Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 26 March 1938
Legislative Assembly
<< 19351941 >>

Enrolled voters1,607,833[a]
Votes cast1,183,257Turnout95.79–0.27
Informal votes32,237Informal2.65–0.39
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
 United Australia424,27535.86+2.7637– 1
 Labor412,06334.82–7.6028–1
 Country164,04513.86+0.9422–1
 Industrial Labor43,7353.70+3.702+2
 Communist10,3860.88–0.60±0
 Independents128,75310.88+6.41+1
Total1,183,257  90 

The 1938 New South Wales state election was for 90 electoral districts each returning a single member with compulsory preferential voting.[1]

Results by electoral district

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Albury

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1938 New South Wales state election: Albury[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaAlexander Mair7,35657.8-1.2
LaborEdward Jones5,38042.2+1.2
Total formal votes12,73699.3+0.9
Informal votes910.7-0.9
Turnout12,82795.7+0.2
United Australia holdSwing-1.2

Annandale

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1938 New South Wales state election: Annandale[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborBob Gormanunopposed
Labor hold 

Armidale

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1938 New South Wales state election: Armidale[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryDavid Drummond7,26456.3-43.7
IndependentCharles Hobbs4,24833.0+33.0
IndependentWilliam Broun1,38010.7+10.7
Total formal votes12,89297.8
Informal votes2942.2
Turnout13,18696.5
Country holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Arncliffe

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1938 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJoseph Cahill9,88551.9+5.8
United AustraliaErnest Barton9,15648.1+4.2
Total formal votes19,04198.5+1.0
Informal votes2971.5-1.0
Turnout19,33897.2-0.4
Labor holdSwing+0.3

Ashburnham

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1938 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryHilton Elliott6,40948.4-4.5
LaborEdgar Dring5,77943.6-3.5
IndependentWilliam Gibbons1,0658.0+8.0
Total formal votes13,25398.7-0.2
Informal votes1751.3+0.2
Turnout13,42896.80.0
Two-party-preferred result
CountryHilton Elliott6,96352.5-0.4
LaborEdgar Dring6,29047.5+0.4
Country holdSwing-0.4

Ashfield

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1938 New South Wales state election: Ashfield[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaAthol Richardson8,92153.7+0.9
IndependentThomas Cavill7,69246.3+46.3
Total formal votes16,61397.1-1.4
Informal votes4982.9+1.4
Turnout17,11195.7-1.0
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Auburn

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1938 New South Wales state election: Auburn[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJack Lang10,77159.2+2.6
Industrial LaborJack Hooke7,41640.8+40.8
Total formal votes18,18795.2-3.1
Informal votes9064.8+3.1
Turnout19,09395.9-0.4
Labor holdSwingN/A

Balmain

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1938 New South Wales state election: Balmain[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJohn Quirk11,76372.1+8.2
IndependentJohn O'Carroll3,08918.9+18.9
CommunistThomas Payne1,4598.9+3.7
Total formal votes16,31195.1-2.1
Informal votes8444.9+2.1
Turnout17,15596.6-0.5
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bankstown

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1938 New South Wales state election: Bankstown[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJames McGirrunopposed
Labor hold 

Barwon

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1938 New South Wales state election: Barwon[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryBen Wade8,01655.4-2.5
LaborThomas Kane6,45244.6+2.5
Total formal votes14,46898.8+1.7
Informal votes1741.2-1.7
Turnout14,64295.1+1.9
Country holdSwing-2.5

Bathurst

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1938 New South Wales state election: Bathurst[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborGus Kelly7,45554.2+16.2
United AustraliaThomas Mutch4,78934.8+34.8
CountryRoland Green1,50410.9-33.2
Total formal votes13,74898.3-0.1
Informal votes2361.7+0.1
Turnout13,98496.6-1.0
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bondi

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1938 New South Wales state election: Bondi[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaNorman Thomas12,22352.3-11.5
LaborHenry Collins5,94625.4-10.8
IndependentThomas Hogan4,35718.6+18.6
IndependentRichard Brown8513.6+3.6
Total formal votes23,37798.0-0.3
Informal votes4742.0+0.3
Turnout23,85195.8-0.2
United Australia holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Botany

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1938 New South Wales state election: Botany[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Industrial LaborBob Heffron13,86560.3
LaborFrancis Kelly9,11839.7
Total formal votes22,98395.2
Informal votes1,1504.8
Turnout24,13396.8
Member changed to Industrial Labor from LaborSwingN/A

Bulli

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1938 New South Wales state election: Bulli[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJohn Sweeney7,38054.6-26.1
IndependentEdward Ryan3,41325.2+25.2
CommunistJack Miles2,73120.2+0.9
Total formal votes13,52495.4+13.7
Informal votes6554.6-13.7
Turnout14,17995.1-1.3
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Burwood

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1938 New South Wales state election: Burwood[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaHarrie Mitchell9,19951.0+51.0
United AustraliaGordon Jackett8,85349.0-13.4
Total formal votes18,05292.3-6.2
Informal votes1,5037.7+6.2
Turnout19,55595.6-0.9
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Byron

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1938 New South Wales state election: Byron[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryArthur Budd7,98657.7+5.5
IndependentFrederick Stuart5,84942.3+19.9
Total formal votes13,83597.6-0.8
Informal votes3402.4+0.8
Turnout14,17594.8+0.3
Country holdSwingN/A

Canterbury

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1938 New South Wales state election: Canterbury[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborArthur Tonge10,69054.3+3.7
United AustraliaEdward Hocking8,99145.70.0
Total formal votes19,68198.7+0.3
Informal votes2661.3-0.3
Turnout19,94797.1-0.5
Labor holdSwingN/A

Casino

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1938 New South Wales state election: Casino[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryJohn Reidunopposed
Country hold 

Castlereagh

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1938 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryAlfred Yeo6,82151.4-0.2
LaborLes Murphy6,45448.6+0.2
Total formal votes13,27598.1-0.3
Informal votes2601.9+0.3
Turnout13,53594.1-0.9
Country holdSwing-0.2

Cessnock

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1938 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJack Baddeley12,10669.3+0.9
Industrial LaborEugene O'Neill5,36030.7+30.7
Total formal votes17,46697.60.0
Informal votes4352.40.0
Turnout17,90196.6+0.4
Labor holdSwingN/A

Clarence

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1938 New South Wales state election: Clarence[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryCecil Wingfield7,75451.9+51.9
CountryAlfred Henry7,19448.1-13.2
Total formal votes14,94898.3+1.9
Informal votes2541.7-1.9
Turnout15,20295.9-0.1
Country holdSwingN/A

Cobar

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1938 New South Wales state election: Cobar[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborMat Davidsonunopposed
Labor hold 

Concord

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1938 New South Wales state election: Concord[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaStan Lloyd10,48956.4+5.5
LaborLeonard Thompson8,12143.6+3.6
Total formal votes18,61098.3+0.4
Informal votes3171.7-0.4
Turnout18,92796.7-1.0
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Coogee

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1938 New South Wales state election: Coogee[25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJohn Dunningham16,03971.3+4.2
IndependentMark Foots6,47028.7+28.7
Total formal votes22,50996.5-1.5
Informal votes8123.5+1.5
Turnout23,32194.2-0.7
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Cootamundra

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1938 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra[26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryBill Ross6,69851.2-1.5
LaborKen Hoad6,38248.8+1.5
Total formal votes13,08098.50.0
Informal votes2051.50.0
Turnout13,28596.5-1.3
Country holdSwing-1.5

Corowa

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1938 New South Wales state election: Corowa[27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentChristopher Lethbridge6,33352.2+52.2
CountryEbenezer Kendell4,97341.0-59.0
IndependentClive Walker8336.9+6.9
Total formal votes12,13998.5
Informal votes1851.5
Turnout12,32494.4
Independent gain from CountrySwingN/A

Christopher Lethbridge (Independent) had won the seat at the 1937 by-election following the death of Richard Ball (Country).

Croydon

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1938 New South Wales state election: Croydon[28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaBertram Stevens11,76569.6+5.1
IndependentGarry Gordon5,14230.4+30.4
Total formal votes16,90793.9-4.5
Informal votes1,1046.1+4.5
Turnout18,01194.7-1.2
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Drummoyne

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1938 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne[29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJohn Lee11,29960.1+0.1
LaborRay Maher7,49739.9-0.1
Total formal votes18,79697.8+0.3
Informal votes4292.2-0.3
Turnout19,22596.6-0.8
United Australia holdSwing+0.1

Dubbo

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1938 New South Wales state election: Dubbo[30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryGeorge Wilson7,65655.1+0.1
LaborLeo Taylor6,24244.9-0.1
Total formal votes13,89897.9-0.5
Informal votes2922.1+0.5
Turnout14,19095.4-1.2
Country holdSwing+0.1

Dulwich Hill

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1938 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill[31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaGuy Arkins7,36436.7-25.2
LaborLeslie Morrow6,99234.9-3.2
United AustraliaRonald McCredie5,68628.4+28.4
Total formal votes20,04298.4+0.2
Informal votes3261.6-0.2
Turnout20,36896.5-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
United AustraliaGuy Arkins12,49762.3+0.4
LaborLeslie Morrow7,54537.7-0.4
United Australia holdSwing+0.4

Georges River

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1938 New South Wales state election: Georges River[32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaCecil Monro13,22257.4+5.7
LaborAlbert Kealman9,81142.6-2.1
Total formal votes23,03397.3-0.2
Informal votes6332.7+0.2
Turnout23,66696.3-0.3
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Glebe

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1938 New South Wales state election: Glebe[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborBill Carlton7,02346.0-13.0
Industrial LaborHorace Foley6,21840.7+40.7
IndependentBertie Lewis2,02113.2+13.2
Total formal votes15,26296.8-1.0
Informal votes5003.2+1.0
Turnout15,76295.9+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
LaborBill Carlton7,89951.8
Industrial LaborHorace Foley7,36348.2
Labor holdSwingN/A

Gloucester

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1938 New South Wales state election: Gloucester[34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaCharles Bennett7,73254.3-45.7
IndependentRay Fitzgerald5,01035.2+35.2
IndependentHenry Rooke1,49210.5+10.5
Total formal votes14,23498.4
Informal votes2381.6
Turnout14,47296.2
United Australia holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Gordon

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1938 New South Wales state election: Gordon[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaHarry Turner10,55750.02
United AustraliaWilliam Milne10,54849.98
Total formal votes21,10596.6
Informal votes7393.4
Turnout21,84495.1
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Goulburn

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1938 New South Wales state election: Goulburn[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJack Tully6,28451.3+0.8
United AustraliaPeter Loughlin3,20026.1-23.4
CountryFrederick Davies2,70222.0+22.0
IndependentRobert Tatham660.5+0.5
Total formal votes12,25298.2+0.6
Informal votes2211.8-0.6
Turnout12,47397.7+0.1
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Granville

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1938 New South Wales state election: Granville[37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborBill Lamb10,99951.8+8.2
United AustraliaClaude Fleck10,22748.2+5.0
Total formal votes21,22697.9+0.9
Informal votes4492.1-0.9
Turnout21,67597.0-0.9
Labor gain from United AustraliaSwing+2.0

Hamilton

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1938 New South Wales state election: Hamilton[38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJoshua Arthurunopposed
Labor hold 

Hartley

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1938 New South Wales state election: Hartley[39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborHamilton Knightunopposed
Labor hold 

Hawkesbury

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1938 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury[40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaBruce Walker Jr8,67656.0-13.7
IndependentVictor Gillespie6,80344.0+44.0
Total formal votes15,47997.4+0.4
Informal votes4062.6-0.4
Turnout15,88595.9+0.1
United Australia holdSwing-13.7

Hornsby

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1938 New South Wales state election: Hornsby[41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJames Shand8,23839.4-41.9
United AustraliaSydney Storey6,01228.7+28.7
United AustraliaWilliam Henson4,93623.6+23.6
IndependentHoward Miscamble1,7418.3+8.3
Total formal votes20,92795.4+8.1
Informal votes1,0104.6-8.1
Turnout21,93795.6+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
United AustraliaJames Shand11,08253.0
United AustraliaSydney Storey9,84547.0
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Hurstville

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1938 New South Wales state election: Hurstville[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJames Webb11,49356.1+5.8
LaborMichael Croot8,98343.9-2.5
Total formal votes20,47697.9-0.3
Informal votes4402.1+0.3
Turnout20,91697.1-0.4
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Illawarra

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1938 New South Wales state election: Illawarra[43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborBilly Daviesunopposed
Labor hold 

King

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1938 New South Wales state election: King[44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborDaniel Clyne7,84151.1-0.5
United AustraliaRowland Bowen5,58136.4-7.2
IndependentJosiah Trenerry1,4889.7+9.7
IndependentPatrick McDonnell4312.8+2.8
Total formal votes15,34196.1-0.7
Informal votes6263.9+0.7
Turnout15,96790.9-0.8
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Kogarah

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1938 New South Wales state election: Kogarah[45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJames Ross11,63353.2-0.4
LaborJohn Hibberd8,36838.3-2.2
IndependentJohn Battye1,8638.5+8.5
Total formal votes21,86498.3+0.1
Informal votes3711.7-0.1
Turnout22,23597.1-0.5
United Australia holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Kurri Kurri

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1938 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborGeorge Boothunopposed
Labor hold 

Lachlan

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1938 New South Wales state election: Lachlan[47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborJohn Grace5,39339.5+4.1
CountryGriffith Evans4,09030.0-34.6
CountryJohn Parker1,66112.2+12.2
CountryCharles Thomas1,47510.8+10.8
IndependentGeorge Berry1,0327.6+7.6
Total formal votes13,65197.8-0.6
Informal votes3062.2+0.6
Turnout13,95794.9+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
CountryGriffith Evans7,64456.0-8.6
LaborJohn Grace6,00744.0+8.6
Country holdSwing-8.6

Lakemba

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1938 New South Wales state election: Lakemba[48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborFred Stanley11,79661.9+5.1
IndependentWilliam Dowe7,27638.1+38.1
Total formal votes19,07296.6-1.3
Informal votes6723.4+1.3
Turnout19,74497.0-0.1
Labor holdSwingN/A

Lane Cove

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1938 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove[49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaHerbert FitzSimonsunopposed
United Australia hold 

Leichhardt

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1938 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt[50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborClaude Matthews9,82260.5+3.4
Industrial LaborJames Dunn3,87023.8+23.8
IndependentArthur Doughty2,54215.7+15.7
Total formal votes16,23496.0-1.7
Informal votes6684.0+1.7
Turnout16,90296.5-1.1
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Lismore

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1938 New South Wales state election: Lismore[51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryWilliam Frithunopposed
Country hold 

Liverpool Plains

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1938 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains[52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryHarry Carter7,48960.1-1.0
LaborThomas Ryan4,97539.9+1.0
Total formal votes12,46498.5-0.1
Informal votes1941.5+0.1
Turnout12,65895.2-0.6
Country holdSwing-1.0

Maitland

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1938 New South Wales state election: Maitland[53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaWalter Howarth7,86161.2+3.9
LaborWalter O'Hearn4,98838.8-3.9
Total formal votes12,84998.9+0.3
Informal votes1371.1-0.3
Turnout12,98697.9-0.2
United Australia holdSwing+3.9

Manly

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1938 New South Wales state election: Manly[54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaAlfred Reid13,53857.4-16.4
United AustraliaRobert Miller6,58927.9+27.9
IndependentRichard Fitzgerald2,49110.6+10.6
United AustraliaAlfred Seller9564.1+4.1
Total formal votes23,57497.0+6.3
Informal votes7293.0-6.3
Turnout24,30395.8+0.5
United Australia holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Marrickville

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1938 New South Wales state election: Marrickville[55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Industrial LaborCarlo Lazzarini7,00639.2+39.2
United AustraliaFrederick Rushton6,36535.6-9.2
LaborLeslie Balzen4,49625.2-30.0
Total formal votes17,86798.7-0.1
Informal votes2351.3+0.1
Turnout18,10297.4-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Industrial LaborCarlo Lazzarini10,96061.3+61.3
United AustraliaFrederick Rushton6,90738.7-6.1
Member changed to Industrial Labor from LaborSwingN/A

Monaro

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1938 New South Wales state election: Monaro[56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryWilliam Hedges7,57057.6+0.7
LaborClarence Moore5,56742.4-0.7
Total formal votes13,13798.70.0
Informal votes1681.30.0
Turnout13,30595.9-1.2
Country holdSwing+0.7

Mosman

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1938 New South Wales state election: Mosman[57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaHerbert Lloyd10,19154.7-45.3
United AustraliaHenry Storey8,44345.3+45.3
Total formal votes18,63497.9
Informal votes4022.1
Turnout19,03695.8
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Mudgee

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1938 New South Wales state election: Mudgee[58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborBill Dunn8,58760.5+7.8
CountryEric Pye3,27923.1-24.2
CountryReginald Wilson2,32016.3+16.3
Total formal votes14,18698.4-1.0
Informal votes2291.6+1.0
Turnout14,41596.4-1.0
Labor holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Murray

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1938 New South Wales state election: Murray[59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryJoe Lawson7,52060.7+9.7
LaborJames Lloyd4,87539.3-9.7
Total formal votes12,39597.8-0.8
Informal votes2812.2+0.8
Turnout12,67690.2-0.2
Country holdSwing+9.7

Murrumbidgee

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1938 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee[60]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryRobert Hankinson7,64050.5-1.8
LaborGeorge Enticknap7,49549.5+1.8
Total formal votes15,13598.5+0.3
Informal votes2281.5-0.3
Turnout15,36395.2+0.4
Country holdSwing-1.8

Namoi

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1938 New South Wales state election: Namoi[61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryColin Sinclair7,51651.3-1.3
LaborErnest Hogan7,12048.7+1.3
Total formal votes14,63699.0+0.4
Informal votes1501.0-0.4
Turnout14,78696.6+1.2
Country holdSwing-1.3

Nepean

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1938 New South Wales state election: Nepean[62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJoseph Jackson6,99344.1-21.5
LaborJohn Jackson4,89930.9-3.5
United AustraliaArthur Hebblewhite3,96525.0+25.0
Total formal votes15,85797.7-0.1
Informal votes3792.3+0.1
Turnout16,23695.0+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
United AustraliaJoseph Jackson9,74361.4-4.2
LaborJohn Jackson6,11438.6+4.2
United Australia holdSwing-4.2

Neutral Bay

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1938 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay[63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaReginald Weaverunopposed
United Australia hold 

Newcastle

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1938 New South Wales state election: Newcastle[64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborFrank Hawkins13,94670.9+19.3
IndependentClaude Dalby5,73529.1+29.1
Total formal votes19,68196.7+1.1
Informal votes6743.3-1.1
Turnout20,35595.3-0.8
Labor holdSwingN/A

Newtown

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1938 New South Wales state election: Newtown[65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborFrank Burke11,75770.9+3.4
IndependentCyril Glassop4,83129.1+29.1
Total formal votes16,58897.10.0
Informal votes5032.90.0
Turnout17,09196.0-0.9
Labor holdSwingN/A

North Sydney

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1938 New South Wales state election: North Sydney[66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaHubert Primrose10,83658.5+2.9
LaborHenry Clayden7,69241.5+4.4
Total formal votes18,52897.9+0.4
Informal votes3992.1-0.4
Turnout18,92794.7-1.7
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Orange

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1938 New South Wales state election: Orange[67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaAlwyn Tonking8,14056.1+2.1
LaborEdward McGarry6,38043.9-2.1
Total formal votes14,52098.6+0.3
Informal votes2041.4-0.3
Turnout14,72497.0+0.2
United Australia holdSwing+2.1

Oxley

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1938 New South Wales state election: Oxley[68][68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaLewis Martin8,25555.4-15.1
IndependentGeorge Mitchell6,64244.6+44.6
Total formal votes14,89798.30.0
Informal votes2521.70.0
Turnout15,14996.1-0.1
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Paddington

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1938 New South Wales state election: Paddington[69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborMaurice O'Sullivan13,76890.2+23.7
CommunistLance Sharkey1,5039.8+1.2
Total formal votes15,27192.3-3.8
Informal votes1,2667.7+3.8
Turnout16,53792.9-0.5
Labor holdSwingN/A

Parramatta

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1938 New South Wales state election: Parramatta[70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaGeorge Gollan12,87861.1+2.8
LaborAlbert Rowe8,20338.9-0.1
Total formal votes21,08197.9-0.4
Informal votes4452.1+0.4
Turnout21,52696.50.0
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Petersham

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1938 New South Wales state election: Petersham[71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaEric Solomon9,03350.5+1.4
LaborBill Sheahan8,86149.5+4.4
Total formal votes17,89498.3+0.2
Informal votes3071.7-0.2
Turnout18,20197.1+1.2
United Australia holdSwing-1.3

Phillip

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1938 New South Wales state election: Phillip[72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborTom Shannonunopposed
Labor hold 

Raleigh

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1938 New South Wales state election: Raleigh[73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryRoy Vincent8,65956.2-1.3
IndependentLes Jordan5,42935.2+35.2
LaborJohn Devine1,3168.5+8.5
Total formal votes15,40498.1-0.2
Informal votes2971.9+0.2
Turnout15,70195.1-0.9
Country holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Randwick

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1938 New South Wales state election: Randwick[74]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaArthur Moverly11,10056.0+3.1
LaborBob O'Halloran8,71944.0+1.0
Total formal votes19,81998.3-0.1
Informal votes3321.7+0.1
Turnout20,15195.8-0.9
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Redfern

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1938 New South Wales state election: Redfern[75]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborWilliam McKellunopposed
Labor hold 

Ryde

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1938 New South Wales state election: Ryde[76]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaEric Spooner11,66953.3-6.0
LaborJames Walsh5,74626.3-14.4
IndependentWilliam Harrison4,47820.4+20.4
Total formal votes21,89398.7+0.6
Informal votes2941.3-0.6
Turnout22,18797.0-0.5
United Australia holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

South Coast

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1938 New South Wales state election: South Coast[77]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaHenry Bateunopposed
United Australia hold 

Sturt

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1938 New South Wales state election: Sturt[78]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborTed Horsingtonunopposed
Labor hold 

Tamworth

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1938 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[79]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaFrank Chaffey8,25560.0-15.7
LaborJohn Killalea4,68834.1+7.9
IndependentAugustine Logue8045.9+5.9
Total formal votes13,74798.5+0.6
Informal votes2041.5-0.6
Turnout13,95196.8+0.8
United Australia holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Temora

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1938 New South Wales state election: Temora[80]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryDoug Dickson3,22527.0-32.3
CountryHugh Roberton3,01525.3+25.3
IndependentLancelot Redgrave2,56821.5+21.5
IndependentAlfred Hollande2,40420.2+20.2
IndependentHarold Munro7176.0+6.0
Total formal votes11,92995.9-2.4
Informal votes5134.1+2.4
Turnout12,44296.4+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
CountryDoug Dickson6,61855.5-3.8
IndependentLancelot Redgrave5,31144.5+44.5
Country holdSwingN/A

Tenterfield

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1938 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield[81]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryMichael Bruxner7,99561.9-38.1
IndependentWilliam McCotter2,96823.0+23.0
IndependentEdward Ogilvie1,95915.2+15.2
Total formal votes12,92298.2
Informal votes2421.8
Turnout13,16494.4
Country holdSwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Upper Hunter

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1938 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter[82]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryMalcolm Brownunopposed
Country hold 

Vaucluse

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1938 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse[83]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaMurray Robsonunopposed
United Australia hold 

William Foster (United Australia) died and Murray Robson had been elected as an Independent candidate at the resulting by-election however he re-joined the United Australia party.

Wagga Wagga

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1938 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga[84]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryMatthew Kilpatrick8,09263.1-0.4
LaborEric McKeig4,73436.9+0.4
Total formal votes12,82698.5-0.2
Informal votes1961.5+0.2
Turnout13,02295.3-0.5
Country holdSwing-0.4

Waratah

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1938 New South Wales state election: Waratah[85]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LaborRobert Cameron16,44277.8+19.0
CommunistRobert Cram4,69322.2+13.8
Total formal votes21.13594.4-2.1
Informal votes1,2495.6+2.1
Turnout22,38495.9-0.9
Labor holdSwingN/A

Waverley

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1938 New South Wales state election: Waverley[86]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaJohn Waddell10,21051.4+1.2
LaborWilliam Clementson9,64148.6+2.7
Total formal votes19,85198.1-0.2
Informal votes3801.9+0.2
Turnout20,23194.9-0.9
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Willoughby

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1938 New South Wales state election: Willoughby[87]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaEdward Sandersunopposed
United Australia hold 

Wollondilly

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1938 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly[88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaMark Mortonunopposed
United Australia hold 

Woollahra

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1938 New South Wales state election: Woollahra[89]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaVernon Treatt9,51253.6-18.3
United AustraliaArthur Butterell8,22746.4+46.4
Total formal votes17,73993.6-3.2
Informal votes1,2166.4+3.2
Turnout18,95591.6+0.4
United Australia holdSwingN/A

The sitting member Sir Daniel Levy (United Australia) died in 1937. The resulting by-election was won by Harold Mason (Ind. United Australia) however he did not contest the election and the seat was regained by Vernon Treatt (United Australia).

Yass

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1938 New South Wales state election: Yass[90]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United AustraliaGeorge Ardill7,07457.4-0.4
IndependentVivian Partridge5,24042.6+42.6
Total formal votes12,31498.5-0.1
Informal votes1861.5+0.1
Turnout12,50096.1-1.0
United Australia holdSwingN/A

Young

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1938 New South Wales state election: Young[91]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CountryAlbert Reid7,52253.9+0.2
LaborReginald Phillips6,43546.1-0.2
Total formal votes13,95799.0+0.3
Informal votes1451.0-0.3
Turnout14,10297.3+0.7
Country holdSwing+0.2

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Notes

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  1. ^ A total of 19 electorates (six UAP, three Country, and ten Labor) were uncontested, representing 338,853 voters.[1]

References

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