Results of the 1944 New South Wales local elections

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This is a list of local government area results for the 1944 New South Wales local elections.[1][2][3]

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1944 New South Wales local elections
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2 December 1944
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(Note: Some results only show vote totals for successful candidates).

Albury

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Albury[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dudley Padman 2,518
Independent Cleaver Bunton 2,278
Independent L. E. Heath 1,980
Independent H. Lamtert 1,875
Independent Alfred Waugh 1,846
Independent R. A. Robertson 1,628
Independent S. H. Logan 1,595
Independent J. P. Jelbart 1,582
Independent A. A. Rogers 1,581
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Kearsley

Main article: 1944 Kearsley Shire Council election
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Results of the 1944 New South Wales local elections
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2 December 1944
1947 →
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
ALP
Leader Bill Varty N/A A. Johnson
Party Communist Independents Labor
Seats won 5 seats 2 seats 1 seat
Popular vote 4,149 3,084 703
Percentage 52.29% 38.66% 8.85%
Swing Increase 52.29
Largest party before election

Independents

 Largest party after election

Communist

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Kearsley results

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Kearsley[5][6]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Communist 4,149 52.29 +52.29 5 Increase 5
  Independent 3,084 38.86 2
  Labor 703 8.85 1
 Formal votes 7,936 100.0
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A Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: A Riding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Collins (elected) unopposed
Independent L. Blackwell (elected) unopposed
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B Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: B Riding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Bill Varty (elected) 1,033 40.92 +40.92
Communist Allan Opie (elected) 838 33.20 +33.20
Various independents 653 25.88
Total formal votes 2,524 100.0
Party total votes
Communist 1,871 74.12 +74.12
Independents 653 25.88
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C Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: C Riding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Various independents 1,153 46.88
Labor A. Johnson (elected) 703 28.57
Communist James Palmer (elected) 604 24.55 +24.55
Total formal votes 2,460 100.0
Party total votes
Independents 1,153 46.88
Labor 703 28.57
Communist 604 24.55 +24.55
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D Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: D Riding
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Various independents 1,278 43.30
Communist Jock Graham (elected) 893 30.25 +30.25
Communist Nellie Simm (elected) 781 26.45 +26.45
Total formal votes 2,952 100.0
Party total votes
Communist 1,674 56.70 +56.70
Independents 1,278 43.30
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North Illawarra

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1944 New South Wales local elections: North Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. W. Carr (elected) 1,533
Independent D. A. Amour (elected) 1,434
Independent C. W. Smith (elected) 1,296
Communist Jack Martin (elected) 1,225
Independent W. L. Vidler (elected) 1,221
Independent J. L. Dawson (elected) 1,075
Independent G. C. C. Rowland (elected) 1,071
Independent T. Dalton (elected) 1,047
Independent O. J. T. Murphy (elected) 1,041
Independent A. Marshall 1,025
Independent F. B. McMahon 976
Independent J, Campbell 969
Independent W. T. Hopwood 962
Independent W. J. T. Mascord 859
Independent T. B. G. Ward 827
Independent A. T. Ziems 816
Independent R. G. Hall 744
Independent T. Silcocks 738
Independent A. R. Wales 731
Independent G. Parker 714
Independent C. E. Tyler-White 617
Independent E. Downie 404
Independent W. A. G. Pollock 232
Independent W. P. Devlin 190
Independent R. Stibbard 132
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Singleton

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Singleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Brittliffe 503 13.4
Independent J. McGrogan 452 12.1
Independent R. H. Burgess 451 12.0
Independent R. J. Tulloch 443 11.8
Independent C. H. Dunlop 414 11.0
Independent E. Patridge 399 10.6
Independent G. H. Dunlop 383 10.2
Independent F. H. Madden 367 9.8
Independent F. Dickinson 337 9.0
Total formal votes 3,749 100.0
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Sydney

Main article: 1944 Sydney City Council election
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1944 New South Wales local elections: Sydney[7][8]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Civic Reform 4,032 34.44 12 Steady
  Labor 3,819 32.61 8 Steady
  Lang Labor 2,938 25.09 0 Steady
  Independent 920 7.86
 Formal votes 11,709 100.0
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Fitzroy

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Fitzroy Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Reform Arthur McElhone (elected) 1,267 45.5
Lang Labor P. McDonnell 548 19.7
Independent E. P. Tressider 495 17.8
Independent J. H. Catts 168 6.0
Civic Reform William James Bradley (elected) 130 4.7
Independent N. C. Jackson 56 2.0
Civic Reform Kenneth Stewart Williams (elected) 36 1.3
Independent G. Harrington 27 1.0
Lang Labor T. A. H. Mooney 26 0.9
Civic Reform William Parker Henson (elected) 12 0.4
Lang Labor V. R. Maney 11 0.4
Lang Labor C. L. Wagner 6 0.2
Total formal votes 2,782
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Flinders

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Flinders Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John James Carroll (elected) 1,178 43.1
Lang Labor N. C. Christie 838 30.7
Labor Tom Shannon (elected) 292 10.7
Labor Dan Minogue (elected) 229 8.4
Lang Labor R. B. White 73 2.7
Lang Labor B. Cooley 62 2.3
Labor Anthony Doherty (elected) 34 1.2
Lang Labor E. J. McKenna 25 0.9
Total formal votes 2,731
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Gipps

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Gipps Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Reform Ernest Samuel Marks (elected) 1,093 67.0
Lang Labor Susan Francis 224 13.7
Civic Reform Reginald James Bartley (elected) 158 9.7
Lang Labor E. J. O'Reilly 39 2.4
Lang Labor E. P. McCudden 38 2.3
Civic Reform James McMahon (elected) 38 2.3
Civic Reform Stanley Crick (elected) 33 2.0
Lang Labor R. McPherson 9 0.6
Total formal votes 1,632
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Macquarie

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Macquarie Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Reform William Neville Harding (elected) 1,112 55.7
Labor J. S. Garden 573 28.7
Labor E. S. Glasgow 122 6.1
Civic Reform William Becker (elected) 75 3.8
Civic Reform Herbert Gordon Carter (elected) 45 2.3
Civic Reform Frank Grenville Pursell (elected) 33 1.7
Labor E. C. Sheiles 24 1.2
Labor A. W. Thompson 14 0.7
Total formal votes 1,998
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Phillip

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Charles O'Dea (elected) 1,075 41.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 998 38.9
Labor John Armstrong (elected) 188 7.3
Independent L. Drury 141 5.5
Labor Paddy Stokes (elected) 54 2.1
Labor Sydney George Molloy (elected) 36 1.4
Independent E. Taylor 33 1.3
Lang Labor S. H. Howey 22 0.9
Lang Labor J. Barry 15 0.6
Lang Labor L. C. Killmore 4 0.2
Total formal votes 2,566
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Wilcannia

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1944 Wilcannia Municipal Council elections
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Wilcannia results

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1944 Wilcannia Municipal Council Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. D. Dell (elected unopposed)
Independent G. E. Green (elected unopposed)
Independent E. D. McKay (elected unopposed)
Independent J. Uhl (elected unopposed)
Independent D. J. McQueen (elected unopposed)
Independent A. M. Andrews (elected unopposed)
Independent J. A. Peters (elected unopposed)
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Willimbong

Quick facts All 9 seats on Willimbong Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1944 Willimbong Shire Council election
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2 December 1944
1947 →
All 9 seats on Willimbong Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Independent Labor
Last election 6 seats Did not contest
Seats before 6 ?
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Steady Increase 2
Popular vote 3,588 934
Percentage 62.6% 16.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
COM
Leader Richard Alfred Struck Colin Campbell
Party Official Labor Communist
Last election 3 seats Did not contest
Seats before ? 0
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 914 300
Percentage 15.9% 5.2%
Largest party before election

Independents

 Largest party after election

Independents

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At the new council's inaugural meeting on Wednesday 6 December following the election, Cr. Struck was re-elected unopposed to a sixth term as Shire President and Cr. Gleeson was elected as Deputy over Cr. McClellan at 5 votes to 4.[11]

Willimbong results

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong Shire[12]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Independents 3,588 62.6 -4.9 6 Steady
  Independent Labor 934 16.3 +16.3 2 Increase 2
  Labor 914 15.9 -16.6 1 Decrease 2
  Communist 300 5.2 +5.2 0 Steady
Total formal votes 5,736
Informal votes
Total formal ballots 1,912
Turnout
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A Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (A Riding)[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Oscar John "Jack" Washington (elected) 608 26.0 +2.5
Labor Richard Alfred Struck (elected) 528 22.6 −0.8
Independent Michael Joseph Gleeson (elected) 515 22.0 +0.7
Communist Colin Campbell 300 12.8 +6.6
Labor Arthur John Hunter-Boyd 281 12.0 new
Labor Sydney Charles Evans 105 4.5 new
Total formal votes 2,337
Informal votes
Total formal ballots 779
Registered electors
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B Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (B Riding)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hector MacPherson Waring (elected) 387 21.6 +3.3
Independent Carey Middleton M'Clellan (elected) 327 18.3 −0.5
Independent Labor John Joseph O'Donoghue (elected) 326 18.2 −3.7
Independent Arthur Frederick Thompson 312 17.4 +1.6
Independent Thomson Benson Corneliusen 207 11.6 new
Independent William Herbert Augustius Triebel 141 7.9 new
Independent Patrick George Taylor 88 4.9 −6.8
Total formal votes 1,788
Informal votes
Total formal ballots 596
Registered electors
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C Riding

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1944 New South Wales local elections: Willimbong (C Riding)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Hubert Marks (elected) 289 17.9 +2.3
Independent Herbert John Thomas Gorey (elected) 284 17.6 +0.5
Independent William Arbuckle (elected) 243 15.1 −3.3
Independent Martin Vincent Rourke 224 13.9 new
Independent Arthur Marston 223 13.8 −3.4
Independent Anton Marinus Poulsen 140 8.7 new
Independent Alan Dewer Malcom 124 7.7 new
Independent William Joseph Lamprell 84 5.2 new
Total formal votes 1,611
Informal votes
Total formal ballots 537
Registered electors
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