Lawson, Nowra, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,819 +03.6 Votes cast: 41,090 96.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 622 01.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 40,468 98.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 25,835 63.8 -00.8 William McDonnell ALP 14,633 36.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,468 13.8 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKELLAR, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Harbord, Manly, Narrabeen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,684 +04.5 Votes cast: 43,469 95.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 953 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 42,516 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sherley ALP 15,684 36.9 -00.5 William WENTWORTH * Lib 26,832 63.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,516 13.1 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Charles Wentworth (1907-2003): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,231 +00.7 Votes cast: 38,016 96.9 -00.7 Informal votes: 555 01.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 37,461 98.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 23,136 61.8 +04.1 Robert Cotton Lib 14,325 38.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,461 11.8 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cotton, see Senate NSW 1964, Appointments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Leader of the Opposition to 14 June 1951 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 14 June 1951 Died 14 June 1951 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley died in Canberra Hospital after suffering a heart attack in his hotel room. His death came shortly after the election campaign, in which he had ignored medical advice and campaigned strenuously. He was the second ALP Leader in succession to die in office. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Abbotsford, Balmain, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,132 -01.3 Votes cast: 38,755 96.6 -00.7 Informal votes: 974 02.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,781 97.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terence Gordon CPA 2,379 06.3 +01.5 Malinda Ivey 908 02.4 William O'CONNOR * ALP 20,362 53.9 +00.4 George Read Lib 14,132 37.4 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,781 10.8 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Paul O'Connor (1910-87): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MITCHELL, NSW ==================================================================== North-West of Sydney: Blacktown, Castle Hill, St Marys, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,707 +05.2 Votes cast: 43,744 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 978 02.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 42,766 97.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melville McCalman CPA 2,158 05.0 Roy WHEELER * Lib 23,028 53.8 -03.1 Joseph White ALP 17,580 41.1 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,766 05.3 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Crawford Wheeler (1909-71): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,473 +00.2 Votes cast: 37,212 96.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 491 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 36,721 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 21,259 57.9 William Wilson ALP 15,462 42.1 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,721 07.9 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 57.9% was a decrease of 5.1% from the 63.0% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951 ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,145 -00.9 Votes cast: 38,888 96.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 606 01.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,282 98.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Aarons CPA 1,645 04.3 +01.1 Roy Stewart Lib 13,485 35.2 -04.7 David WATKINS * ALP 23,152 60.5 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,282 13.4 e 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,180 -00.5 Votes cast: 38,737 96.4 -01.2 Informal votes: 643 01.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,094 98.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JACK * Lib 22,110 58.0 +07.1 Eileen Powell ALP 15,984 42.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,094 08.0 04.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dulwich Hill, Lewisham, Petersham, Summer Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,464 -02.7 Votes cast: 37,923 96.1 -00.9 Informal votes: 676 01.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 37,247 98.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Dein Lib 18,283 49.1 +00.9 Leslie HAYLEN * ALP 18,964 50.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,247 00.9 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dein was member for Lang 1931-34 and a Senator for NSW 1935-41. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Clement Haylen (1988-1977): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,827 +04.8 Votes cast: 43,129 96.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 855 02.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 42,274 98.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Howard BEALE * Lib 26,852 63.5 +00.9 John Holmes ALP 15,422 36.5 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,274 13.5 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Oliver Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for Supply -------------------------------------------------------------------- PATERSON, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,879 +01.0 Votes cast: 38,725 97.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 736 01.9 -01.4 Formal votes: 37,989 98.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen FAIRHALL * Lib 21,677 57.1 +27.0 Cecil Robinson ALP 16,312 42.9 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,989 07.1 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Fairhall (1909-2006): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILLIP, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bronte, Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,876 -03.5 Votes cast: 37,093 95.4 -00.9 Informal votes: 779 02.1 +00.1 Formal votes: 36,314 97.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Fingleton Lib 16,913 46.6 +03.7 Joseph FITZGERALD * ALP 19,401 53.4 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,314 03.4 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Francis Fitzgerald (1912-1985): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bankstown, Bass Hill, Granville, Merrylands -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,755 +06.2 Votes cast: 45,964 96.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 895 01.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 45,069 98.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Clough Lib 15,051 33.4 +04.4 Charles MORGAN * ALP 28,115 62.4 +04.3 Rupert Sheldon 1,903 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,069 15.6 e 02.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clough was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1956-59, Eastwood 1965-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Albert Aaron Morgan (1897-1967): Elected 1940, 1943. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,646 +00.2 Votes cast: 37,238 96.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 486 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 36,752 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP 28,034 76.3 +01.2 Alexander Bryen ALP 8,718 23.7 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,752 26.3 01.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Postmaster-General Minister for Civil Aviation from 11 May 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,555 +00.4 Votes cast: 37,624 95.1 -00.9 Informal votes: 510 01.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 37,114 98.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Kelton CPA 1,358 03.7 +02.2 Hugh ROBERTON * CP 19,781 53.3 +00.0 Michael Sheehan ALP 15,975 43.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,114 04.7 e 01.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-1987): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,765 +06.0 Votes cast: 43,084 96.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 874 02.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 42,210 98.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger DEAN * Lib 22,804 54.0 -00.2 Walter Geraghty ALP 19,406 46.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,210 04.0 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geraghty was a NSW MLC 1961-78. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTLAND, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mayfield, Lambton, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,141 +01.7 Votes cast: 41,858 97.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 781 01.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 41,077 98.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Downey Lib 14,369 35.0 +08.9 Charles GRIFFITHS * ALP 26,708 65.0 +10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,077 15.0 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Griffiths (1903-82): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ST GEORGE, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Bexley, Hurstville, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,434 +00.1 Votes cast: 39,214 97.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 654 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,560 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce GRAHAM * Lib 19,890 51.6 -00.4 Hon Nelson Lemmon ALP 18,670 48.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,560 01.6 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lemmon was member for Forrest, WA, 1943-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Cammeray, Mosman, Neutral Bay, Seaforth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 21.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,387 -00.5 Votes cast: 39,470 95.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 691 01.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 38,779 98.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis BLAND + Lib 29,362 75.7 +05.4 Francis McCullum ALP 9,417 24.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,779 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Armand Bland (1882-1967): Elected 1951 Born: 24 August 1882, Sydney. Career: Educated state schools, University of Sydney. Public servant, NSW. Lecturer, University of Sydney 1913. Advisor to Premier of NSW 1928-35. Professor of Public Administration 1935-49. Editor and author. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Banksmeadow, Kensington, La Perouse, Maroubra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,576 +01.1 Votes cast: 40,719 95.6 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,051 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 39,668 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Clark Lib 17,158 43.3 +05.0 Daniel CURTIN * ALP 22,510 56.7 +07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,668 06.7 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel James Curtin (1898-1980): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,628 -02.5 Votes cast: 37,782 95.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 614 01.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,168 98.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric HARRISON * Lib 28,127 75.7 +00.6 Cecil Trevelyan ALP 9,041 24.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,168 25.7 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for the Interior to 11 May 1951 Minister for Defence Production from 11 May 1951 Vice-President of the Executive Council from 11 May 1951 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Cabramatta, Cronulla, Liverpool, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,704 +10.0 Votes cast: 48,475 95.6 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,114 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 47,361 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Griffith Lib 21,257 44.9 +01.1 Hon Hubert LAZZARINI * ALP 26,104 55.1 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,361 05.1 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Griffith was NSW MLA for Sutherland 1956-59, Cronulla 1959-78. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Peter Lazzarini (1886-1952): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Died 1 October 1952 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darling Harbour, Glebe, King, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over ALPN 05.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,690 -06.5 Votes cast: 34,637 91.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,300 03.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 33,337 96.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Miles CPA 3,483 10.4 +05.4 Daniel MINOGUE * ALP 21,123 63.4 +13.6 Basil Mottershead Lib 8,203 24.6 +04.3 Clare Peters 528 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,337 24.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peters was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Minogue (1893-1983): Elected 1949, 1951 --------------------------------------------------------------------