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Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election

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This is a list of electoral district results for the 1950 New South Wales state election.

New South Wales state election, 17 June 1950
Legislative Assembly
<< 19471953 >>

Enrolled voters 1,919,479[a]
Votes cast 1,611,349 Turnout 92.75 −1,86
Informal votes 28,964 Informal 1.77 −0.22
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 753,268 46.75 +0.8 46 −6
  Liberal 604,428 37.51 +5.8 29 +10
  Country 144,573 8.97 −1.3 17 +2
  Independent 37,229 2.31 −3.6 0 −2
  Independent Labor 26,596 1.65 +0.8 2 +2
  Lang Labor 19,683 1.22 −2.8 0 −2
  Communist 13,589 0.84 −0.9 0 0
  Independent Country 6,445 0.40 +0.40 0 0
  Independent Liberal 5,538 0.34 −0.2 0 0
Total 1,611,349     94  
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Results by electoral district

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Albury

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Armidale

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Ashfield

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Auburn

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Balmain

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Mary Quirk was the sitting Labor member, however she was defeated for pre-selection by John McMahon.

Bankstown

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Barwon

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The sitting member was Roy Heferen who had been elected as a Labor candidate, however he was disendorsed as a result of voting in the election for the Legislative Council and stood as an Independent labor candidate.[8]

Bathurst

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Blacktown

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Bondi

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Bulli

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Burrinjuck

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Burrinjuck was a new seat, largely replacing Yass. Bill Sheahan (Labor) was the member for Yass.

Burwood

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Byron

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Canterbury

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Casino

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Castlereagh

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Castlereagh was expanded to include part of Cobar, including the towns of Bourke and Nyngan.

Cessnock

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Clarence

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Cobar

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Cobar absorbed the entire district of Sturt, but lost the towns of Bourke and Nyngan to Castlereagh and South Broken Hill and Menindee to the re-constituted Sturt.

Collaroy

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Collaroy was a new seat created out of the districts of Hornsby and Manly, both of which were held by the Liberal party.

Concord

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The sitting member, Bill Carlton (Labor), died in 1949. The 1949 by-election was won by Brice Mutton (Liberal), however he died nine months later, with John Adamson (Liberal) winning the 1950 by-election.

Coogee

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The sitting member, Lou Cunningham (Labor), died in 1948. The 1948 by-election was won by Kevin Ellis (Liberal).

Cook's River

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Croydon

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Darlinghurst

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Frank Finnan (Labor) was the member for Hawkesbury.

Drummoyne

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Dubbo

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Dulwich Hill

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Earlwood

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Eastwood

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Georges River

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Gloucester

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Gordon

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Gosford

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Goulburn

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Granville

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Hamilton

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Hartley

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Hawkesbury

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The redistribution made Hawkesbury a notional Liberal seat. The sitting member Frank Finnan (Labor) successfully contested the new district of Darlinghurst.

Hornsby

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Hurstville

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Illawarra

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Kahibah

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King

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Kogarah

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Kogarah was won by the Liberal Party at a by-election in 1948 caused by the death of Labor's William Currey.

Kurri Kurri

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Lake Macquarie

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Lakemba

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The sitting member was Fred Stanley who had been elected as a Labor candidate, however he was disendorsed as a result of voting in the election for the Legislative Council and stood as an Independent labor candidate.[50]

Lane Cove

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Leichhardt

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Lismore

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Liverpool

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Liverpool Plains

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Maitland

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Manly

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Maroubra

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Bob Heffron (Labor) was the member for the abolished district of Botany which was largely replaced by Maroubra.

Marrickville

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Monaro

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The sitting member was John Seiffert who had been elected as a Labor candidate, however he was disendorsed as a result of voting in the election for the Legislative Council and stood as an Independent labor candidate.[60]

Mosman

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Mudgee

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Murray

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Murrumbidgee

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Nepean

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Neutral Bay

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Newcastle

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Newtown-Annandale

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Netown-Annandale was a notional Labor seat combining parts of the abolished districts of Newtown and Annandale. Lilian Fowler (Lang Labor) was the member for Newtown.

North Sydney

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The sitting member was James Geraghty who had been elected as a Labor candidate, however he was disendorsed as a result of voting in the election for the Legislative Council and stood as an independent labor candidate.[69]

Orange

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Oxley

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Paddington

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Parramatta

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Phillip

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Raleigh

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Randwick

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Redfern

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Rockdale

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Ryde

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South Coast

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Sturt

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Sturt was reconstituted, with the former district being absorbed by Cobar. The new district comprised part of Cobar, including the towns of South Broken Hill and Menindee, part of Murray, and the western part of the abolished district of Lachlan.

Sutherland

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Tamworth

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Temora

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Tenterfield

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Upper Hunter

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Vaucluse

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Wagga Wagga

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Waratah

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Waverley

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Willoughby

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Wollondilly

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Wollongong-Kembla

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Woollahra

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Young

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Notes

  1. There were 1,768,801 enrolled voters in 86 contested electorates and 150,878 were enrolled in 8 uncontested electorates (5 Country, 2 Liberal and 1 Labor).[1]
  2. Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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