Candidates of the New South Wales state election, 1920
This is a list of candidates for the 1920 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 20 March 1920. The election was the first of three conducted under the system of proportional representation; as a result, it is not possible to estimate the notional pre-election numbers.
Retiring Members
Labor
- Claude Bushell MLA (Lyndhurst)
- John Cochran MLA (Darling Harbour)
Nationalist
- Alfred Edden MLA (Kahibah)
- James Fallick MLA (Singleton)
- David Hall MLA (Enmore) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- John Hunt MLA (Camden)
- William Latimer MLA (Woollahra) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- Charles Lee MLA (Tenterfield)
- George McDonald MLA (Bingara) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- John Perry MLA (Byron)
- William Robson MLA (Ashfield) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- David Storey MLA (Randwick) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- William Thompson MLA (Ryde)
Independent
- Alexander Graff MLA (Drummoyne)
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful parties are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
| Electorate | Vacancies | Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Progressive candidates | Soldiers and Citizens candidates | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 5 |
John Doyle* |
Ambrose Carmichael |
Solomon Amein (Ind) | ||
| Bathurst | 3 |
James Dooley* |
Henry Camfield |
Arthur Brown |
James McIntyre (Ind) | |
| Botany | 5 |
Frank Burke* |
Charles Coghlan |
Charles Banks |
Edward Connell (Dem) | |
| Byron | 3 |
Roger Ryan |
William Missingham |
James McDougall (Ind) | ||
| Cootamundra | 3 |
Peter Loughlin* |
Arthur D'Arcy |
Hugh Brown |
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| Cumberland | 3 |
Francis Lagerlow |
Barton Addison |
William Armstrong |
William Crittenden (Ind) | |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5 |
Johnston Campbell |
Harold Jaques* |
Arthur Doran |
Alexander Hogan |
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| Goulburn | 3 |
John Bailey* |
Patrick Bourke |
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| Maitland | 3 |
William Brennan |
Stephen Hungerford |
Walter Bennett* |
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| Murray | 3 |
Edmund Clear |
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| Murrumbidgee | 3 |
George Bodkin |
William Adams |
Herbert Hawkins (Ind) | ||
| Namoi | 3 |
Thomas Boland |
Frank Heywood |
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| Newcastle | 5 |
Hugh Connell* |
John Fegan* |
Joseph Charlton (ISLP) | ||
| North Shore | 5 |
Alexander Campbell |
Richard Arthur* |
Frank Farnell |
Edward Cortis |
Mary Booth (WP) |
| Northern Tableland | 3 |
Joseph Byrne |
Leonard Francis |
Michael Bruxner* |
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| Oxley | 3 |
John Culbert |
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| Parramatta | 3 |
Albert Bruntnell* |
Francis Silverstone |
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| Ryde | 5 |
Henry Douglass |
David Anderson* |
Thomas Bavin* |
Maurice Dearn |
Henry Bernard (Ind) |
| St George | 5 |
George Cann* |
Guy Arkins* |
Charles Church |
Joseph Andrew (Ind) | |
| Sturt | 3 |
Mat Davidson* |
Brian Doe* |
Percy Brookfield* (ISLP) | ||
| Sydney | 5 |
John Birt* |
John Clasby |
Alfred Bartlett (Ind) | ||
| Wammerawa | 3 |
William Ashford* |
William Harris |
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| Western Suburbs | 5 |
Carlo Lazzarini* |
David Doull |
Frederick Robins |
Stanley Gelling |
Peter Bowling (Ind) |
| Wollondilly | 3 |
Daniel Chalker |
Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind) |