Results of the New South Wales state election, 1950 (A-K)

New South Wales state election, 17 June 1950
Legislative Assembly
<< 1947 — 1953 >>

Enrolled voters 1,919,479[1]
Votes cast 1,611,349 Turnout 92.75 −1,86
Informal votes 28,964 Informal 1.77 −0.22
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 753,268 46.75 + 0.8 46 −2
  Liberal 604,428 37.51 +7.9 29 +11
  Country 144,573 8.97 −1.2 17 +2
  Independent 37,229 2.31 −3.61 0 −2
  Independent Labor 26,596 1.65 +0.77 2 −2
  Lang Labor 19,683 1.22 −2.85 0 −2
  Communist 13,589 0.84 −0.87 0 0
  All others 11,983 0.74 −0.89 0 −1
Total 1,611,349     94  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1950 for districts from A to K.

Results by electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1950: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Doug Padman 9,894 55.3
Labor John Hurley 7,996 44.7
Total formal votes 17,890 99.4
Informal votes 111 0.6
Turnout 18,001 93.5
Liberal hold Swing

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1950: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 7,656 49.8
Labor Jim Cahill 7,246 47.2
Independent Edward Spensley 458 3.0
Total formal votes 15,360 98.8
Informal votes 181 1.2
Turnout 15,541 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Davis Hughes 7,922 51.6
Labor Jim Cahill 7,438 48.4
Country hold Swing

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1950: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Athol Richardson 13,296 58.2
Labor Ernest Grove 9,559 41.8
Total formal votes 22,855 98.8
Informal votes 285 1.2
Turnout 23,140 93.3
Liberal hold Swing

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1950: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edgar Dring 10,151 42.3
Lang Labor Jack Lang 5,815 24.2
Liberal James Dennison 5,683 23.7
Independent Alexander Kerr 1,808 7.5
Communist Roy Kirby 536 2.2
Total formal votes 23,993 96.2
Informal votes 953 3.8
Turnout 24,946 93.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Edgar Dring 13,556 56.5
Lang Labor Jack Lang 10,437 43.5
Labor gain from Lang Labor Swing

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1950: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McMahon 11,568 59.1
Liberal Frederick Mann 4,068 20.8
Independent Labor Mary Quirk 2,434 12.4
Communist Thomas Dowling 1,063 5.4
Independent Malinda Ivey 457 2.3
Total formal votes 19,590 97.5
Informal votes 499 2.5
Turnout 20,089 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 73.0
Liberal Frederick Mann 27.0
Labor hold Swing

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1950: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Spence Powell 15,616 62.8
Liberal Blanche Barkl 9,242 37.2
Total formal votes 24,858 98.4
Informal votes 407 1.6
Turnout 25,265 93.4
Labor hold Swing

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1950: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Geoff Crawford 6,113 45.1
Labor Norman Ferguson 4,863 35.9
Independent Labor Roy Heferen 1,593 11.8
Liberal William McKechnie 988 7.3
Total formal votes 13,557 97.9
Informal votes 290 2.1
Turnout 13,847 85.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Geoff Crawford 53.6
Labor Norman Ferguson 46.4
Country gain from Independent Labor Swing

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1950: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gus Kelly 9,348 58.5
Liberal Basil Genders 4,185 26.2
Country Allan Harding 2,459 15.4
Total formal votes 15,992 99.0
Informal votes 167 1.0
Turnout 16,159 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gus Kelly 60.0
Liberal Basil Genders 40.0
Labor hold Swing

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1950: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Freeman 13,229 55.5
Liberal Nancy Saxby 10,616 44.5
Total formal votes 23,845 98.8
Informal votes 283 1.2
Turnout 24,128 93.2
Labor hold Swing

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1950: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Abe Landa 12,179 52.0
Liberal Keith Weekes 11,255 48.0
Total formal votes 23,434 98.7
Informal votes 314 1.3
Turnout 23,748 92.4
Labor hold Swing

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1950: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Kelly 9,963 62.0
Liberal Leslie Strachan 4,688 29.2
Communist John Martin 1,422 8.8
Total formal votes 16,073 98.5
Informal votes 249 1.5
Turnout 16,322 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Kelly 69.0
Liberal Leslie Strachan 31.0
Labor hold Swing

Burrinjuck

New South Wales state election, 1950: Burrinjuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 10,159 57.2
Country William Ross 7,615 42.8
Total formal votes 17,774 99.3
Informal votes 123 0.7
Turnout 17,897 94.8
Labor hold Swing

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1950: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Jackett 12,587 58.0
Independent Harrie Mitchell 9,122 42.0
Total formal votes 21,709 95.1
Informal votes 1,114 4.9
Turnout 22,823 92.4
Liberal hold Swing

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1950: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens unopposed
Country hold Swing

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1950: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 11,448 58.8
Liberal Robert Bruce 8,022 41.2
Total formal votes 19,470 98.8
Informal votes 235 1.2
Turnout 19,705 94.4
Labor hold Swing

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1950: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country John Reid 9,546 66.4
Labor Alexander Bryen 4,840 33.6
Total formal votes 14,386 98.8
Informal votes 180 1.2
Turnout 14,566 93.1
Country hold Swing

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1950: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Renshaw 7,479 53.0
Country Noel Knight 4,589 32.5
Liberal John Campbell 1,904 13.5
Country Edward Langbien 133 0.9
Total formal votes 14,105 99.3
Informal votes 93 0.7
Turnout 14,198 84.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 54.0
Country Noel Knight 46.0
Labor hold Swing

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1950: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Crook 15,132 86.7
Communist John Tapp 2,319 13.3
Total formal votes 17,451 97.5
Informal votes 445 2.5
Turnout 17,896 95.0
Labor hold Swing

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1950: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Cecil Wingfield unopposed
Country hold Swing

Cobar

New South Wales state election, 1950: Cobar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Wetherell 8,717 66.4
Country Frederick Harding 4,419 33.6
Total formal votes 13,136 98.5
Informal votes 203 1.5
Turnout 13,339 87.0
Labor hold Swing

Collaroy

New South Wales state election, 1950: Collaroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 13,107 63.7
Labor John Masters 7,472 36.3
Total formal votes 20,579 98.1
Informal votes 404 1.9
Turnout 20,983 92.1
Liberal hold Swing

Concord

New South Wales state election, 1950: Concord
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Adamson 12,546 53.1
Labor Thomas Murphy 11,062 46.9
Total formal votes 23,608 98.9
Informal votes 264 1.1
Turnout 23,872 95.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1950: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Kevin Ellis 11,839 54.3
Labor Lou Walsh 9,948 45.7
Total formal votes 21,787 98.3
Informal votes 385 1.7
Turnout 22,172 91.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

Cook's River

New South Wales state election, 1950: Cook's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 15,878 74.6
Liberal Donald Clark 4,774 22.4
Independent Henry McPhillips 624 2.9
Total formal votes 21,276 97.9
Informal votes 454 2.1
Turnout 21,730 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 75.0
Liberal Donald Clark 25.0
Labor hold Swing

Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1950: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Hunter unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Darlinghurst

New South Wales state election, 1950: Darlinghurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Paget 10,553 47.8
Labor Frank Finnan 10,505 47.6
Communist Adam Ogston 1,012 4.6
Total formal votes 22,070 97.3
Informal votes 603 2.7
Turnout 22,673 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Finnan 11,401 51.7
Liberal John Paget 10,669 48.3
Labor hold Swing

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1950: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Dewley 11,402 54.0
Labor Charles Halliday 9,707 46.0
Total formal votes 21,109 98.5
Informal votes 319 1.5
Turnout 21,428 94.8
Liberal hold Swing

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1950: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clarrie Robertson 8,342 46.8
Country Robert Medcalf 5,996 33.6
Liberal Joseph Roach 3,279 18.4
Independent Madge Roberts 225 1.3
Total formal votes 17,842 98.7
Informal votes 226 1.3
Turnout 18,068 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Robert Medcalf 9,177 51.4
Labor Clarrie Robertson 8,665 48.6
Country gain from Labor Swing

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1950: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Weir 12,732 54.3
Liberal Leslie Parr 10,732 45.7
Total formal votes 23,464 98.7
Informal votes 300 1.3
Turnout 23,764 91.9
Labor hold Swing

Earlwood

New South Wales state election, 1950: Earlwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 11,774 55.5
Labor Arthur Higgins 9,428 44.5
Total formal votes 21,202 98.7
Informal votes 274 1.3
Turnout 21,476 94.6
Liberal hold Swing

Eastwood

New South Wales state election, 1950: Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Hearnshaw 14,275 71.4
Labor John Birchall 5,712 28.6
Total formal votes 19,987 98.2
Informal votes 360 1.8
Turnout 20,347 92.2
Liberal hold Swing

George's River

New South Wales state election, 1950: George's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Williams 12,225 54.7
Liberal Charles Little 10,146 45.3
Total formal votes 22,371 98.5
Informal votes 349 1.5
Turnout 22,720 94.5
Labor hold Swing

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1950: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Robb 4,792 30.2
Country Ray Fitzgerald 4,711 29.7
Liberal Roderick Richardson 3,601 22.7
Country Bruce Cowan 2,577 16.2
Independent William McCristal 180 1.1
Total formal votes 15,861 97.8
Informal votes 360 2.2
Turnout 16,221 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ray Fitzgerald 10,488 66.1
Labor Edward Robb 5,373 33.9
Country hold Swing

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1950: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Gosford

New South Wales state election, 1950: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 5,800 38.6
Labor John Egan 4,631 30.9
Independent Jack Parks 1,972 13.1
Independent George Downes 1,133 7.6
Independent Walter Lloyd 866 5.8
Country William Wright 606 4.0
Total formal votes 15,008 97.6
Informal votes 374 2.4
Turnout 15,382 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Jackson 9,254 61.7
Labor John Egan 5,754 38.3
Liberal hold Swing

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1950: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Tully 8,691 55.3
Liberal Hubert O'Connell 7,029 44.7
Total formal votes 15,720 98.7
Informal votes 212 1.3
Turnout 15,932 95.0
Labor hold Swing

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1950: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lamb 16,061 66.9
Liberal William Campbell 7,941 33.1
Total formal votes 24,002 98.6
Informal votes 338 1.4
Turnout 24,340 94.5
Labor hold Swing

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1950: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Campbell 8,046 49.1
Liberal Harry Quinlan 7,026 42.9
Independent Oscar Newton 1,315 8.0
Total formal votes 16,387 98.8
Informal votes 198 1.2
Turnout 16,585 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Campbell 8,445 51.5
Liberal Harry Quinlan 7,942 48.5
Labor hold Swing

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1950: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Chalmers 9,187 67.1
Liberal James Cripps 3,371 24.6
Communist John King 1,142 8.3
Total formal votes 13,700 98.7
Informal votes 173 1.3
Turnout 13,873 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Chalmers 74.1
Liberal James Cripps 25.9
Labor hold Swing

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1950: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bernie Deane 7,274 47.5
Independent Herbert Daley 4,711 30.8
Country Greg McGirr 3,324 21.7
Total formal votes 15,309 95.4
Informal votes 742 4.6
Turnout 16,051 90.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Deane 9,286 60.7
Independent Herbert Daley 6,023 39.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1950: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Storey 14,753 67.2
Labor Roy Shirvington 7,215 32.8
Total formal votes 21,968 98.6
Informal votes 303 1.4
Turnout 22,271 92.1
Liberal hold Swing

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1950: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clive Evatt 12,240 53.8
Liberal Leslie Webster 10,506 46.2
Total formal votes 22,746 98.7
Informal votes 308 1.3
Turnout 23,054 94.5
Labor hold Swing

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1950: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Howard Fowles 9,196 60.1
Liberal Lindsay Maynes 6,095 39.9
Total formal votes 15,291 98.5
Informal votes 239 1.5
Turnout 15,530 93.7
Labor hold Swing

Kahibah

New South Wales state election, 1950: Kahibah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 12,633 69.3
Liberal William Bourke 5,608 30.7
Total formal votes 18,241 99.0
Informal votes 181 1.0
Turnout 18,422 95.3
Labor hold Swing

King

New South Wales state election, 1950: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,125 50.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 5,313 26.7
Liberal Roberta Galagher 4,053 20.4
Independent Clare Peters 387 2.0
Total formal votes 19,878 96.9
Informal votes 639 3.1
Turnout 20,517 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Daniel Clyne 75.0
Liberal Roberta Galagher 25.0
Labor hold Swing

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1950: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Douglas Cross 12,209 51.0
Labor Bill Crabtree 11,707 49.0
Total formal votes 23,916 98.5
Informal votes 354 1.5
Turnout 24,270 95.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1950: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 14,059 90.0
Communist Nellie Simm 1,571 10.0
Total formal votes 15,630 97.3
Informal votes 437 2.7
Turnout 16,067 95.3
Labor hold Swing

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