1948 Sydney City Council election
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4 December 1948
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The 1948 Sydney City Council election was held on 4 December 1948 to elect councillors to the City of Sydney, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.[2]
Labor won a majority on council for the first time in 21 years, defeating the Civic Reform Association.[3]
Although scheduled to be held as part of the statewide local elections in 1947, the election was delayed by a year.[4]
In 1947, the state Labor government expanded the boundaries of the City of Sydney to include the following municipalities:[1]
This saw the number of councillors increase from 20 to 30. The existing five four-member wards − Fitzroy, Flinders, Gipps, Macquarie and Phillip − were unchanged, while another four were created:[1]
- Newtown Ward (four councillors)
- Glebe Ward (two councillors)
- Redfern Ward (two councillors)
- Paddington Ward (two councillors)
This was also the first Sydney City Council election to use first-past-the-post, replacing preferential voting. The change only lasted several years.[5]