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| party2 = Liberal/Country coalition |
| party2 = Liberal/Country coalition |
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| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Woollahra|Woollahra]] |
| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Woollahra|Woollahra]] |
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| percentage2 = |
| percentage2 = 40.75% |
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| swing2 = {{increase}} |
| swing2 = {{increase}}11.43 |
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| last_election2 = |
| last_election2 = 22 seats |
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| seats2 = |
| seats2 = 34 seats |
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| seat_change2 = {{increase}} |
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}12 |
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| title = [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]] |
| title = [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]] |
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| before_election = [[James McGirr]] |
| before_election = [[James McGirr]] |
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|isbn = 0-19-554966-X |
|isbn = 0-19-554966-X |
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|pages = 244–5}}</ref> |
|pages = 244–5}}</ref> |
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==Results== |
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While Labor lost some of the traditionally conservative seats it had picked up at the 1944 election to the Liberal Party, the result of the election was a landslide victory for Labor. Many of the gains of the Liberal and Country parties were conservative members who had been elected as independents at the previous election. They had rejoined the parties when some degree of order had been restored: |
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*[[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Australian Labor Party]] 52 seats |
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*[[Lang Labor]] 2 seats |
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*[[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal]] 18 seats |
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*[[National Party of Australia – NSW|Country Party]] 15 seats |
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*Joint Liberal-Country Party endorsement 1 seat |
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*Independent 2 seats |
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==Aftermath== |
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McGirr, Treatt and Country Party Leader [[Michael Bruxner]] retained their leadership roles throughout the parliament. |
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There were 11 [[List of New South Wales state by-elections|by-elections]] during the parliament with a net loss of 3 seats for Labor. |
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==Seats changing party representation== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Seat !! Incumbent member !! colspan=2|Party !! New member !! colspan=2|Party |
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|[[Electoral district of Albury|Albury]] |
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|[[John Hurley (New South Wales politician, born 1894)|John Hurley]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
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|Labor |
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|[[Doug Padman]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Corowa|Corowa]]{{hsp}}{{efn|Kendell had won the seat at the [[1946 Corowa state by-election|1946 Corowa by-election]] caused by the resignation of Independent [[Christopher Lethbridge]].}} |
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| |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent |
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|[[Ebenezer Kendell]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Nationals}}| |
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|Country |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Drummoyne|Drummoyne]] |
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|[[Robert Greig (politician)|Robert Greig]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
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|Labor |
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|[[Robert Dewley]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Hornsby|Hornsby]] |
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|[[Sydney Storey]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent Democrat |
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|[[Sydney Storey]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Lachlan|Lachlan]] |
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|[[John Courtenay Chanter|John Chanter]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
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|Labor |
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|[[Robert Medcalf]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Nationals}}| |
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|Country Party |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Lane Cove|Lane Cove]] |
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|[[Henry Woodward (Australian politician)|Henry Woodward]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
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|Labor |
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|[[Ken McCaw]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Mosman|Mosman]] |
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|[[Donald Macdonald (Australian politician)|Donald Macdonald]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent |
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|[[Pat Morton]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales)|Nepean]] |
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|[[Joseph Jackson (Australian politician)|Joseph Jackson]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent Democrat |
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|[[Joseph Jackson (Australian politician)|Joseph Jackson]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Orange|Orange]] |
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|[[Bob O'Halloran]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
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|Labor |
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|[[Charles Cutler]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Nationals}}| |
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|Country |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Oxley (New South Wales)|Oxley]] |
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|[[Les Jordan]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent |
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|[[Les Jordan]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Nationals}}| |
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|Country |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Ryde|Ryde]]{{hsp}}{{efn|Hearnshaw had won the seat at the [[1945 Ryde state by-election|1945 Ryde by-election]] caused by the death of Independent [[James Shand]].}} |
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| |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent Democrat |
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|[[Eric Hearnshaw]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| |
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|Liberal |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Tamworth|Tamworth]] |
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|[[Bill Chaffey]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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|Independent |
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|[[Bill Chaffey]] |
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|{{Australian party style|Nationals}}| |
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|Country |
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==Key dates== |
==Key dates== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
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! Date !! Event |
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| 6 February 1947 |
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! Date |
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| [[McGirr ministry (1947)|First McGirr ministry]] sworn in. |
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! Event |
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| 29 March 1947 |
| 29 March 1947 |
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| Polling day. |
| Polling day. |
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| 19 May 1947 |
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| [[McGirr ministry (1947–1950)|Second McGirr ministry]] sworn in. |
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|- |
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| 27 May 1947 |
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| Last day for the writs to be returned and the results formally declared. |
| Last day for the writs to be returned and the results formally declared. |
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==Results== |
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==Tabulated results== |
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{{ |
{{Main|Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election}} |
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While Labor lost some of the traditionally conservative seats it had picked up at the 1944 election to the Liberal Party, the result of the election was a landslide victory for Labor. Many of the gains of the Liberal and Country parties were conservative members who had been elected as independents at the previous election. They had rejoined the parties when some degree of order had been restored: |
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<section begin=Results />{{Australian elections/Title row |
<section begin=Results />{{Australian elections/Title row |
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| enrolled = 1,852,787{{efn|There were 1,713,921 enrolled voters in 82 contested electorates and 138,866 were enrolled in 8 uncontested electorates (5 Labor and 3 Country). |
| enrolled = 1,852,787{{efn|There were 1,713,921 enrolled voters in 82 contested electorates and 138,866 were enrolled in 8 uncontested electorates (5 Labor and 3 Country). |
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<ref name="Green 1947">{{cite web |first=Antony |last=Green |author-link=Antony Green |title=1947 election totals |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1947/Totals.htm |work=New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 |publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]] |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>}} |
<ref name="Green 1947">{{cite web |first=Antony |last=Green |author-link=Antony Green |title=1947 election totals |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1947/Totals.htm |work=New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 |publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]] |access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>}} |
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| total_votes = 1,621,257 |
| total_votes = 1,621,257 |
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| turnout % = 94.61 |
| turnout % = 94.61 |
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| turnout chg = +3.19 |
| turnout chg = +3.19 |
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| informal = 32,262 |
| informal = 32,262 |
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| informal % = 1.99 |
| informal % = 1.99 |
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| informal chg = −1.14 |
| informal chg = −1.14 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|government = yes |
|government = yes |
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|party_id = Labor NSW |
|party_id = Labor NSW |
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|votes = 730,194 |
|votes = 730,194 |
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|votes % = 45.95 |
|votes % = 45.95 |
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|votes chg = + 0.75 |
|votes chg = + 0.75 |
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|seats chg = −4 |
|seats chg = −4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Liberal NSW |
|party_id = Liberal NSW |
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|party = {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=joint|Includes [[Doug Padman]] ([[Electoral district of Albury|Albury]]) and Ray Bladwell ([[Electoral district of Goulburn|Goulburn]]) who were jointly endorsed by the {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} and {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}} parties.}}{{efn|Swing and change are compared to the [[Democratic Party (1943)|Democratic Party]] at the 1944 election.}} |
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|votes = 470,485 |
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|votes |
|votes = 485,286 |
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|votes |
|votes % = 30.50 |
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| |
|votes chg = +5.34 |
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|seats |
|seats = 19 |
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|seats chg = +7 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Country NSW |
|party_id = Country NSW |
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|votes = 162,467 |
|votes = 162,467 |
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|votes % = 10.22 |
|votes % = 10.22 |
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|votes chg = −0.19 |
|votes chg = −0.19 |
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|seats chg = +5 |
|seats chg = +5 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Independent |
|party_id = Independent |
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|votes = 94,163 |
|votes = 94,163 |
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|votes % = 5.92 |
|votes % = 5.92 |
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|votes chg = +0.20 |
|votes chg = +0.20 |
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|seats chg = −3 |
|seats chg = −3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Lang Labor |
|party_id = Lang Labor |
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|votes = 64,851 |
|votes = 64,851 |
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|votes % = 4.08 |
|votes % = 4.08 |
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|votes chg = −5.25 |
|votes chg = −5.25 |
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|seats chg = − |
|seats chg = − |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Communist |
|party_id = Communist |
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|votes = 27,237 |
|votes = 27,237 |
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|votes % = 1.71 |
|votes % = 1.71 |
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|votes chg = −0.03 |
|votes chg = −0.03 |
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|seats chg = − |
|seats chg = − |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Independent Labor |
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|party = Combined Liberal/Country endorsement |
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|votes = 14,801 |
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|votes % = 0.93 |
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|votes chg = +0.93 |
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|seats = 1 |
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|seats chg = +1 |
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}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary| |
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|party_id = Independent Labor |
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|votes = 13,917 |
|votes = 13,917 |
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|votes % = 0.88 |
|votes % = 0.88 |
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|votes chg = −0.91 |
|votes chg = −0.91 |
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|seats = 0 |
|seats = 0 |
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|seats chg = − |
|seats chg = − |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id |
|party_id = Independent Liberal |
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|party = {{Australian politics/name|Independent Liberal NSW}}{{hsp}}{{efn|Swing and change are compared to Independent Democrat at the 1944 election.}} |
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|votes = 11,150 |
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|votes = 11,150 |
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|votes % = 0.49 |
|votes % = 0.49 |
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|votes chg = |
|votes chg = -1.92 |
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|seats = 0 |
|seats = 0 |
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|seats chg = |
|seats chg = −4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Protestant Labor |
|party_id = Protestant Labor |
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|votes = 3,361 |
|votes = 3,361 |
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|votes % = 0.21 |
|votes % = 0.21 |
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|seats chg = − |
|seats chg = − |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Australian elections/ |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Others |
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|votes = |
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|votes % = |
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|votes chg = -4.50 |
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|seats = |
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|seats chg = −1 |
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}} |
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{{Australian elections/Total row |
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|total_votes = 1,589,265 |
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|total_seats = 90 |
|total_seats = 90 |
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}} |
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|}<section end=Results /> |
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== Retiring members == |
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{{Excerpt|Candidates of the 1947 New South Wales state election|section=Retiring Members|subsections=yes}} |
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==Seats changing party representation== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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! rowspan="2" |Seat |
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! colspan="3" |''1944'' |
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! colspan="3" |''1947'' |
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! colspan="2" |Party |
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! Member |
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! Member |
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! colspan="2" |Party |
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| [[Electoral district of Albury|Albury]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[John Hurley (New South Wales politician, born 1894)|John Hurley]] ({{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}) had won the seat at the [[1946 Corowa state by-election|1946 Corowa by-election]] caused by the resignation of former Premier [[Alexander Mair]] ({{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}).}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} |
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| {{sortname|Doug|Padman}} |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}| |
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|- |
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| [[Electoral district of Corowa|Corowa]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Ebenezer Kendell]] ({{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}}) had won the seat at the [[1946 Corowa state by-election|1946 Corowa by-election]] caused by the resignation of Independent [[Christopher Lethbridge]].}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Independent}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |
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| |
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| {{sortname|Ebenezer|Kendell}} |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Country NSW}}| |
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|- |
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| [[Electoral district of Drummoyne|Drummoyne]] |
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| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}} |
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| {{sortname|Robert|Greig|dab=politician}} |
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| {{sortname|Robert|Dewley}} |
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| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} |
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| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | |
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|- |
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| [[Electoral district of Hornsby|Hornsby]] |
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| {{Australian party style|Independent Democrat}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Democrat}} |
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| {{sortname|Sydney|Storey}} |
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| {{sortname|Sydney|Storey}} |
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| [[Electoral district of Lachlan|Lachlan]] |
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| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}} |
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| {{sortname|John|Chanter|John Courtenay Chanter}} |
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| {{sortname|Robert|Medcalf}} |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Country NSW}}| |
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|- |
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| [[Electoral district of Lane Cove|Lane Cove]] |
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| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}} |
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| {{sortname|Henry|Woodward|dab=Australian politician}} |
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| {{sortname|Ken|McCaw}} |
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| rowspan="4" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} |
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| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | |
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|- |
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| [[Electoral district of Manly|Manly]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Douglas Darby]] ({{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}) won the seat at the [[1945 Manly state by-election|1945 Manly by-election]] caused by the death of Independent Democrat turned Liberal [[Alfred Reid (Australian politician)|Alfred Reid]].}} |
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| rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Independent Democrat}} | |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Democrat}} |
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| {{sortname|Douglas|Darby}} |
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| [[Electoral district of Mosman|Mosman]] |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |
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| {{sortname|Donald|Macdonald|dab=Australian politician}} |
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| {{sortname|Pat|Morton}} |
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| [[Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales)|Nepean]] |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Democrat}} |
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| {{sortname|Joseph|Jackson|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Joseph Jackson (Australian politician)|Joseph Jackson]] (Nepean) was re-elected in 1944 as Independent Democrat candidate and later joined the Liberal Party.}} |
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| {{sortname|Joseph|Jackson|dab=Australian politician}} |
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|[[Electoral district of Orange|Orange]] |
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| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}} |
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| {{sortname|Bob|O'Halloran}} |
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| {{sortname|Charles|Cutler}} |
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| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}} |
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| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Country NSW}} | |
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| [[Electoral district of Oxley (New South Wales)|Oxley]] |
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| rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Independent Country NSW}} | |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Country NSW}} |
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| {{sortname|Les|Jordan}} |
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| {{sortname|Les|Jordan}} |
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|- |
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|[[Electoral district of Ryde|Ryde]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Eric Hearnshaw]] ({{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}) had won the seat at the [[1945 Ryde state by-election|1945 Ryde by-election]] caused by the death of Independent [[James Shand]].}} |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Democrat}} |
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| {{sortname|Eric|Hearnshaw}} |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}| |
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| [[Electoral district of Tamworth|Tamworth]] |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}} |
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| {{sortname|Bill|Chaffey}} |
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| {{sortname|Bill|Chaffey}} |
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| {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}} |
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| {{Australian party style|Country NSW}}| |
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==Aftermath== |
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McGirr, Treatt and Country Party Leader [[Michael Bruxner]] retained their leadership roles throughout the parliament. |
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There were 11 [[List of New South Wales state by-elections|by-elections]] during the parliament with a net loss of 3 seats for Labor. |
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==Notes== |
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The 1947 New South Wales state election was held on 3 May 1947. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1940 redistribution. The election was for all of the 90 seats in the Legislative Assembly.
Issues
At the beginning of 1947, Labor had been in power for 6 years under the premiership of William McKell. The urban conservative parties, which had been in a state of disarray at the previous election in 1944 had been unified as the Liberal Party of Australia under the federal leadership of Robert Menzies. However, in New South Wales the state Liberals had lost their two most experienced and capable leaders, Reginald Weaver who had died in November 1945 and Alexander Mair who had resigned from parliament to unsuccessfully contest a NSW senate seat at the 1946 federal election. They had been led by Vernon Treatt since March 1946. In February 1947, 3 months before the election was due, McKell stunned most people in the Labor Party and general community by announcing that he would resign to take up the position of Governor-General. McKell's preference as a successor was his ally in the struggle against Jack Lang, Bob Heffron. However, revealing the residual influence of Lang, the caucus chose his preferred candidate, the Housing Minister, James McGirr. Both parties went to the election with untried leaders. However, residual respect for McKell, continuing economic growth, the popularity of the federal Labor government and the memory of the factional fights among the state's conservative politicians gave Labor a significant advantage in the campaign.[1]
Key dates
Date | Event |
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6 February 1947 | First McGirr ministry sworn in. |
29 March 1947 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
3 April 1947 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
3 May 1947 | Polling day. |
19 May 1947 | Second McGirr ministry sworn in. |
27 May 1947 | Last day for the writs to be returned and the results formally declared. |
28 May 1947 | Opening of 35th Parliament. |
Results
While Labor lost some of the traditionally conservative seats it had picked up at the 1944 election to the Liberal Party, the result of the election was a landslide victory for Labor. Many of the gains of the Liberal and Country parties were conservative members who had been elected as independents at the previous election. They had rejoined the parties when some degree of order had been restored:
New South Wales state election, 3 May 1947 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 1,852,787[a] | |||||
Votes cast | 1,621,257 | Turnout | 94.61 | +3.19 | ||
Informal votes | 32,262 | Informal | 1.99 | −1.14 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 730,194 | 45.95 | + 0.75 | 52 | −4 | |
Liberal [b][c] | 485,286 | 30.50 | +5.34 | 19 | +7 | |
Country | 162,467 | 10.22 | −0.19 | 15 | +5 | |
Independent | 94,163 | 5.92 | +0.20 | 2 | −3 | |
Lang Labor | 64,851 | 4.08 | −5.25 | 2 | − | |
Communist | 27,237 | 1.71 | −0.03 | 0 | − | |
Independent Labor | 13,917 | 0.88 | −0.91 | 0 | − | |
Independent Liberal [d] | 11,150 | 0.49 | -1.92 | 0 | −4 | |
Protestant Labor | 3,361 | 0.21 | +0.21 | 0 | − | |
Other | -4.50 | −1 | ||||
Total | 1,589,265 | 90 |
Retiring members
William McKell (Labor, Redfern) resigned in February 1947; no by-election was held due to the proximity of the election.
Labor
Seats changing party representation
Aftermath
McGirr, Treatt and Country Party Leader Michael Bruxner retained their leadership roles throughout the parliament.
There were 11 by-elections during the parliament with a net loss of 3 seats for Labor.
Notes
- ^ There were 1,713,921 enrolled voters in 82 contested electorates and 138,866 were enrolled in 8 uncontested electorates (5 Labor and 3 Country). [2]
- ^ Includes Doug Padman (Albury) and Ray Bladwell (Goulburn) who were jointly endorsed by the Liberal and Country parties.
- ^ Swing and change are compared to the Democratic Party at the 1944 election.
- ^ Swing and change are compared to Independent Democrat at the 1944 election.
- ^ John Hurley (Labor) had won the seat at the 1946 Corowa by-election caused by the resignation of former Premier Alexander Mair (Liberal).
- ^ Ebenezer Kendell (Country) had won the seat at the 1946 Corowa by-election caused by the resignation of Independent Christopher Lethbridge.
- ^ Douglas Darby (Liberal) won the seat at the 1945 Manly by-election caused by the death of Independent Democrat turned Liberal Alfred Reid.
- ^ Joseph Jackson (Nepean) was re-elected in 1944 as Independent Democrat candidate and later joined the Liberal Party.
- ^ Eric Hearnshaw (Liberal) had won the seat at the 1945 Ryde by-election caused by the death of Independent James Shand.
References
- ^ McMullin, Ross (1991). The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891-1991. Oxford University Press. pp. 244–5. ISBN 0-19-554966-X.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1947 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2019.