Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election

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1947 New South Wales state election

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1947 New South Wales state election.

Results by electoral district

Albury

1947 New South Wales state election: Albury [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Doug Padman [lower-alpha 1] 7,561 50.1 -3.0
Labor NSW John Hurley 7,533 49.9 +3.0
Total formal votes 15,094 99.1 +1.2
Informal votes 141 0.9 -1.2
Turnout 15,235 94.2 +4.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing -3.0
  • John Hurley (Labor) won the seat at the 1946 by-election, but it was regained by the Doug Padman (Liberal).

Annandale

1947 New South Wales state election: Annandale [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bob Gorman 11,336 57.4 +1.2
Lang Labor George Stanley 8,426 42.6 +6.1
Total formal votes 19,762 95.5 +0.8
Informal votes 937 4.5 -0.8
Turnout 20,699 94.8 +3.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Armidale

1947 New South Wales state election: Armidale [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW David Drummond 7,616 56.0 +4.7
Labor NSW Francis Harvison 5,982 44.0 -4.7
Total formal votes 13,598 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 164 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 13,762 93.2 +2.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing +4.7

Ashburnham

1947 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Edgar Dring 6,472 47.5 -10.9
Liberal NSW Holman Cockram 3,671 26.9 +26.9
Country NSW Hilton Elliott 3,481 25.6 -16.0
Total formal votes 13,624 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 194 1.4
Turnout 13,818 95.9 +4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Edgar Dring 6,921 50.8 -7.6
Liberal NSW Holman Cockram 6,703 49.2 +49.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -7.6

Ashfield

1947 New South Wales state election: Ashfield [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Athol Richardson 12,996 58.2 +4.8
Labor NSW William Peters 9,332 41.8 -4.8
Total formal votes 22,328 98.7 +1.9
Informal votes 284 1.3 -1.9
Turnout 22,612 96.1 +2.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing +4.8

Auburn

1947 New South Wales state election: Auburn [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lang Labor Chris Lang 10,263 46.2 -19.6
Labor NSW Frank Peffer 6,160 27.8 -6.4
Independent Alexander Kerr 4,929 22.2 +22.2
Communist Stanley Roy 849 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 22,201 97.2 +1.1
Informal votes 648 2.8 -1.1
Turnout 22,849 95.4 +2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Lang Labor Chris Lang 12,357 55.7 -10.1
Labor NSW Frank Peffer 9,844 44.3 +10.1
Lang Labor hold Swing -10.1

Balmain

1947 New South Wales state election: Balmain [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Mary Quirk 11,229 55.8 -2.5
Liberal NSW Eddington Sherwood 3,667 18.2 +4.7
Independent Ronald Sarina 2,089 10.4 +10.4
Communist Stanley Moran 1,788 8.9 -19.3
Independent Malinda Ivey 1,340 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,113 96.2 -0.5
Informal votes 783 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 20,896 95.6 +2.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bankstown

1947 New South Wales state election: Bankstown [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW James McGirr 16,858 60.9 +1.9
Liberal NSW John Byrne 5,783 20.9 +20.9
Lang Labor Ernest Callaghan 3,300 11.9 -29.1
Independent George Durrance 1,751 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 27,692 98.7 +3.9
Informal votes 375 1.3 -3.9
Turnout 28,067 94.6 +1.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Barwon

1947 New South Wales state election: Barwon [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Roy Heferen 6,952 49.5 -6.1
Country NSW Geoff Crawford 5,688 40.5 +40.5
Country NSW Ernest Ellis 1,402 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 14,042 99.3 +1.3
Informal votes 100 0.7 -1.3
Turnout 14,142 93.1 +4.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Roy Heferen 7,042 50.2 -5.4
Country NSW Geoff Crawford 7,000 49.8 +49.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Bathurst

1947 New South Wales state election: Bathurst [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Gus Kelly 8,802 59.1 -2.2
Liberal NSW Walter L'Estrange 6,105 40.9 +40.9
Total formal votes 14,907 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 184 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 15,091 96.0 +6.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -2.2

Blacktown

1947 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW John Freeman 13,392 53.8 +2.6
Liberal NSW Francis Izon 8,939 35.9 +16.8
Lang Labor Ian Grant 1,387 5.6 -10.9
Communist Fred Wingrave 1,168 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 24,886 98.0 +2.4
Informal votes 518 2.0 -2.4
Turnout 25,404 94.7 +3.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bondi

1947 New South Wales state election: Bondi [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Abe Landa 12,148 49.2 +5.6
Liberal NSW William McNally 10,488 42.4 +12.6
Lang Labor Elizabeth Frewin 2,080 8.4 -6.4
Total formal votes 24,716 98.2 +3.1
Informal votes 442 1.8 -3.1
Turnout 25,158 93.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW Abe Landa 13,454 54.4 +3.3
Liberal NSW William McNally 11,262 45.6 -3.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing +3.3

Botany

1947 New South Wales state election: Botany [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bob Heffron unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing No

Bulli

1947 New South Wales state election: Bulli [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Laurie Kelly 8,517 58.5 +10.1
Independent Labor NSW Hector MacKay 3,117 21.4 +21.4
Communist John Martin 2,937 20.2 -10.6
Total formal votes 14,571 97.0 +1.4
Informal votes 449 3.0 -1.4
Turnout 15,020 95.5 +3.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Burwood

1947 New South Wales state election: Burwood [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Gordon Jackett 14,216 60.3 +21.7
Labor NSW George Russell 9,361 39.7 +5.5
Total formal votes 23,577 98.7 +2.2
Informal votes 305 1.3 -2.2
Turnout 23,882 95.2 +1.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing +7.9

Byron

1947 New South Wales state election: Byron [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Stanley Stephens 10,485 68.2 +33.4
Independent Rodger Pendergast 3,502 22.8 +22.8
Independent Christopher Grant 1,383 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 15,370 98.7 +1.0
Informal votes 203 1.3 -1.0
Turnout 15,573 93.0 +3.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Canterbury

1947 New South Wales state election: Canterbury [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Arthur Tonge 13,606 55.5 -16.6
Liberal NSW John Paget 10,931 44.5 +44.5
Total formal votes 24,537 98.9 +6.8
Informal votes 266 1.1 -6.8
Turnout 24,803 96.2 +2.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Casino

1947 New South Wales state election: Casino [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW John Reid 9,132 63.8 +6.7
Labor NSW Harold Edwards 5,172 36.2 -6.7
Total formal votes 14,304 98.5 +1.2
Informal votes 214 1.5 -1.2
Turnout 14,518 92.7 +4.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing +6.7

Castlereagh

1947 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jack Renshaw 6,961 54.9 -6.4
Country NSW Richard Powell 5,724 45.1 +6.4
Total formal votes 12,685 99.2 +1.3
Informal votes 102 0.8 -1.3
Turnout 12,787 93.8 +7.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -6.4

Cessnock

1947 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Jack Baddeley 12,756 60.0 -40.0
Independent Labor NSW William May 5,323 25.0 +25.0
Communist Charles Evans 3,200 15.0 +15.0
Total formal votes 21,279 97.7
Informal votes 510 2.3
Turnout 21,789 96.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Clarence

1947 New South Wales state election: Clarence [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Cecil Wingfield unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing No

Cobar

1947 New South Wales state election: Cobar [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Mat Davidson unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing No

Concord

1947 New South Wales state election: Concord [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Carlton 12,387 53.6 +9.4
Liberal NSW Brice Mutton 10,722 46.4 +26.9
Total formal votes 23,109 98.5 +1.3
Informal votes 354 1.5 -1.3
Turnout 23,463 95.9 +3.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Coogee

1947 New South Wales state election: Coogee [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Lou Cunningham 11,984 51.7 -9.0
Liberal NSW Kevin Ellis 11,191 48.3 +9.0
Total formal votes 23,175 98.1 +1.5
Informal votes 455 1.9 -1.5
Turnout 23,630 92.8 +2.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -9.0

Cook's River

1947 New South Wales state election: Cook's River [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Joseph Cahill 13,972 65.6 -34.4
Lang Labor John Hamilton 7,337 34.4 +34.4
Total formal votes 21,309 96.8
Informal votes 708 3.2
Turnout 22,017 95.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Corowa

1947 New South Wales state election: Corowa [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Ebenezer Kendell 7,638 63.7 +29.8
Labor NSW James Adam 4,352 36.3 +7.0
Total formal votes 11,990 99.1 +1.3
Informal votes 111 0.9 -1.3
Turnout 12,101 93.1 +4.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW gain from Independent Swing N/A

Ebenezer Kendell (Country) had won the seat at the 1946 by-election following the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).

Croydon

1947 New South Wales state election: Croydon [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW David Hunter 13,838 62.5 +0.5
Labor NSW Clive Leroy 8,292 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 22,130 98.6 +3.5
Informal votes 307 1.4 -3.5
Turnout 22,437 93.9 +3.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing N/A

Drummoyne

1947 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Robert Dewley 11,255 51.6 +17.0
Labor NSW Robert Greig 10,561 48.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 21,816 98.5 +1.8
Informal votes 322 1.5 -1.8
Turnout 22,138 95.5 +1.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing +9.8

Dubbo

1947 New South Wales state election: Dubbo [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Clarrie Robertson 7,215 53.0 -4.5
Country NSW Thelma Harvey 4,210 30.9 +1.4
Liberal NSW Clarence Cook 2,186 16.1 +16.1
Total formal votes 13,611 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 122 0.9 -0.8
Turnout 13,733 94.9 +4.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Dulwich Hill

1947 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Weir 11,931 54.1 +9.8
Liberal NSW John Adamson 10,105 45.9 +14.8
Total formal votes 22,036 98.7 +1.7
Informal votes 300 1.3 -1.7
Turnout 22,336 94.9 +2.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -2.3

Georges River

1947 New South Wales state election: Georges River [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Arthur Williams 15,645 52.4 -9.6
Liberal NSW Ray Watson 14,236 47.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 29,881 98.6 +2.1
Informal votes 438 1.4 -2.1
Turnout 30,319 95.2 +3.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -9.6

Gloucester

1947 New South Wales state election: Gloucester [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 5,650 41.4 +0.4
Country NSW Donald Mackay 4,194 30.7 +9.7
Liberal NSW Alan Borthwick 3,066 22.5 -15.4
Independent James Bogan 366 2.7 +2.7
Independent Edwin Dark 366 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 13,642 97.2 -1.0
Informal votes 396 2.8 +1.0
Turnout 14,038 94.8 +2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ray Fitzgerald 6,885 50.5 +0.3
Country NSW Donald Mackay 6,757 49.5 +49.5
Independent hold Swing +0.3

Gordon

1947 New South Wales state election: Gordon [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Harry Turner 19,241 84.3 +12.7
Independent James O'Toole 3,572 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 22,813 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 344 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 23,157 92.6 -0.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing N/A

Goulburn

1947 New South Wales state election: Goulburn [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Laurie Tully 8,019 52.6 -47.4
Liberal NSW Ray Bladwell [lower-alpha 1] 7,240 47.4 +47.4
Total formal votes 15,259 99.3
Informal votes 112 0.7
Turnout 15,371 96.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Granville

1947 New South Wales state election: Granville [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Lamb 17,505 74.5 +0.7
Lang Labor Frederick Cruse 5,998 25.5 -0.7
Total formal votes 23,503 94.1 -0.9
Informal votes 1,478 5.9 +0.9
Turnout 24,981 94.8 +1.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing +0.7

Hamilton

1947 New South Wales state election: Hamilton [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Joshua Arthur 13,830 57.6 -19.2
Liberal NSW Oscar Newton 6,776 28.2 +28.2
Independent Harold Scott-Daisley 1,901 7.9 +7.9
Lang Labor William Lambert 1,512 6.3 -16.9
Total formal votes 24,019 98.7 +3.2
Informal votes 322 1.3 -3.2
Turnout 24,341 95.4 +3.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Hartley

1947 New South Wales state election: Hartley [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Hamilton Knight 12,551 84.7 -15.3
Communist John King 2,263 15.3 +15.3
Total formal votes 14,814 94.9
Informal votes 800 5.1
Turnout 15,614 94.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Hawkesbury

1947 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Frank Finnan 10,034 52.0 -6.7
Liberal NSW Bernie Deane 7,562 39.1 +16.1
Country NSW Edward Mann 1,717 8.9 -9.4
Total formal votes 19,313 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 279 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 19,592 95.6 +4.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Hornsby

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1947 New South Wales state election: Hornsby [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Jeffrey Blaxland 9,203 37.2 -2.3
Liberal NSW Sydney Storey 7,649 30.9 +30.9
Labor NSW George Manuel 6,491 26.2 +26.2
Independent Charles Somerville 1,401 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 24,744 97.3 +1.1
Informal votes 693 2.7 -1.1
Turnout 25,437 94.1 +4.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal NSW Sydney Storey 13,385 54.1
Liberal NSW Jeffrey Blaxland 11,359 45.9

Hurstville

1947 New South Wales state election: Hurstville [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Clive Evatt 15,069 57.1 -9.5
Liberal NSW Leslie Webster 11,310 42.9 +9.5
Total formal votes 26,379 98.7 +2.1
Informal votes 350 1.3 -2.1
Turnout 26,729 96.3 +1.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -9.5

Illawarra

1947 New South Wales state election: Illawarra [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Howard Fowles 8,918 59.7 -1.7
Liberal NSW Neville Carey 4,031 27.0 +9.2
Country NSW Arthur Butfield 1,994 13.3 -2.9
Total formal votes 14,943 98.6 +0.9
Informal votes 208 1.4 -0.9
Turnout 15,151 94.8 +3.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

King

1947 New South Wales state election: King [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Daniel Clyne 9,104 44.8 -9.3
Liberal NSW Roberta Galagher 4,859 23.9 +23.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,759 23.4 -22.5
Communist Frederick Haimes 1,602 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 20,324 95.8 +2.2
Informal votes 886 4.2 -2.2
Turnout 21,210 91.0 +6.1
After distribution of preferences
Labor NSW Daniel Clyne 10,305 50.7
Liberal NSW Roberta Gallagher 5,071 24.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,948 24.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

Kogarah

1947 New South Wales state election: Kogarah [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Currey 14,445 57.4 -3.3
Liberal NSW George Evans 10,713 42.6 +13.6
Total formal votes 25,158 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 390 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 25,548 95.1 +2.1
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Kurri Kurri

1947 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Booth 22,420 85.9 -14.1
Communist Robert Chapman 3,688 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 26,108 97.1
Informal votes 774 2.9
Turnout 26,882 96.5
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Lachlan

1947 New South Wales state election: Lachlan [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW John Chanter 4,995 45.8 -27.2
Country NSW Robert Medcalf 3,981 36.5 +36.5
Liberal NSW Daniel Clifton 1,755 16.1 +16.1
Independent Madge Roberts 187 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 10,918 98.4 +4.9
Informal votes 173 1.6 -4.9
Turnout 11,091 92.2 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country NSW Robert Medcalf 5,609 51.4 +51.4
Labor NSW John Chanter 5,309 48.6 -24.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing N/A

Lakemba

1947 New South Wales state election: Lakemba [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Fred Stanley 14,376 55.3 +13.2
Independent William Dowe 5,711 22.0 +22.0
Independent Harry Robson 3,919 15.1 +15.1
Communist Adam Ogston 1,974 7.6 -9.8
Total formal votes 25,980 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 546 2.1 -0.6
Turnout 26,526 95.3 +1.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Lane Cove

1947 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Ken McCaw 12,865 53.1 +26.8
Labor NSW Henry Woodward 10,289 42.5 -1.9
Communist Leslie Greenfield 1,083 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 24,237 98.7 +1.5
Informal votes 316 1.3 -1.5
Turnout 24,553 95.9 +2.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW gain from Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Leichhardt

1947 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Claude Matthews unopposed
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing No

Lismore

1947 New South Wales state election: Lismore [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW William Frith 9,628 62.9 +3.4
Independent Frederick Stoker 5,686 37.1 +37.1
Total formal votes 15,314 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 227 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 15,541 93.6 +4.3
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing N/A

Liverpool Plains

1947 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Roger Nott 6,894 54.9 -3.8
Country NSW Cleve Slacksmith 5,662 45.1 +3.8
Total formal votes 12,556 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 133 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 12,689 95.3 +5.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -3.8

Maitland

1947 New South Wales state election: Maitland [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Walter Howarth 9,245 60.8 +5.9
Labor NSW Walter O'Hearn 5,963 39.2 -5.9
Total formal votes 15,208 99.0 +0.5
Informal votes 154 1.0 -0.5
Turnout 15,362 97.1 +3.7
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing +5.9

Manly

1947 New South Wales state election: Manly [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Douglas Darby 17,345 63.2 +40.0
Labor NSW Cedric Cahill 10,101 36.8 +0.2
Total formal votes 27,446 98.9 +1.8
Informal votes 300 1.1 -1.8
Turnout 27,746 95.2 +4.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW hold Swing +6.0

Marrickville

1947 New South Wales state election: Marrickville [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Carlo Lazzarini 15,744 71.4 -28.6
Independent William McCristal 6,322 28.6 +28.6
Total formal votes 22,066 95.0
Informal votes 1,159 5.0
Turnout 23,225 95.0
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Monaro

1947 New South Wales state election: Monaro [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW John Seiffert 8,723 67.0
Liberal NSW William Bruce 4,302 33.0
Total formal votes 13,025 98.2
Informal votes 241 1.8
Turnout 13,266 94.9
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Mosman

1947 New South Wales state election: Mosman [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Pat Morton 12,773 55.6 +30.9
Independent Donald Macdonald 10,218 44.4 -17.8
Total formal votes 22,991 98.8 +1.6
Informal votes 288 1.2 -1.6
Turnout 23,279 94.7 +3.4
Template:Australian politics/name/Liberal NSW gain from Independent Swing N/A

Mudgee

1947 New South Wales state election: Mudgee [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Dunn 6,487 55.0 -8.0
Country NSW Frederick Cooke 5,298 45.0 +45.0
Total formal votes 11,785 99.2 +1.1
Informal votes 96 0.8 -1.1
Turnout 11,881 95.5 +4.2
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing N/A

Murray

1947 New South Wales state election: Murray [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Joe Lawson 6,763 61.7 +4.6
Labor NSW James Flood 4,198 38.3 -4.6
Total formal votes 10,961 99.4 +1.3
Informal votes 65 0.6 -1.3
Turnout 11,026 89.5 +0.6
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold Swing +4.6

Murrumbidgee

1947 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee [58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Enticknap 8,201 55.9 -11.1
Country NSW John Thorne 6,466 44.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 14,667 98.5 +1.4
Informal votes 227 1.5 -1.4
Turnout 14,894 94.3 +4.8
Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NSW hold Swing -11.1

Namoi

1947 New South Wales state election: Namoi [59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Raymond Hamilton 6,634 51.2 -8.4
Country NSW Malcolm Heath 6,313 48.8 +8.4
Total formal votes 12,947 99.1 +0.7
Informal votes 111 0.9 -0.7
Turnout 13,058 95.0 +7.4
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Nepean

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1947 New South Wales state election: Nepean [60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Joseph Jackson 9,989 56.6 +20.2
Labor NSW Earle Cameron 7,644 43.4 +2.0
Total formal votes 17,633 98.2 +0.7
Informal votes 324 1.8 -0.7
Turnout 17,957 94.0 +4.5

Neutral Bay

1947 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay [61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Ivan Black 17,349 72.2 +15.3
Independent Jack Prior 6,670 27.8 +27.8
Total formal votes 24,019 98.6 +1.0
Informal votes 348 1.4 -1.0
Turnout 24,367 93.8 +3.3
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Newcastle

1947 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Frank Hawkins 15,809 65.8 -15.7
Liberal NSW Trebor Edmunds 8,221 34.2 +34.2
Total formal votes 24,030 98.6 +3.7
Informal votes 335 1.4 -3.7
Turnout 24,365 95.0 +3.5
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Newtown

1947 New South Wales state election: Newtown [63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lang Labor Lilian Fowler 9,446 47.0 -8.6
Labor NSW Arthur Greenup 9,264 46.1 +1.7
Communist Freda Brown 1,367 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 20,077 97.6 +1.6
Informal votes 486 2.4 -1.6
Turnout 20,563 94.9 +3.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Lang Labor Lilian Fowler 10,135 50.5 -5.1
Labor NSW Arthur Greenup 9,942 49.5 +5.1
Lang Labor hold Swing -5.1

North Sydney

1947 New South Wales state election: North Sydney [64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW James Geraghty 11,867 49.3 +3.6
Liberal NSW William Travers 11,105 46.1 +11.9
Communist Bill Wood 1,100 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 24,072 98.6 +2.1
Informal votes 332 1.4 -2.1
Turnout 24,404 94.7 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor NSW James Geraghty 12,717 52.8 -4.5
Liberal NSW William Travers 11,355 47.2 +4.5
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Orange

1947 New South Wales state election: Orange [65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bob O'Halloran 6,530 42.3 -8.9
Country NSW Charles Cutler 5,678 36.8 -12.0
Liberal NSW Thomas Whiteley 3,229 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 15,437 98.7 +1.2
Informal votes 197 1.3 -1.2
Turnout 15,634 95.5 +4.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country NSW Charles Cutler 8,307 53.8 +5.0
Labor NSW Bob O'Halloran 7,130 46.2 -5.0
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Oxley

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1947 New South Wales state election: Oxley [66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Les Jordan unopposed

Paddington

1947 New South Wales state election: Paddington [67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Maurice O'Sullivan 12,755 68.1 -31.9
Lang Labor Owen Cahill 2,972 15.9 +15.9
Protestant Labor Jonno Hodgson 1,634 8.7 +8.7
Communist Phyllis Johnson 1,357 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 18,718 96.2
Informal votes 739 3.8
Turnout 19,457 93.3
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

Parramatta

1947 New South Wales state election: Parramatta [68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW George Gollan 13,263 53.8 +6.2
Labor NSW William Browne 7,385 30.0 -15.5
Independent Charles Brown 3,996 16.2 +16.2
Total formal votes 24,644 98.5 +1.0
Informal votes 382 1.5 -1.0
Turnout 25,026 95.0 +2.5
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

Phillip

1947 New South Wales state election: Phillip [69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Tom Shannon 12,040 62.2 +2.9
Lang Labor Michael Moore 3,586 18.5 -22.2
Independent Henry Dixon 2,161 11.2 +11.2
Communist Thomas Payne 1,580 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 19,367 95.5 +0.9
Informal votes 902 4.5 -0.9
Turnout 20,269 91.9 +3.3
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

Raleigh

1947 New South Wales state election: Raleigh [70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Roy Vincent 11,479 67.7 +5.6
Independent Labor NSW Millicent Christian 5,477 32.3 +32.3
Total formal votes 16,956 98.8 +0.8
Informal votes 198 1.2 -0.8
Turnout 17,154 95.0 +0.9
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Randwick

1947 New South Wales state election: Randwick [71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Gollan 13,014 57.2 -1.8
Liberal NSW Thomas Murphy 9,757 42.8 +14.4
Total formal votes 22,771 98.1 +1.9
Informal votes 440 1.9 -1.9
Turnout 23,211 93.8 +0.7
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Redfern

1947 New South Wales state election: Redfern [72]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW George Noble 13,015 65.7 +4.8
Lang Labor Edward Waters 3,785 19.1 -20.0
Protestant Labor Frederick Fairbrother 1,727 8.7 +8.7
Communist Jack Miles 1,281 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 19,808 95.9 -0.5
Informal votes 856 4.1 +0.5
Turnout 20,664 94.2 +2.3
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

Rockdale

1947 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [73]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW John McGrath 12,305 54.8 -1.3
Liberal NSW George McGuire 10,146 45.2 +13.1
Total formal votes 22,451 98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 396 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 22,847 95.4 +1.7
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Ryde

1947 New South Wales state election: Ryde [74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Eric Hearnshaw 15,670 62.9 +43.9
Independent Robert O'Neile 9,238 37.1 +37.1
Total formal votes 24,908 98.1 +2.0
Informal votes 494 1.9 -2.0
Turnout 25,402 94.3 +1.9
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South Coast

1947 New South Wales state election: South Coast [75]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jack Beale 8,682 61.9 +6.1
Liberal NSW Richard Bush 5,354 38.1 -23.1
Total formal votes 14,036 99.0 +0.7
Informal votes 141 1.0 -0.7
Turnout 14,177 95.8 +5.5
Independent hold Swing N/A

Sturt

1947 New South Wales state election: Sturt [76]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW William Wattison unopposed
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Tamworth

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1947 New South Wales state election: Tamworth [77]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Bill Chaffey 6,004 56.8 +56.8
Labor NSW Cyril Cahill 6,076 43.2 +43.2
Total formal votes 14,080 98.9
Informal votes 158 1.1
Turnout 14,238 95.7

Temora

1947 New South Wales state election: Temora [78]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Doug Dickson 8,538 63.6 +11.5
Labor NSW Percy Lucas 4,876 36.4 -8.9
Total formal votes 13,414 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 157 1.2 -0.9
Turnout 13,571 95.1 +4.4
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Tenterfield

1947 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield [79]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW Michael Bruxner unopposed
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Upper Hunter

1947 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter [80]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country NSW D'Arcy Rose 9,341 63.5 +5.9
Labor NSW John Speers 5,377 36.5 -5.9
Total formal votes 14,718 98.9 +0.9
Informal votes 165 1.1 -0.9
Turnout 14,883 94.7 +3.7
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Vaucluse

1947 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [81]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Murray Robson 16,097 67.4 -32.6
Independent Liberal NSW Frank Browne 7,789 32.6 +32.6
Total formal votes 23,886 95.4
Informal votes 1,161 4.6
Turnout 25,047 93.0
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Wagga Wagga

1947 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga [82]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Eddie Graham 9,408 64.7 -3.3
Country NSW Ernest Wenke 5,141 35.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 14,549 99.0 +0.3
Informal votes 153 1.0 -0.3
Turnout 14,702 94.8 +4.9
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Waratah

1947 New South Wales state election: Waratah [83]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Robert Cameron 21,551 87.9 +22.1
Independent Stan Deacon 2,960 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 24,511 94.7 -2.7
Informal votes 1,373 5.3 +2.7
Turnout 25,884 95.5 +2.6
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Waverley

1947 New South Wales state election: Waverley [84]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Clarrie Martin 13,481 62.5 -37.5
Liberal NSW Thomas Fairbairn 8,095 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 21,576 98.7
Informal votes 288 1.3
Turnout 21,864 92.3
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Willoughby

1947 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [85]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW George Brain 14,615 63.3 +16.3
Labor NSW John McHugh 8,459 36.7 -3.3
Total formal votes 23,074 98.7 +1.0
Informal votes 301 1.3 -1.0
Turnout 23,375 96.0 +2.0
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Wollondilly

1947 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly [86]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Jeff Bate 9,919 66.4 +0.9
Labor NSW James Walsh 5,013 33.6 +33.6
Total formal votes 14,932 98.8 +1.9
Informal votes 184 1.2 -1.9
Turnout 15,116 94.5 +6.1
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Wollongong-Kembla

1947 New South Wales state election: Wollongong-Kembla [87]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Billy Davies unopposed
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Woollahra

1947 New South Wales state election: Woollahra [88]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal NSW Vernon Treatt 19,332 69.7 +19.2
Labor NSW John Nolan 8,385 30.3 +30.3
Total formal votes 27,717 98.2 +1.5
Informal votes 508 1.8 -1.5
Turnout 28,225 90.1 +0.3
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Yass

1947 New South Wales state election: Yass [89]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Bill Sheahan 8,393 60.4 -39.6
Country NSW John MacKay 3,957 28.5 +28.5
Liberal NSW Noel Barber 1,384 10.0 +10.0
Independent John Cusack 163 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 13,897 99.0
Informal votes 137 1.0
Turnout 14,043 95.5
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  • Preferences were not distributed.

Young

1947 New South Wales state election: Young [90]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor NSW Fred Cahill 7,648 52.7 -5.4
Liberal NSW Percy Richardson 3,936 27.1 +27.1
Country NSW John Collins 2,937 20.2
Total formal votes 14,521 99.3 +0.9
Informal votes 103 0.7 -0.9
Turnout 14,624 96.1 +5.1
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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country parties.

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