COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== BANKS, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Lakemba, Peakhurst, Punchbowl, Revesby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,774 +20.1 Votes cast: 56,554 96.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 816 01.4 -01.0 Formal votes: 55,738 98.6 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Clancy CPA 2,908 05.2 Dominic COSTA * ALP 34,241 61.4 -00.3 Harold Stalker Lib 18,589 33.4 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,738 16.1 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominic Eric Costa (1900-76): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,425 +02.4 Votes cast: 42,998 96.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 435 01.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 42,563 99.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur Lib 19,260 45.3 -04.4 Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 23,303 54.7 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,563 04.7 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Arthur, see Barton 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- BENNELONG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Gladesville, Lane Cove, Ryde -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,755 +04.2 Votes cast: 43,118 96.3 00.0 Informal votes: 517 01.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 42,601 98.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John CRAMER * Lib 24,338 57.1 -03.9 Thomas Campbell ALP 18,263 42.9 +03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,601 07.1 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Oscar Cramer (1897-1994): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLAXLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Auburn, Bankstown East, Flemington, Lidcombe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,205 +03.8 Votes cast: 43,072 95.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 539 01.3 -01.2 Formal votes: 42,533 98.7 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Allsop Lib 13,604 32.0 -04.1 James HARRISON * ALP 27,621 64.9 +01.0 Jack Hughes CPA 1,308 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,533 17.7 e 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eli James Harrison (1903-76): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFIELD, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Roseville, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 28.7 1952 by-election majority: Liberal over Independent 08.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,640 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry TURNER * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Basil Turner (1905-88): Elected 1952 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALARE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Cowra, Forbes, Orange, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,614 +02.6 Votes cast: 39,339 96.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 287 00.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 39,052 99.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Breen ALP 16,872 43.2 +03.2 John HOWSE * Lib 21,733 55.7 +01.3 Madge Roberts 447 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,052 06.3 e 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Breen was member for Calare 1940-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Brooke Howse (1913-2002): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Alexandria, Golden Grove, Redfern, Surry Hills -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 35.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,798 -09.7 Votes cast: 33,025 94.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 851 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 32,174 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Hatfield CPA 2,465 07.7 -00.7 Thomas SHEEHAN * ALP 26,841 83.4 +05.3 Percival Staines 2,868 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,174 40.4 e ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Sheehan (1891-1955): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Died 27 March 1955 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook was abolished at the 1955 redistribution. See Cook by-election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWPER, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kyogle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,035 +00.6 Votes cast: 37,351 95.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 330 00.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,021 99.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bailey ALP 14,751 39.8 +02.8 Kenneth Harding CPA 503 01.4 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 21,767 58.8 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,021 08.9 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Health -------------------------------------------------------------------- CUNNINGHAM, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Keira, Thirroul, Woollongong, Woonona -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,558 +11.1 Votes cast: 44,682 96.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 588 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 44,094 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Billy DAVIES * ALP 27,383 62.1 +00.4 John Parkinson Lib 14,067 31.9 -00.1 William Parkinson CPA 2,644 06.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,094 17.5 e 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Davies (1884-1956): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DALLEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Annandale, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Petersham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.1 1953 by-election majority: ALP over Independent 25.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,177 -08.5 Votes cast: 34,499 95.4 -00.6 Informal votes: 594 01.7 -00.6 Formal votes: 33,905 98.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Florence Davis CPA 1,803 05.3 Arthur GREENUP * ALP 24,292 71.6 +04.5 Robert Stafford Lib 7,810 23.0 -09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,905 26.6 e 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Edward Greenup (1915-80): Elected 1953 By, 1954 Greenup retired at the 1955 election after losing Labor preselection. Died 3 August 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- DARLING, NSW ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Condoblin, Nyngan, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,746 +02.9 Votes cast: 34,494 93.9 -00.6 Informal votes: 607 01.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 33,887 98.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph CLARK * ALP 23,875 70.5 +01.7 Rodan Dawson CP 10,012 29.5 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,887 20.5 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph James Clark (1897-1992): Elected 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darlinghurst, Glenmore, Paddington, Woollahra West -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,728 -11.7 Votes cast: 33,854 94.8 +00.6 Informal votes: 600 01.8 -00.7 Formal votes: 33,254 98.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilton Brown CPA 1,904 05.7 George Chambers Lib 12,068 36.3 -08.8 Hon Eddie WARD * ALP 19,282 58.0 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,254 12.2 e 07.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown was the father of Senator Lee Rhiannon. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward John Ward (1899-1963): Elected 1931 By. Defeated 1931. Elected 1932 By, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EDEN-MONARO, NSW ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,991 +04.6 Votes cast: 40,282 95.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 309 00.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,973 99.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Royce Beavis Lib 19,149 47.9 -01.1 Allan FRASER * ALP 20,824 52.1 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,973 02.1 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- EVANS, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Haberfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,168 -06.6 Votes cast: 35,686 96.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 397 01.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 35,289 98.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bailey ALP 15,876 45.0 +03.6 Frederick OSBORNE * Lib 19,413 55.0 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,289 05.0 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FARRER, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,353 +02.3 Votes cast: 40,012 96.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 339 00.8 -00.7 Formal votes: 39,673 99.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Byrnes ALP 17,005 42.9 -00.7 David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 22,668 57.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,673 07.1 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAYNDLER, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Mascot, Marrickville, Newtown, Tempe -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 26.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,491 -08.4 Votes cast: 35,061 96.1 00.0 Informal votes: 576 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 34,485 98.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred DALY * ALP 26,495 76.8 +01.9 Kenneth Innes Lib 7,288 21.1 -01.3 Timothy McCristal 702 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,485 27.8 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Michael Daly (1913-95): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- GWYDIR, NSW ==================================================================== North-Western NSW: Gunnedah, Inverell, Moree, Quirindi -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.2 1953 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,806 +02.7 Votes cast: 38,096 95.7 +00.2 Informal votes: 264 00.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 37,832 99.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian ALLAN * CP 20,101 53.1 -00.1 Michael Quinn ALP 17,731 46.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,832 03.1 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Quinn was a NSW MLC 1960-65. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archibald Ian Allan (1916-2000): Elected 1953 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUME, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Cootamundra, Temora, Tumut, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,378 +02.7 Votes cast: 39,169 97.0 +00.8 Informal votes: 248 00.6 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,921 99.4 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Anderson CP 12,459 32.0 -17.7 Arthur FULLER * ALP 19,617 50.4 +00.1 Linden Roth Lib 6,845 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,921 02.2 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson was member for Hume 1949-51. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Nieberding Fuller (1893-1987): Elected 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949. Elected 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER, NSW ==================================================================== North-Central NSW: Belmont, Cessnock, Charlestown, Kurri Kurri -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 28.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,564 +09.2 Votes cast: 45,101 96.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 905 02.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 44,196 98.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Farrell Lib 8,380 19.0 +02.1 Rowland JAMES * ALP 29,637 67.1 -03.7 John McCroarey 2,594 05.9 Evan Phillips CPA 2,710 06.1 -01.1 John White 875 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,196 26.5 e 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- KINGSFORD-SMITH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Clovelly, Coogee, Randwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,703 -07.1 Votes cast: 34,181 95.7 -01.4 Informal votes: 444 01.3 -01.1 Formal votes: 33,737 98.7 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon ANDERSON * ALP 18,302 54.2 +03.7 George Dan Lib 15,435 45.8 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,737 04.2 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Anderson (1897-1958): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Anderson retired at the 1955 election. Died 23 May 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LANG, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Belmore, Campsie, Earlwood, Harcourt -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 e 1953 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,928 +02.7 Votes cast: 43,468 96.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 487 01.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 42,981 98.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Spicer Lib 19,509 45.4 +00.1 Frank STEWART * ALP 23,472 54.6 +04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,981 04.6 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Eugene Stewart (1923-79): Elected 1953 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWSON, NSW ==================================================================== North-Western NSW: Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Mudgee, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,627 +03.0 Votes cast: 39,157 96.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 289 00.7 -00.9 Formal votes: 38,868 99.3 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bourke 1,373 03.5 Laurence Failes * CP 18,497 47.6 -05.4 Alan Manning ALP 18,998 48.9 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,868 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bourke's 1,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAILES * 1,068 77.8 19,565 50.3 Manning 305 22.2 19,303 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,373 38,868 00.3 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence John Failes (1899-1976): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LOWE, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,734 -03.7 Votes cast: 37,431 96.6 -00.4 Informal votes: 449 01.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 36,982 98.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William McMAHON * Lib 21,380 57.8 +00.0 William Webster ALP 15,602 42.2 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,982 07.8 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Air to 9 July 1954 Minister for the Navy to 9 July 1954 Minister for Social Services from 9 July 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- LYNE, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Macksville, Port Macquarie, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 18.8 e 1952 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,710 +04.5 Votes cast: 40,471 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 514 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,957 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cordner 2,051 05.1 Donald Lancaster 16,518 41.3 Philip LUCOCK * CP 21,388 53.5 -12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,957 05.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster had been an unsuccessful candidate for the Country Party nomination. He ran as an Independent People's candidate (Gloucester Advocate, 28 May 1954). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACARTHUR, NSW ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Ingleburn, Lawson, Nowra, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,207 +07.9 Votes cast: 44,457 96.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 517 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 43,940 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Allen ALP 18,643 42.4 +06.2 Jeff BATE * Lib 25,297 57.6 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,940 07.6 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKELLAR, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dee Why, Harbord, Manly, Narrabeen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,693 +11.0 Votes cast: 48,388 95.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 650 01.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 47,738 98.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Clarke CPA 2,120 04.4 Francis Neate ALP 17,072 35.8 -01.1 William WENTWORTH * Lib 28,546 59.8 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,738 10.2 e 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Charles Wentworth (1907-2003): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACQUARIE, NSW ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.8 1951 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,561 -01.7 Votes cast: 37,436 97.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 340 00.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 37,096 99.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Brownlow Lib 13,484 36.3 -01.9 John King CPA 1,224 03.3 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 22,388 60.4 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,096 13.5 e 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Abbotsford, Balmain, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,840 -05.7 Votes cast: 36,738 97.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 466 01.3 -01.2 Formal votes: 36,272 98.7 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elton Lewis Lib 13,708 37.8 +00.4 William O'CONNOR * ALP 21,430 59.1 +05.2 Ernest Thornton CPA 1,134 03.1 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,272 11.9 e 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Paul O'Connor (1910-87): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin was abolished at the 1955 redistribution. O'Connor contested Dalley in 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- MITCHELL, NSW ==================================================================== North-West of Sydney: Blacktown, Castle Hill, St Marys, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,575 +12.8 Votes cast: 49,389 95.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 661 01.3 -00.9 Formal votes: 48,728 98.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Bowd ALP 23,151 47.5 +06.4 Melville McCalman CPA 1,186 02.4 -02.6 Roy WHEELER * Lib 24,391 50.1 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,728 00.3 e 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roy Crawford Wheeler (1909-71): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW ENGLAND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,081 +04.2 Votes cast: 38,652 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 356 00.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,296 99.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Cowley ALP 16,444 42.9 +00.8 Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 21,852 57.1 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,296 07.1 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,675 -06.2 Votes cast: 36,445 96.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 384 01.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 36,071 98.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Monroe 490 01.4 Douglas Olive CPA 716 02.0 -02.3 Matthew Tapp Lib 14,011 38.8 +03.6 David WATKINS * ALP 20,854 57.8 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,071 09.8 e 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,835 -03.3 Votes cast: 37,182 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 486 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 36,696 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Haylen ALP 16,916 46.1 +04.1 William JACK * Lib 19,780 53.9 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,696 03.9 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARKES, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dulwich Hill, Lewisham, Petersham, Summer Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,248 -08.1 Votes cast: 34,946 96.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 466 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 34,480 98.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie HAYLEN * ALP 19,307 56.0 +05.1 William Ness Lib 15,173 44.0 -05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,480 06.0 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Clement Haylen (1899-1977): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,278 +09.9 Votes cast: 47,201 95.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 500 01.1 -00.9 Formal votes: 46,701 98.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Howard BEALE * Lib 27,941 59.8 -03.7 John Holmes ALP 18,760 40.2 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,701 09.8 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Oliver Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Supply -------------------------------------------------------------------- PATERSON, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Maitland, Muswellbrook, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,853 +04.9 Votes cast: 40,547 96.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 422 01.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 40,125 99.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Barlow ALP 18,255 45.5 +02.6 Allen FAIRHALL * Lib 21,870 54.5 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,125 04.5 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Fairhall (1909-2006): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILLIP, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bronte, Waverley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,726 -08.1 Votes cast: 34,194 95.7 +00.3 Informal votes: 519 01.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 33,675 98.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Clarke Lib 13,849 41.1 -05.5 Joseph FITZGERALD * ALP 19,826 58.9 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,675 08.9 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Francis Fitzgerald (1912-85): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bankstown, Bass Hill, Granville, Merrylands -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,239 +15.7 Votes cast: 53,063 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,047 02.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 52,016 98.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Aarons CPA 2,285 04.4 Horace Hancock 3,348 06.4 Charles MORGAN * ALP 32,958 63.4 +01.0 Robert Mutton Lib 13,425 25.8 -07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,016 20.8 e 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Albert Aaron Morgan (1897-1967): Elected 1940, 1943. Defeated 1946. Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 26.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,237 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Postmaster-General Minister for Civil Aviation to 9 July 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- RIVERINA, NSW ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Deniliquin, Griffith, Leeton, West Wyalong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,004 +03.7 Votes cast: 39,293 95.8 +00.7 Informal votes: 355 00.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,938 99.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Kelton CPA 951 02.4 -01.3 Hugh ROBERTON * CP 20,341 52.2 -01.1 Michael Sheehan ALP 17,646 45.3 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,938 03.4 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Stevenson Roberton (1900-1987): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERTSON, NSW ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,265 +12.3 Votes cast: 48,362 96.2 00.0 Informal votes: 480 01.0 -01.0 Formal votes: 47,882 99.0 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Dean * Lib 23,910 49.9 -04.1 Walter Geraghty ALP 22,895 47.8 +01.8 John Tapp CPA 1,077 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geraghty was a NSW MLC 1961-78. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tapp's 1,077 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN * 172 16.0 24,082 50.3 Geraghty 905 84.0 23,800 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,077 47,882 00.3 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORTLAND, NSW ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mayfield, Lambton, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,083 +02.2 Votes cast: 42,779 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 509 01.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 42,270 98.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Downey Lib 15,044 35.6 +00.6 Charles GRIFFITHS * ALP 27,226 64.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,270 14.4 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edward Griffiths (1903-82): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ST GEORGE, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Arncliffe, Bexley, Hurstville, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,880 -01.4 Votes cast: 38,691 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 434 01.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 38,257 98.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Graham * Lib 18,084 47.3 -04.3 Hon Nelson LEMMON ALP 20,173 52.7 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,257 02.7 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lemmon was member for Forrest, WA, 1943-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954 Later career: See St George 1955 > Nelson Lemmon (1908-89): Elected 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949. Elected 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRINGAH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Cammeray, Mosman, Neutral Bay, Seaforth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,363 -02.5 Votes cast: 38,647 95.7 +00.3 Informal votes: 549 01.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,098 98.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis BLAND * Lib 22,218 58.3 -17.4 Ronald Nibbs ALP 8,548 22.4 -01.9 Ernest White 7,332 19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,098 17.9 e 07.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Armand Bland (1882-1967): Elected 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Banksmeadow, Kensington, La Perouse, Maroubra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,708 +00.3 Votes cast: 41,081 96.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 728 01.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 40,353 98.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel CURTIN * ALP 25,507 63.2 +06.5 Hubert O'Connell Lib 14,846 36.8 -06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,353 13.2 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Connell was a NSW MLC 1967-71. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel James Curtin (1898-1980): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Curtin contested Kingsford-Smith in 1955. -------------------------------------------------------------------- WENTWORTH, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,391 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Eric HARRISON * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Defence Production Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister for the Army from 7 November 1955 Minister for the Navy from 7 November 1955 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- WERRIWA, NSW ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Cabramatta, Cronulla, Liverpool, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.1 1952 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,599 +23.5 Votes cast: 59,797 95.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 943 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 58,854 98.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Lee Lib 22,530 38.3 -06.6 Edwin Lipscombe CPA 2,363 04.0 Gough WHITLAM * ALP 33,961 57.7 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,854 11.3 e 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Gough Whitlam (1916-2014): Elected 1952 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST SYDNEY, NSW ==================================================================== Inner Sydney: Darling Harbour, Glebe, King, Toxteth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,018 -12.4 Votes cast: 30,698 93.0 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,432 04.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 29,266 95.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Micallef 6,264 21.4 Daniel MINOGUE * ALP 21,226 72.5 +09.1 Lawrence Sharkey CPA 1,776 06.1 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,266 28.0 e ------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Minogue (1893-1983): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 --------------------------------------------------------------------