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Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election

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State election for New South Wales, Australia in May 1941

New South Wales state election, 10 May 1941
Legislative Assembly
<< 1938–1944 >>

Enrolled voters 1,684,781
Votes cast 1,389,896 Turnout 92.52 −3.27
Informal votes 35,858 Informal 2.52 −0.13
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 706,014 50.80 +12.28  54 + 24
  United Australia 281,982 20.29 –15.57 14 –23
  Country 153,639 11.05 –2.81 12 –10
  State Labor 78,363 5.64 +5.64 0 ±0
  Ind. United Australia 45,195 3.25 +3.25 5 +5
  Independent Labor 29,677 2.14 +2.14 1 +1
  New Social Order 8,906 0.64 +0.64 0 ±0
  Independent Coalition 925 0.07 +0.07 0 ±0
  Independent 85,195 6.13 –4.75 4 +3
Total 1,389,896     90  

The 1941 New South Wales state election was for 90 electoral districts each returning a single member with compulsory preferential voting.

Results by electoral district

Albury

1941 New South Wales state election: Albury 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alexander Mair 6,882 52.5
Labor John King 6,235 47.5
Total formal votes 13,117 99.0
Informal votes 132 1.0
Turnout 13,249 91.7
United Australia hold Swing

Annandale

1941 New South Wales state election: Annandale 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Gorman 13,018 75.7
Independent Stanley Moran 2,244 13.1
New Social Order Harry Blackwell 1,926 11.2
Total formal votes 17,188 94.3
Informal votes 1,036 5.7
Turnout 18,224 90.5
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Armidale

1941 New South Wales state election: Armidale 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 7,192 53.3
Labor John Shanahan 6,308 46.7
Total formal votes 13,500 98.5
Informal votes 209 1.5
Turnout 13,709 92.9
Country hold Swing

Ashburnham

1941 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edgar Dring 7,367 54.6
Country Hilton Elliott 6,136 45.4
Total formal votes 13,503 98.4
Informal votes 220 1.6
Turnout 13,723 94.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Ashfield

1941 New South Wales state election: Ashfield 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Athol Richardson 11,555 58.5
Labor Rex Jones 8,179 41.5
Total formal votes 19,734 98.1
Informal votes 389 1.9
Turnout 20,123 93.1
United Australia hold Swing

Auburn

1941 New South Wales state election: Auburn 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Lang 12,960 69.7
State Labor Clarence Campbell 5,645 30.3
Total formal votes 18,605 94.1
Informal votes 1,173 5.9
Turnout 19,778 93.6
Labor hold Swing

Balmain

1941 New South Wales state election: Balmain 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mary Quirk 11,427 60.6
State Labor Walter Evans 4,879 25.9
Independent Malinda Ivey 1,138 6.0
Independent Leslie Shiels 732 3.9
Independent Labor Arthur Doughty 672 3.6
Total formal votes 18,848 95.2
Informal votes 946 4.8
Turnout 19,794 93.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bankstown

1941 New South Wales state election: Bankstown 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James McGirr 10,953 54.7
Independent Percy Coleman 5,343 26.7
State Labor Morris Hughes 2,873 14.4
New Social Order Jack Edwards 855 4.3
Total formal votes 20,024 96.5
Informal votes 731 3.5
Turnout 20,755 93.1
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Barwon

1941 New South Wales state election: Barwon 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roy Heferen 8,192 57.8
Country Favel Satterthwaite 5,983 42.2
Total formal votes 14,175 98.9
Informal votes 150 1.1
Turnout 14,325 92.4
Labor gain from Country Swing

Bathurst

1941 New South Wales state election: Bathurst 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly unopposed
Labor hold  

Blacktown

1941 New South Wales state election: Blacktown 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hill 10,909 57.5
United Australia Arthur Francis 8,069 42.5
Total formal votes 18,978 97.2
Informal votes 549 2.8
Turnout 19,527 93.1
Labor notional hold Swing

Bondi

1941 New South Wales state election: Bondi 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Abe Landa 9,577 45.1
United Australia Norman Thomas 9,373 44.2
State Labor Allan Jenkins 2,267 10.7
Total formal votes 21,217 98.5
Informal votes 327 1.5
Turnout 21,544 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Abe Landa 11,492 54.2
United Australia Norman Thomas 9,725 45.8
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Botany

1941 New South Wales state election: Botany 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Heffron 14,312 76.0
Independent Labor Addison Brittain 4,526 24.0
Total formal votes 18,838 94.3
Informal votes 1,129 5.7
Turnout 19,967 92.3
Member changed to Labor from Industrial Labor  

Bulli

1941 New South Wales state election: Bulli 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Sweeney 9,308 74.7
State Labor Alfred Burgess 3,157 25.3
Total formal votes 12,556 94.2
Informal votes 676 5.8
Turnout 13,232 93.0
Labor hold Swing

Burwood

1941 New South Wales state election: Burwood 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Thompson 7,950 38.9
Ind. United Australia Gordon Jackett 6,620 32.4
United Australia Harrie Mitchell 5,882 28.8
Total formal votes 20,452 98.1
Informal votes 386 1.9
Turnout 20,838 93.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. United Australia Gordon Jackett 11,997 58.7
Labor Albert Thompson 8,455 41.3
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing

Byron

1941 New South Wales state election: Byron 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Budd 7,867 56.1
Independent Frederick Stuart 6,157 43.9
Total formal votes 14,004 97.2
Informal votes 405 2.8
Turnout 14,429 93.4
Country hold Swing

Canterbury

1941 New South Wales state election: Canterbury 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 15,782 78.0
New Social Order William Brandon 2,804 13.9
State Labor William Hortin 1,639 8.1
Total formal votes 20,225 94.2
Informal votes 1,234 5.8
Turnout 21,459 94.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Casino

1941 New South Wales state election: Casino 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Reid 6,468 47.6
Labor Denis Holmes 4,494 33.1
Independent Robert Carr 2,630 19.4
Total formal votes 13,592 98.3
Informal votes 230 1.7
Turnout 13,822 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country John Reid 8,285 60.9
Labor Denis Holmes 5,307 39.1
Country hold Swing

Castlereagh

1941 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Renshaw 6,563 49.2
Country Harold Campbell 5,278 39.6
Independent Labor John Smithers 1,497 11.2
Total formal votes 13,338 98.6
Informal votes 185 1.4
Turnout 13,523 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 7,899 59.2
Country Harold Campbell 5,439 40.8
Labor gain from Country Swing

The sitting member for Castlereagh, Alfred Yeo (Country), was concerned that the redistribution had made it a Labor seat and he unsuccessfully contested Liverpool Plains.

Cessnock

1941 New South Wales state election: Cessnock 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 13,559 68.0
State Labor George McGregor 6,370 32.0
Total formal votes 19,929 97.8
Informal votes 453 2.2
Turnout 20,382 94.9
Labor hold Swing

Clarence

1941 New South Wales state election: Clarence 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Cecil Wingfield 10,712 75.3
Independent John Cain 3,509 24.7
Total formal votes 14,221 98.2
Informal votes 266 1.8
Turnout 14,487 93.7
Country hold Swing

Cobar

1941 New South Wales state election: Cobar 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mat Davidson 10,003 84.4
State Labor David Wight 1,843 15.6
Total formal votes 11,846 97.0
Informal votes 366 3.0
Turnout 12,212 84.4
Labor hold Swing

Concord

1941 New South Wales state election: Concord 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Carlton 8,982 45.7
United Australia Stan Lloyd 7,984 40.7
State Labor Rupert Lockwood 2,671 13.6
Total formal votes 19,637 98.1
Informal votes 371 1.9
Turnout 20,008 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Carlton 11,130 56.7
United Australia Stan Lloyd 8,507 43.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Coogee

1941 New South Wales state election: Coogee 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lou Cunningham 11,341 56.0
United Australia Thomas Mutch 8,922 44.0
Total formal votes 20,263 98.3
Informal votes 357 1.7
Turnout 20,620 91.4
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Cook's River

1941 New South Wales state election: Cook's River 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,616 73.9
Independent Labor John Simpson 4,804 26.1
Total formal votes 18,420 95.5
Informal votes 877 4.5
Turnout 19,297 94.0
Labor notional hold Swing

Corowa

1941 New South Wales state election: Corowa 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 7,496 63.4
Country James Smith 4,324 36.6
Total formal votes 11,820 98.2
Informal votes 210 1.8
Turnout 12,030 88.2
Independent hold Swing

Croydon

1941 New South Wales state election: Croydon 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia David Hunter 11,074 57.0
Labor Daniel Murphy 8,342 43.0
Total formal votes 19,416 97.2
Informal votes 554 2.8
Turnout 19,970 93.1
United Australia hold Swing

Drummoyne

1941 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Lee 8,693 44.5
Labor Robert Greig 8,477 43.4
State Labor William Wood 2,367 12.1
Total formal votes 19,537 98.3
Informal votes 335 1.7
Turnout 19,872 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Greig 10,429 53.4
United Australia John Lee 9,108 46.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Dubbo

1941 New South Wales state election: Dubbo 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country George Wilson 6,517 48.1
Labor Clarence Robertson 5,123 37.8
Independent Labor Frank Wilkins 1,897 14.0
Total formal votes 13,537 98.6
Informal votes 197 1.4
Turnout 13,734 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Wilson 6,898 51.0
Labor Clarence Robertson 6,639 49.0
Country hold Swing

Dulwich Hill

1941 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Weir 11,370 56.9
United Australia Guy Arkins 8,604 43.1
Total formal votes 19,974 98.2
Informal votes 363 1.8
Turnout 20,337 93.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Georges River

1941 New South Wales state election: Georges River 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Williams 12,417 57.5
United Australia Cecil Monro 9,190 42.5
Total formal votes 21,607 98.2
Informal votes 383 1.8
Turnout 22,000 94.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Gloucester

1941 New South Wales state election: Gloucester 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Charles Bennett 4,494 33.1
Labor William Morgan 3,735 27.5
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 3,321 24.5
Independent Robert Bruce 2,031 14.9
Total formal votes 13,581 99.1
Informal votes 124 0.9
Turnout 13,705 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,999 51.5
United Australia Charles Bennett 6,582 48.5
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Gordon

1941 New South Wales state election: Gordon 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry Turner unopposed
United Australia hold  

Goulburn

1941 New South Wales state election: Goulburn 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Tully 8,917 60.5
United Australia George Ardill 5,520 37.4
Independent Cecil Gray 306 2.1
Total formal votes 14,743 98.8
Informal votes 171 1.2
Turnout 14,914 94.9
Labor hold Swing

Granville

1941 New South Wales state election: Granville 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lamb 13,282 67.9
United Australia Claude Fleck 5,392 27.6
Independent Sam Aarons 876 4.5
Total formal votes 19,550 98.5
Informal votes 303 1.5
Turnout 19,853 93.9
Labor hold Swing

Hamilton

1941 New South Wales state election: Hamilton 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 17,944 84.9
Independent Arthur Clarke 3,200 15.1
Total formal votes 21,144 96.7
Informal votes 730 3.3
Turnout 21,874 94.1
Labor hold Swing

Hartley

1941 New South Wales state election: Hartley 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hamilton Knight 11,437 83.3
State Labor James Starling 2,298 16.7
Total formal votes 13,735 96.4
Informal votes 512 3.6
Turnout 14,247 94.6
Labor hold Swing

Hawkesbury

1941 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Finnan 6,453 43.0
United Australia Arthur Brown 5,718 38.1
Ind. United Australia Charles Staples 2,841 18.9
Total formal votes 15,012 98.7
Informal votes 195 1.3
Turnout 15,207 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Finnan 7,571 50.4
United Australia Arthur Brown 7,441 49.6
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Hornsby

1941 New South Wales state election: Hornsby 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Wilfred Frances 7,509 40.7
Ind. United Australia Sydney Storey 7,216 39.1
Independent Albert French 3,743 20.3
Total formal votes 18,468 95.4
Informal votes 886 4.6
Turnout 19,354 90.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. United Australia Sydney Storey 9,249 50.1
United Australia Wilfred Frances 9,219 49.9
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing

Hurstville

1941 New South Wales state election: Hurstville 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Evatt 14,764 67.7
United Australia Roland Murray 7,042 32.3
Total formal votes 21,806 98.4
Informal votes 354 1.6
Turnout 22,160 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Illawarra

1941 New South Wales state election: Illawarra 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Howard Fowles 7,321 56.4
United Australia Clarence Faulkner 5,654 43.6
Total formal votes 12,975 98.1
Informal votes 249 1.9
Turnout 13,224 93.1
Labor hold Swing

King

1941 New South Wales state election: King 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 11,025 63.0
State Labor Albert Sloss 6,488 37.0
Total formal votes 17,513 93.9
Informal votes 1,137 6.1
Turnout 18,650 84.6
Labor hold Swing

Kogarah

1941 New South Wales state election: Kogarah 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Currey 10,484 48.8
United Australia James Ross 9,581 44.6
State Labor Paul Mortier 1,400 6.5
Total formal votes 21,465 98.6
Informal votes 311 1.4
Turnout 311 1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Currey 11,741 54.7
United Australia James Ross 9,724 45.3
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Kurri Kurri

1941 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

Lachlan

1941 New South Wales state election: Lachlan 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Griffith Evans 6,703 53.9
Labor George Grintell 5,737 46.1
Total formal votes 12,440 98.7
Informal votes 158 1.3
Turnout 12,598 92.1
Country hold Swing

Lakemba

1941 New South Wales state election: Lakemba 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Stanley 14,390 71.1
New Social Order William Dowe 3,321 16.4
State Labor Asa North 2,532 12.5
Total formal votes 20,243 95.8
Informal votes 882 4.2
Turnout 21,125 93.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Lane Cove

1941 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Herbert FitzSimons 9,669 46.8
Labor Arthur Treble 9,652 46.7
Independent Arthur Russell 1,337 6.5
Total formal votes 20,658 98.3
Informal votes 359 1.7
Turnout 21,017 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Herbert FitzSimons 10,523 50.9
Labor Arthur Treble 10,135 49.1
United Australia hold Swing

Leichhardt

1941 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Claude Matthews 14,964 83.1
State Labor Anthony Bellanto 3,034 16.9
Total formal votes 17,998 93.6
Informal votes 1,230 6.4
Turnout 19,228 92.5
Labor hold Swing

Lismore

1941 New South Wales state election: Lismore 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country William Frith 5,728 40.2
Labor Jim Fredericks 4,439 31.1
Independent Edward Thorncroft 3,161 22.2
Independent David Harrison 925 6.5
Total formal votes 14,253 99.1
Informal votes 123 0.9
Turnout 14,376 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country William Frith 8,764 61.5
Labor Jim Fredericks 5,489 38.5
Country hold Swing

Liverpool Plains

1941 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roger Nott 6,169 50.6
Country James Scott 2,080 17.1
Country Alister McMullin 1,978 16.2
Country Alfred Yeo 1,956 16.1
Total formal votes 12,183 98.1
Informal votes 239 1.9
Turnout 12,422 93.3
Labor gain from Country Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

The sitting member Harry Carter (Country) retired. Alfred Yeo (Country) was the sitting member for Castlereagh.

Maitland

1941 New South Wales state election: Maitland 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Walter Howarth 6,934 50.5
Labor William Lindsay 6,798 49.5
Total formal votes 13,732 98.7
Informal votes 180 1.3
Turnout 13,912 96.0
United Australia hold Swing

Manly

1941 New South Wales state election: Manly 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Alfred Reid 10,483 47.9
Labor James Dunn 7,470 34.1
Independent Vincent Brady 3,942 18.0
Total formal votes 21,895 98.2
Informal votes 390 1.8
Turnout 22,285 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Alfred Reid 13,124 59.9
Labor James Dunn 8,771 40.1
United Australia hold Swing

Marrickville

1941 New South Wales state election: Marrickville 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Carlo Lazzarini unopposed
Member changed to Labor from Industrial Labor  

Monaro

1941 New South Wales state election: Monaro 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Seiffert 6,852 50.7
Country William Hedges 6,671 49.3
Total formal votes 13,523 99.0
Informal votes 135 1.0
Turnout 13,658 94.5
Labor gain from Country Swing

Mosman

1941 New South Wales state election: Mosman 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. United Australia Donald Macdonald 12,158 59.4
United Australia Herbert Lloyd 5,276 25.8
Labor Brian Dooley 3,043 14.9
Total formal votes 20,477 98.9
Informal votes 227 1.1
Turnout 20,704 92.3
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Mudgee

1941 New South Wales state election: Mudgee 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Dunn 8,771 69.4
Independent Frederick Cooke 3,877 30.6
Total formal votes 12,648 98.9
Informal votes 143 1.1
Turnout 12,791 94.2
Labor hold Swing

Murray

1941 New South Wales state election: Murray 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,054 53.8
Labor James Lloyd 5,203 46.2
Total formal votes 11,257 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 11,401 83.3
Country hold Swing

Murrumbidgee

1941 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor George Enticknap 4,364 34.1
Labor Joseph Fitzgerald 3,399 26.6
Country George Dixon 2,863 22.4
Country John Thorne 1,145 9.0
Country John Kelly 1,027 8.0
Total formal votes 12,798 96.6
Informal votes 446 3.4
Turnout 13,244 89.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor George Enticknap 7,741 60.5
Country George Dixon 5,057 39.5
Independent Labor gain from Country Swing

Namoi

1941 New South Wales state election: Namoi 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Raymond Hamilton 4,387 33.0
Country Ernest Batchelor 4,351 32.7
Independent Labor Ernest Hogan 2,978 22.4
Country George Gilby 1,591 12.0
Total formal votes 13,307 98.3
Informal votes 231 1.7
Turnout 13,538 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Raymond Hamilton 7,016 52.7
Country Ernest Batchelor 6,291 47.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Nepean

1941 New South Wales state election: Nepean 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Joseph Jackson 7,720 56.4
Labor William Mathews 5,955 43.6
Total formal votes 13,675 98.1
Informal votes 263 1.9
Turnout 13,938 92.5
United Australia hold Swing

Neutral Bay

1941 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Reginald Weaver unopposed
United Australia hold  

Newcastle

1941 New South Wales state election: Newcastle 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 16,205 74.8
Independent Claude Dalby 2,849 13.1
State Labor Charles McCaffrey 2,621 12.1
Total formal votes 21,675 97.8
Informal votes 489 2.2
Turnout 22,164 92.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Newtown

1941 New South Wales state election: Newtown 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Burke 9,448 51.6
Independent Labor Lilian Fowler 5,877 32.1
State Labor Andrew Carruthers 2,970 16.2
Total formal votes 18,295 96.6
Informal votes 642 3.4
Turnout 18,937 91.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

North Sydney

1941 New South Wales state election: North Sydney 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Hubert Primrose 9,112 44.1
Labor James Geraghty 9,090 44.0
State Labor William Wilson 2,448 11.9
Total formal votes 20,650 98.1
Informal votes 399 1.9
Turnout 21,049 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Geraghty 11,122 53.9
United Australia Hubert Primrose 9,528 46.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Orange

1941 New South Wales state election: Orange 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob O'Halloran 6,503 45.7
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,217 43.6
State Labor Joseph Roberts 748 5.3
Independent James O'Donnell 475 3.3
Independent Leslie Loewenthal 302 2.1
Total formal votes 14,245 97.5
Informal votes 359 2.5
Turnout 14,604 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob O'Halloran 7,738 54.3
United Australia Alwyn Tonking 6,507 45.7
Labor gain from United Australia Swing

Oxley

1941 New South Wales state election: Oxley 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Mitchell 7,835 54.3
United Australia Lewis Martin 6,589 45.7
Total formal votes 14,424 98.8
Informal votes 181 1.2
Turnout 14,605 94.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Paddington

1941 New South Wales state election: Paddington 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 14,124 84.8
State Labor George Hales 2,529 15.2
Total formal votes 16,653 96.2
Informal votes 648 3.8
Turnout 17,301 87.8
Labor hold Swing

Parramatta

1941 New South Wales state election: Parramatta 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Gollan 10,729 53.8
Labor Albert Rowe 9,195 46.2
Total formal votes 19,924 97.5
Informal votes 504 2.5
Turnout 20,428 93.6
United Australia hold Swing

Phillip

1941 New South Wales state election: Phillip 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Shannon 12,689 73.3
Independent Diana Gould 2,347 13.5
State Labor Tom Morey 2,279 13.2
Total formal votes 17,315 95.2
Informal votes 870 4.8
Turnout 18,185 87.6
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Raleigh

1941 New South Wales state election: Raleigh 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Roy Vincent 5,609 38.0
Labor John Howard 5,305 35.9
Country Les Jordan 3,853 26.1
Total formal votes 14,767 98.5
Informal votes 221 1.5
Turnout 14,988 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Roy Vincent 8,362 56.6
Labor John Howard 6,405 43.4
Country hold Swing

Randwick

1941 New South Wales state election: Randwick 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Gollan 10,537 51.0
United Australia Arthur Moverly 8,547 41.3
State Labor Sam Lewis 1,591 7.7
Total formal votes 20,675 98.4
Informal votes 331 1.6
Turnout 21,006 92.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Redfern

1941 New South Wales state election: Redfern 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William McKell 14,299 77.3
State Labor Sid Conway 4,201 22.7
Total formal votes 18,500 96.1
Informal votes 747 3.9
Turnout 19,247 92.7
Labor hold Swing

Rockdale

1941 New South Wales state election: Rockdale 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 10,995 55.6
United Australia George McGuire 7,554 38.2
State Labor Reginald Williams 1,222 6.2
Total formal votes 19,771 97.7
Informal votes 462 2.3
Turnout 20,233 93.4
Labor notional hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Ryde

1941 New South Wales state election: Ryde 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. United Australia James Shand 9,825 46.5
United Australia Eric Solomon 5,588 26.5
Independent William Elliott 5,434 25.7
Independent Howard Miscamble 266 1.3
Total formal votes 21,113 97.9
Informal votes 444 2.1
Turnout 21,557 93.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. United Australia James Shand 14,564 69.0
United Australia Eric Solomon 6,549 31.0
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing

Arthur Williams (Labor) won the seat at the 1940 by-election, but after the re-distribution, chose to contest Georges River instead and Labor did not field a candidate. Eric Solomon was the United Australia member for the abolished seat of Petersham. James Shand was the United Australia member for the abolished seat of Hornsby and had been denied pre-selection.

South Coast

1941 New South Wales state election: South Coast 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rupert Beale 6,389 50.2
United Australia Henry Bate 6,350 49.8
Total formal votes 12,739 98.5
Informal votes 187 1.5
Turnout 12,926 92.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Sturt

1941 New South Wales state election: Sturt 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Horsington 8,188 70.8
State Labor Arthur Campbell 3,372 29.2
Total formal votes 11,560 96.8
Informal votes 383 3.2
Turnout 11,943 85.6
Labor hold Swing

Tamworth

1941 New South Wales state election: Tamworth 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. United Australia Bill Chaffey  6,535 49.6
Labor John Lyons 5,145 39.1
United Australia William McKnight 1,237 9.4
Independent Charles Luckett 258 2.0
Total formal votes 13,175 98.4
Informal votes 207 1.6
Turnout 13,382 94.2
After distribution of preferences
Ind. United Australia Bill Chaffey 6,676 50.7
Labor John Lyons 5,189 39.4
United Australia William McKnight 1,310 9.9
Member changed to Ind. United Australia from United Australia Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Temora

1941 New South Wales state election: Temora 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Doug Dickson 7,325 53.3
Labor Charles Poole 6,409 46.7
Total formal votes 13,734 98.1
Informal votes 260 1.9
Turnout 13,994 92.7
Country hold Swing

Tenterfield

1941 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Michael Bruxner 7,797 56.9
Labor Edward Ogilvie 5,893 43.1
Total formal votes 13,690 98.2
Informal votes 248 1.8
Turnout 13,938 92.1
Country hold Swing

Upper Hunter

1941 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country D'Arcy Rose 7,607 56.0
Labor Walter Geraghty 5,969 44.0
Total formal votes 13,576 98.6
Informal votes 187 1.4
Turnout 13,763 94.2
Country hold Swing

Vaucluse

1941 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Murray Robson unopposed
United Australia hold  

Wagga Wagga

1941 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Graham 6,850 49.7
Country Matthew Kilpatrick 5,900 42.8
Independent Ronald Cuttle 1,027 7.5
Total formal votes 13,777 98.8
Informal votes 170 1.2
Turnout 13,947 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Graham 7,417 53.8
Country Matthew Kilpatrick 6,360 46.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Waratah

1941 New South Wales state election: Waratah 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 19,075 86.5
Independent Robert Cram 2,970 13.5
Total formal votes 22,045 97.3
Informal votes 612 2.7
Turnout 22,657 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Waverley

1941 New South Wales state election: Waverley 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,464 57.7
United Australia Arnold Lander 6,004 30.2
State Labor John Fisher 2,408 12.1
Total formal votes 19,876 98.2
Informal votes 357 1.8
Turnout 20,233 90.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Willoughby

1941 New South Wales state election: Willoughby 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Edward Sanders 11,825 59.8
Labor Francis Fulton 7,950 40.2
Total formal votes 19,775 98.2
Informal votes 363 1.8
Turnout 20,138 92.7
United Australia hold Swing

Wollondilly

1941 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Jeff Bate unopposed
United Australia hold  

Wollongong-Kembla

1941 New South Wales state election: Wollongong-Kembla 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Davies 11,638 82.3
State Labor William Frame 2,511 17.7
Total formal votes 14,149 95.0
Informal votes 737 5.0
Turnout 14,886 93.1
Labor notional hold Swing

Woollahra

1941 New South Wales state election: Woollahra 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Vernon Treatt 15,010 67.7
Labor Jack Wright 7,168 32.3
Total formal votes 22,178 97.3
Informal votes 607 2.7
Turnout 22,785 86.1
United Australia hold Swing

Yass

1941 New South Wales state election: Yass 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 7,941 55.5
Country Bill Ross 6,363 44.5
Total formal votes 14,304 99.4
Informal votes 84 0.6
Turnout 14,388 94.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Young

1941 New South Wales state election: Young 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Albert Reid 6,561 46.2
Labor Fred Cahill 4,579 32.2
Independent Labor Stanley Neagle 3,062 21.6
Total formal votes 14,202 99.3
Informal votes 97 0.7
Turnout 14,299 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 7,431 52.3
Country Albert Reid 6,772 47.7
Labor gain from Country Swing

See also

Notes

  1. There were 1,540,974 enrolled voters in contested electorates and 143,807 were enrolled in 7 uncontested electorates (four UAP and three Labor).
  2. Labor swing includes Industrial Labor which was readmitted into Labor in August 1939.
  3. Bill Chaffey had been elected as a UAP candidate at the 1940 Tamworth by-election. He continued to support the government however declined UAP endorsement for the 1941 election on the basis his support came from the Country Party as well as the UAP.

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