Results of the New South Wales state election, 1927 (A-L)

New South Wales state election, 29 October 1927[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1925 — 1930 >>

Enrolled voters 1,394,254
Votes cast 1,135,681 Turnout 82.54 +13.47
Informal votes 15,086 Informal 1.31 –2.06
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 488,306 43.00 –2.99 40 –6
  Nationalist 437,050 38.48 +1.41 33 +1
  Country 100,963 8.89 –2.58 13 +4
  Independent Labor 32,217 2.84 +2.58 2 +2
  Ind. Nationalist 30,061 2.65 +2.06 2 +1
  Protestant Labor 7,264 0.64 –1.47 0 –1
  Independent Country 4,316 0.38 +0.38 0 ±0
  Constitutionalist 106 0.01 +0.01 0 ±0
  Independents 35,398 3.12 +1.01 0 ±0
Total 1,135,681     90  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1927 for districts from A to L.

This election took place after the Hare-Clark voting system was abolished and replaced with single member districts with compulsory preferential voting.

Results by electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1927: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist John Ross 5,544 45.6
Labor James Hannan 4,786 39.4
Independent Labor Vern Goodin 1,492 12.3
Independent George Daniel 263 2.2
Independent Charles Riley 65 0.5
Total formal votes 12,150 98.8
Informal votes 146 1.2
Turnout 12,296 82.7
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Ross 5,996 54.0
Labor James Hannan 5,105 46.0
Nationalist win (new seat)

Alexandria

New South Wales state election, 1927: Alexandria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Ratcliffe 8,370 67.6
Nationalist Ernest Kidd 4,018 32.4
Total formal votes 12,388 98.8
Informal votes 150 1.2
Turnout 12,538 82.7
Labor win (new seat)

Annandale

New South Wales state election, 1927: Annandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson 6,934 56.0
Nationalist Edward Hogan 5,454 44.0
Total formal votes 12,388 99.0
Informal votes 120 1.0
Turnout 12,508 82.7
Labor win (new seat)

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1927: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Drummond 7,620 62.7
Labor Alfred McClelland 4,539 37.3
Total formal votes 12,159 98.9
Informal votes 137 1.1
Turnout 12,296 83.1
Country win (new seat)

Ashburnham

New South Wales state election, 1927: Ashburnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Edmund Best 7,063 58.8
Labor William Keast 4,954 41.2
Total formal votes 12,017 98.4
Informal votes 200 1.6
Turnout 12,217 82.8
Nationalist win (new seat)

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1927: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Milton Jarvie 6,537 58.2
Labor Walter Sparrow 2,904 25.9
Independent Alexander Huie 1,787 15.9
Total formal votes 11,228 99.2
Informal votes 90 0.8
Turnout 11,318 85.7
Nationalist win (new seat)

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1927: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Lang 9,429 61.2
Independent Labor Patrick Minahan 3,153 20.5
Independent Tom Cheetham 2,821 18.3
Total formal votes 15,403 98.8
Informal votes 190 1.2
Turnout 15,593 84.6
Labor win (new seat)

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1927: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Labor H. V. Evatt 6,722 53.0
Labor Harry Doran 5,949 47.0
Total formal votes 12,671 98.6
Informal votes 182 1.4
Turnout 12,853 87.0
Independent Labor win (new seat)

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1927: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James McGirr 7,548 55.6
Nationalist Arthur Gardiner 5,742 42.3
Ind. Nationalist Frederick Webster 181 1.3
Independent Alfred Finney 105 0.8
Total formal votes 13,576 99.1
Informal votes 118 0.9
Turnout 13,694 86.4
Labor win (new seat)

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1927: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Walter Wearne 6,098 52.7
Labor George Brand 4,742 41.0
Independent George Taylor 739 6.4
Total formal votes 11,579 98.5
Informal votes 178 1.5
Turnout 11,757 84.0
Nationalist win (new seat)

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1927: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly 6,508 55.1
Nationalist Arthur Brown 5,301 44.9
Total formal votes 11,809 96.6
Informal votes 414 3.4
Turnout 12,223 84.7
Labor win (new seat)

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1927: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Ind. Nationalist Harold Jacques 7,692 53.5
Nationalist Millicent Preston-Stanley 3,408 23.7
Labor Susan Francis 3,278 22.8
Total formal votes 14,378 97.9
Informal votes 310 2.1
Turnout 14,688 84.8
Ind. Nationalist win (new seat)

Botany

New South Wales state election, 1927: Botany
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Labor Thomas Mutch 6,281 51.0
Labor Bob Heffron 5,661 46.0
Nationalist Benjamin Blackburn 374 3.0
Total formal votes 12,316 99.1
Informal votes 114 0.9
Turnout 12,430 88.7
Independent Labor win (new seat)

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1927: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Thomas Henley 8,555 69.2
Labor Henry Joyce 2,858 23.1
Independent Harry Beach 949 7.7
Total formal votes 12,362 99.0
Informal votes 121 1.0
Turnout 12,483 80.4
Nationalist win (new seat)

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1927: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Country Frederick Stuart 4,316 37.2
Country Arthur Budd 4,265 36.8
Labor Mark Graham 1,569 13.5
Independent Labor Robert Gillies 1,449 12.5
Total formal votes 11,599 97.5
Informal votes 302 2.5
Turnout 11,901 82.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Arthur Budd 4,940 51.9
Independent Country Frederick Stuart 4,584 48.1
Country win (new seat)

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1927: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Tonge 7,983 53.9
Nationalist Arthur Long 6,841 46.1
Total formal votes 14,824 99.0
Informal votes 146 1.0
Turnout 14,970 86.3
Labor win (new seat)

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1927: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harold Thorby 6,984 52.4
Labor Joseph Clark 6,353 47.6
Total formal votes 13,337 99.1
Informal votes 123 0.9
Turnout 13,460 84.8
Country win (new seat)

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1927: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Baddeley 7,736 69.8
Independent Malcolm McNeil 3,341 30.2
Total formal votes 11,077 98.4
Informal votes 175 1.6
Turnout 11,252 76.0
Labor win (new seat)

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1927: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alfred Pollack 6,563 58.6
Ind. Nationalist William Zuill 4,634 41.4
Total formal votes 11,197 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 11,341 73.0
Country win (new seat)

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1927: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Hyman Goldstein 9,196 67.6
Labor Thomas Brown 4,416 32.4
Total formal votes 13,612 99.1
Informal votes 123 0.9
Turnout 13,735 78.5
Nationalist win (new seat)

Cootamundra

New South Wales state election, 1927: Cootamundra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ken Hoad 6,293 50.3
Country Thomas Fitzpatrick 6,207 49.7
Total formal votes 12,500 99.0
Informal votes 129 1.0
Turnout 12,629 85.0
Labor win (new seat)

Corowa

New South Wales state election, 1927: Corowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Richard Ball 7,267 69.6
Labor James Pearce 3,168 30.4
Total formal votes 10,435 98.3
Informal votes 183 1.7
Turnout 10,618 76.2
Nationalist win (new seat)

Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1927: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Bertram Stevens 10,019 66.4
Labor Ernest Cook 5,058 33.6
Total formal votes 15,077 99.0
Informal votes 159 1.0
Turnout 15,236 83.2
Nationalist win (new seat)

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1927: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist John Lee 6,174 41.9
Labor David McLelland 5,507 37.4
Independent William Gray 3,049 20.7
Total formal votes 14,730 98.8
Informal votes 171 1.2
Turnout 14,901 86.9
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Lee 8,689 60.5
Labor David McLelland 5,663 39.5
Nationalist win (new seat)

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1927: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist John Ness 6,584 44.3
Labor Thomas Gilson 5,258 35.4
Ind. Nationalist Tom Hoskins 2,887 19.4
Independent Donald Croal 131 0.9
Total formal votes 14,860 97.8
Informal votes 331 2.2
Turnout 15,191 87.0
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist John Ness 8,427 59.8
Labor Thomas Gilson 5,662 40.2
Nationalist win (new seat)

Eastwood

New South Wales state election, 1927: Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist David Anderson 7,770 65.5
Labor Alan McNamara 3,630 30.6
Protestant Labor William Featherstone 463 3.9
Total formal votes 11,863 98.8
Informal votes 143 1.2
Turnout 12,006 81.7
Nationalist win (new seat)

Enmore

New South Wales state election, 1927: Enmore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Lamaro 7,000 57.4
Nationalist Henry Morton 5,198 42.6
Total formal votes 12,198 99.0
Informal votes 127 1.0
Turnout 12,325 83.3
Labor win (new seat)

Glebe

New South Wales state election, 1927: Glebe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Keegan 7,777 65.8
Nationalist Hedley Rogers 4,042 34.2
Total formal votes 11,819 99.0
Informal votes 124 1.0
Turnout 11,943 81.2
Labor win (new seat)

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1927: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Walter Bennett 6,146 52.2
Ind. Nationalist William Brown 2,687 22.8
Labor Henry Hall 1,650 14.0
Independent William Flannery 1,293 11.0
Total formal votes 11,776 98.6
Informal votes 167 1.4
Turnout 11,943 81.3
Nationalist win (new seat)

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1927: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 11,799 87.0
Labor Oscar Mostyn 1,768 13.0
Total formal votes 13,567 99.1
Informal votes 129 0.9
Turnout 13,696 85.3
Nationalist win (new seat)

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1927: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Tully 6,853 48.4
Nationalist John Garry 6,230 44.0
Independent Archibald Turnbull 1,087 7.7
Total formal votes 14,170 98.9
Informal votes 157 1.1
Turnout 14,327 87.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Tully 7,026 50.6
Nationalist John Garry 6,849 49.4
Labor win (new seat)

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1927: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Ely 8,076 57.5
Nationalist Thomas Morrow 4,948 35.2
Independent John Colquhoun 1,024 7.3
Total formal votes 14,048 98.9
Informal votes 158 1.1
Turnout 14,206 89.2
Labor win (new seat)

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1927: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Murray 8,508 58.6
Nationalist Edward Sanders 2,977 20.5
Independent George Jenner 1,750 12.1
Protestant Labor James Pendlebury 1,204 8.3
Independent John Wilson 72 0.5
Total formal votes 14,511 97.9
Informal votes 304 2.1
Turnout 14,815 85.0
Labor win (new seat)

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1927: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hamilton Knight 7,582 57.5
Nationalist Crawford Vaughan 5,603 42.5
Total formal votes 13,185 99.2
Informal votes 112 0.8
Turnout 13,297 82.9
Labor win (new seat)

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1927: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Bruce Walker 7,553 66.9
Labor Florence Ewers 2,501 22.1
Independent William Grahame 1,242 11.0
Total formal votes 11,296 98.7
Informal votes 145 1.3
Turnout 11,441 77.6
Nationalist win (new seat)

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1927: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist James Shand 9,111 75.1
Labor Percy Hannett 3,017 24.9
Total formal votes 12,128 98.4
Informal votes 200 1.6
Turnout 12,328 83.8
Nationalist win (new seat)

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1927: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist John Nield 6,910 48.4
Labor Walter Butler 6,908 48.4
Independent Walter Anderson 429 3.0
Independent William Hodge 41 0.3
Total formal votes 14,288 98.9
Informal votes 153 1.1
Turnout 14,441 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Walter Butler 7,039 50.1
Nationalist John Nield 7,002 49.9
Labor win (new seat)

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1927: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Lysaght 7,133 56.0
Nationalist Brian Doe 5,610 44.0
Total formal votes 12,743 98.2
Informal votes 235 1.8
Turnout 12,978 87.6
Labor win (new seat)

Kahibah

New South Wales state election, 1927: Kahibah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Hugh Connell 9,228 72.6
Nationalist Arthur Ashton 3,480 27.4
Total formal votes 12,708 99.2
Informal votes 108 0.8
Turnout 12,816 83.2
Labor win (new seat)

King

New South Wales state election, 1927: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Daniel Clyne 6,637 62.9
Nationalist George Overhill 3,914 37.1
Total formal votes 10,551 98.8
Informal votes 125 1.2
Turnout 10,676 65.3
Labor win (new seat)

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1927: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Booth 10,162 85.1
Independent Labor Thomas Pearce 1,777 14.9
Total formal votes 11,939 98.8
Informal votes 148 1.2
Turnout 12,087 80.9
Labor win (new seat)

Lachlan

New South Wales state election, 1927: Lachlan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ernest Buttenshaw 7,223 60.6
Labor Michael Roddy 4,699 39.4
Total formal votes 11,922 98.5
Informal votes 183 1.5
Turnout 12,105 74.6
Country win (new seat)

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1927: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Fred Stanley 7,498 47.9
Nationalist John Scott 5,976 38.2
Independent Labor George Cann 2,174 13.9
Total formal votes 15,648 98.6
Informal votes 216 1.4
Turnout 15,864 88.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Stanley 8,005 54.5
Nationalist John Scott 6,674 45.5
Labor win (new seat)

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1927: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Bryce Walmsley 7,618 57.8
Labor Edgar Nelson 2,987 22.7
Ind. Nationalist Frederick Dunn 2,585 19.6
Total formal votes 13,190 98.6
Informal votes 181 1.4
Turnout 13,371 82.1
Nationalist win (new seat)

Leichhardt

New South Wales state election, 1927: Leichhardt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Barney Olde 7,136 53.6
Nationalist Albert Lane 5,912 44.4
Independent George Boland 276 2.1
Total formal votes 13,324 99.0
Informal votes 138 1.0
Turnout 13,462 85.7
Labor win (new seat)

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1927: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country William Missingham 9,008 74.0
Independent George Boyd 3,157 26.0
Total formal votes 12,165 99.1
Informal votes 109 0.9
Turnout 12,274 78.7
Country win (new seat)

Liverpool Plains

New South Wales state election, 1927: Liverpool Plains
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Harry Carter 6,813 54.7
Labor Michael Hagan 5,630 45.3
Total formal votes 12,443 98.6
Informal votes 174 1.4
Turnout 12,617 85.4
Country win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0708103057.
  2. ↑ "Details of NSW 1927 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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