Results of the New South Wales state election, 1935 (A-K)

New South Wales state election, 11 May 1935[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1932 — 1938 >>

Enrolled voters 1,347,884[1]
Votes cast 1,255,419 Turnout 96.06 −0.34
Informal votes 39,333 Informal 3.04 0.83
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor (NSW) 532,486 42.42 +2.26 29 + 5
  United Australia 415,485 33.10 –3.64 38 – 3
  Country 162,178 12.92 –0.24 23 ± 0
  Labor 59,694 4.75 +0.51 0 ± 0
  Communist 19,105 1.52 +0.60 0 ± 0
  Independent UAP 11,114 0.89 +0.21 0 ± 0
  Centre 7,489 0.60 +0.60 0 ± 0
  Independent Labor 3,774 0.30 +0.16 0 ± 0
  Social Credit 1,996 0.16 +0.16 0 ± 0
  Independents 42,098 3.35 +1.17 0 ± 0
Total 1,255,419     90  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1935 for districts from A to K.

Results by electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1935: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Alexander Mair 7,086 59.0 +28.4
Labor (NSW) Edward Jones 4,918 41.0 +0.9
Total formal votes 12,004 98.4 -0.7
Informal votes 192 1.6 +0.7
Turnout 12,196 95.5 -0.7
United Australia hold Swing +0.9

Annandale

New South Wales state election, 1935: Annandale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Bob Gorman 11,075 71.4 +8.3
Labor John Keegan 4,431 28.6 +22.4
Total formal votes 15,506 95.3 -1.7
Informal votes 767 4.7 +1.7
Turnout 16,273 95.5 -0.1
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1935: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Drummond unopposed
Country hold Swing

Arncliffe

New South Wales state election, 1935: Arncliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,438 46.1 +0.5
United Australia Horace Harper 8,036 43.9 -4.4
Labor Northey Du Maurier 959 5.2 0.0
Independent William Yewdall 666 3.6 +3.6
Centre Enoch Jones 199 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 18,298 97.5 -1.0
Informal votes 471 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 18,769 97.6 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 9,439 51.6 +3.1
United Australia Horace Harper 8,859 48.4 -3.1
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing +3.1

Ashburnham

New South Wales state election, 1935: Ashburnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Hilton Elliott 6,986 52.9 +19.5
Labor (NSW) William Keast 6,228 47.1 +5.4
Total formal votes 13,214 98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 150 1.1 -0.4
Turnout 13,364 96.8 -0.3
Country hold Swing -4.1

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1935: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Athol Richardson 8,511 52.8 -19.5
Labor (NSW) Robert Bruce 4,425 27.5 -0.2
Independent UAP Milton Jarvie 3,177 19.7 +19.7
Total formal votes 16,113 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 247 1.5 -0.2
Turnout 16,360 96.7 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1935: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Jack Lang 10,316 56.6 +4.6
Labor Ben Chifley 7,916 43.4 +3.5
Total formal votes 18,232 98.3 +0.7
Informal votes 321 1.7 -0.7
Turnout 18,553 96.3 +0.3
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1935: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) John Quirk 10,417 63.9 +4.1
Labor Allan Howie 5,046 30.9 -2.3
Communist Lawrence Sharkey 849 5.2 +2.7
Total formal votes 16,312 97.2 -1.0
Informal votes 471 2.8 +1.0
Turnout 16,783 97.1 +0.3
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1935: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) James McGirr 11,808 53.6 +5.5
United Australia Julian De Meyrick 9,258 42.0 +5.1
Communist Frederick Loveday 963 4.4 +2.8
Total formal votes 22,029 97.8 +0.4
Informal votes 491 2.2 -0.4
Turnout 22,520 96.6 +0.4
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1935: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Benjamin Wade 8,148 57.9 +4.7
Labor (NSW) John O'Connor 5,934 42.1 +5.3
Total formal votes 14,082 97.1 -1.5
Informal votes 416 2.9 +1.5
Turnout 14,498 93.2 -2.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1935: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,141 44.1 -4.9
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 5,298 38.0 -9.4
Labor Martin Griffin 2,492 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 13,931 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 219 1.6 -0.5
Turnout 14,150 97.6 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Gus Kelly 7,190 51.6 +2.8
Country Gordon Wilkins 6,741 48.4 -2.8
Labor (NSW) gain from Country Swing +2.8

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1935: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Norman Thomas 12,978 63.8 +1.6
Labor (NSW) Jack Fitzpatrick 7,374 36.2 +3.7
Total formal votes 20,352 98.3 +0.3
Informal votes 346 1.7 -0.3
Turnout 20,698 96.0 -0.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Botany

New South Wales state election, 1935: Botany
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Bob Heffron unopposed
Labor (NSW) hold Swing

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1935: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) John Sweeney 8,382 80.7 +17.9
Communist Patrick McHenry 2,002 19.3 +16.0
Total formal votes 10,384 81.7 -17.1
Informal votes 2,323 18.3 +17.1
Turnout 12,707 96.4 -0.9
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1935: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Gordon Jackett 11,316 62.4 -1.4
Labor (NSW) Arthur Dowd 5,035 27.8 -5.0
Independent George Bland 1,792 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 18,143 98.5 -0.5
Informal votes 270 1.5 +0.5
Turnout 18,413 96.5 +0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1935: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Arthur Budd 7,012 52.2 -26.6
Labor (NSW) John Rogan 3,396 25.3 +4.1
Independent Frederick Stuart 3,012 22.4 +22.4
Total formal votes 13,420 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 214 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 13,634 94.5 -1.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1935: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Arthur Tonge 9,355 50.6 +4.0
United Australia Edward Hocking 8,462 45.7 +0.2
Labor Albert Gardiner 689 3.7 -3.8
Total formal votes 18,506 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 291 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 18,797 97.6 +1.4
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1935: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country John Reid 9,302 71.1 -3.0
Labor (NSW) Leonard Sweeney 3,771 28.9 +4.2
Total formal votes 13,073 98.7 +1.4
Informal votes 171 1.3 -1.4
Turnout 13,244 93.8 -3.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1935: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alfred Yeo 6,944 51.6 +1.0
Labor (NSW) Joseph Clark 6,517 48.4 +7.1
Total formal votes 13,461 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 218 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 13,679 95.0 -1.2
Country hold Swing N/A

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1935: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Jack Baddeley 12,099 68.4 -5.1
Independent Eugene O'Neill 3,827 21.6 +21.6
Communist Charles Evans 1,764 10.0 +4.9
Total formal votes 17,690 97.6 +0.9
Informal votes 442 2.4 -0.9
Turnout 18,132 96.2 -0.4
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1935: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Alfred Henry 8,641 61.4 -38.6
Country Bertie Eggins 3,296 23.4 +23.4
Independent William Robinson 2,147 15.2 +15.2
Total formal votes 14,084 96.4
Informal votes 528 3.6
Turnout 14,612 96.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Cobar

New South Wales state election, 1935: Cobar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Mat Davidson 7,978 70.3 +10.1
Labor Joseph Bowe 3,370 29.7 +18.0
Total formal votes 11,348 96.5 -1.8
Informal votes 408 3.5 +1.8
Turnout 11,756 91.9 -1.0
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Concord

New South Wales state election, 1935: Concord
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Stan Lloyd 9,101 50.9 -5.2
Labor (NSW) Alan McNamara 7,151 40.0 -3.2
Labor Henry McDicken 1,219 6.8 +6.8
Centre Aubrey Murphy 391 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 17,862 97.9 -0.6
Informal votes 383 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 18,245 97.7 +0.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1935: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Dunningham 13,629 67.1 -0.1
Labor (NSW) Karl Guhl 6,681 32.9 +3.0
Total formal votes 20,310 98.0 0.0
Informal votes 416 2.0 0.0
Turnout 20,726 94.9 -0.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Cootamundra

New South Wales state election, 1935: Cootamundra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Ross 6,863 52.7 +2.4
Labor (NSW) Ken Hoad 6,167 47.3 +3.7
Total formal votes 13,030 98.5 -0.6
Informal votes 195 1.5 +0.6
Turnout 13,225 97.8 +0.5
Country hold Swing N/A

Corowa

New South Wales state election, 1935: Corowa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Richard Ball unopposed
Country hold Swing

Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1935: Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Bertram Stevens 11,058 64.5 -5.9
Labor (NSW) Archibald Pattinson 4,083 23.8 -5.8
Social Credit Harold Bondeson 1,996 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 17,137 98.4 -0.5
Informal votes 282 1.6 +0.5
Turnout 17,419 95.9 +0.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1935: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Lee 10,803 60.0 +16.4
Labor (NSW) Michael Croot 7,186 40.0 +4.6
Total formal votes 17,989 97.5 -0.1
Informal votes 458 2.5 +0.1
Turnout 18,447 97.4 +0.2
United Australia hold Swing +0.5

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1935: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Wilson 7,568 55.0 +6.3
Labor (NSW) Alfred McClelland 6,184 45.0 +8.8
Total formal votes 13,752 98.4 -0.2
Informal votes 220 1.6 +0.2
Turnout 13,972 96.6 +1.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1935: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Ness 12,074 61.9 +16.8
Labor (NSW) Frank Connors 7,429 38.1 +6.2
Total formal votes 19,503 98.2 -0.7
Informal votes 359 1.8 +0.7
Turnout 19,862 96.7 +0.5
United Australia hold Swing +0.4

George's River

New South Wales state election, 1935: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Cecil Monro 10,770 51.7 -4.0
Labor (NSW) Ted Kinsella 9,315 44.7 +6.1
Centre James Fowler 762 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 20,847 97.5 -1.0
Informal votes 527 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 21,374 96.6 -0.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Glebe

New South Wales state election, 1935: Glebe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Bill Carlton 8,846 59.0 -2.6
Independent Henry Wood 3,676 24.5 +24.5
Independent Bertie Lewis 1,894 12.6 +12.6
Communist Tom Dowling 566 3.8 +1.4
Total formal votes 14,982 97.8 -0.3
Informal votes 338 2.2 +0.3
Turnout 15,320 95.6 +0.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1935: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Charles Bennett unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1935: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Thomas Bavin unopposed
United Australia hold Swing

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1935: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Jack Tully 6,300 50.5 +5.4
United Australia Peter Loughlin 6,167 49.5 +13.9
Total formal votes 12,467 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 151 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 12,618 97.6 +0.3
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing +4.3

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1935: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Claude Fleck 8,990 46.2 -1.2
Labor (NSW) Bill Ely 8,489 43.6 -1.1
Labor James Brophy 1,368 7.0 +0.2
Communist Adam Ogston 625 3.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 19,472 97.0 -0.5
Informal votes 593 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 20,065 97.9 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Claude Fleck 9,777 50.2 -2.1
Labor (NSW) Bill Ely 9,695 49.8 +2.1
United Australia hold Swing -2.1

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1935: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Joshua Arthur 9,824 48.7 -1.5
United Australia Ernest Richardson 9,044 44.8 +44.8
Labor John Doyle 1,317 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 20,185 98.3 +0.6
Informal votes 351 1.7 -0.6
Turnout 20,536 96.5 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joshua Arthur 10,622 52.6
United Australia Ernest Richardson 9,563 47.4
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1935: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Hamilton Knight 8,772 88.2 +26.0
Communist Robert Cram 1,169 11.8 +9.4
Total formal votes 9,941 89.5 -9.2
Informal votes 1,168 10.5 +9.2
Turnout 11,109 98.0 +0.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1935: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Ronald Walker 10,102 69.7 +17.9
Independent Allan Cordner 4,385 30.3 +30.3
Total formal votes 14,487 97.0 -1.9
Informal votes 443 3.0 +1.9
Turnout 14,930 95.8 -0.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1935: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia James Shand 14,464 81.3 +5.4
Centre Fergus Munro 3,324 18.7 +18.7
Total formal votes 17,788 87.3 -11.1
Informal votes 2,586 12.7 +11.1
Turnout 20,374 95.3 -0.2
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1935: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia James Webb 9,587 50.3 -1.3
Labor (NSW) Walter Butler 8,840 46.4 +3.5
Labor Richard Bramston 616 3.2 -1.4
Total formal votes 19,043 98.2 -0.5
Informal votes 345 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 19,388 97.5 -0.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1935: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Billy Davies 8,086 51.4 +3.7
United Australia Walter Duncan 6,659 42.3 -5.9
Communist John Cranston 659 4.2 +1.8
Labor Albert Rowe 327 2.1 +0.7
Total formal votes 15,731 98.0 -0.2
Informal votes 322 2.0 +0.2
Turnout 16,053 97.6 +0.2
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

King

New South Wales state election, 1935: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Daniel Clyne 7,867 51.6 +0.6
United Australia Geoffrey Robin 6,651 43.6 -0.1
Communist James Prentice 723 4.7 +2.6
Total formal votes 15,241 96.8 -0.9
Informal votes 495 3.2 +0.9
Turnout 15,736 91.7 -0.9
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1935: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia James Ross 10,799 53.6 +4.0
Labor (NSW) Mark Gosling 8,155 40.5 -1.5
Labor Patrick Quinane 688 3.4 -4.0
Communist Edward Bulmer 508 2.5 +1.6
Total formal votes 20,150 98.2 0.0
Informal votes 378 1.8 0.0
Turnout 20,528 97.6 -0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1935: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) George Booth 15,855 85.2 -3.3
Communist Jack Miles 2,757 14.8 +3.3
Total formal votes 18,612 88.2 +5.6
Informal votes 2,353 11.2 -5.6
Turnout 20,965 96.0 -0.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing -3.3

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.
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