Candidates of the New South Wales state election, 1944
This is a list of candidates of the 1944 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 27 May 1944.
Retiring Members
Democratic
- Herbert FitzSimons MLA (Lane Cove)
Country
- Arthur Budd MLA (Byron)
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albury | Democratic | John King | Alexander Mair (Dem) | |
| Annandale | Labor | Bob Gorman | Arthur Hagen (Ind) Ross Pryor (LL) | |
| Armidale | Country | Herbert Oxford | David Drummond (CP) | |
| Ashburnham | Labor | Edgar Dring | Charles McCarron (CP) | |
| Ashfield | Democratic | William Bodkin | Athol Richardson (Dem) | |
| Auburn | Labor | Patrick Mooney | Jack Lang (LL) | |
| Balmain | Labor | Mary Quirk | Malinda Ivey (Dem) | Stan Moran (CPA) |
| Bankstown | Labor | James McGirr | Stephen Roberts (LL) | |
| Barwon | Labor | Roy Heferen | Ben Wade (Ind) | |
| Bathurst | Labor | Gus Kelly | Archibald Gardiner (CP) | |
| Blacktown | Labor | Frank Hill | Francis Izon (Dem) | William Morgan (LL) Lucy Steel (LL) Ray Watson (Ind) |
| Bondi | Labor | Abe Landa | Frank Browne (Dem) | Leslie Hallett (LL) Alfred Rosen (NOLP) Allan Stewart (LDP) |
| Botany | Labor | Bob Heffron | ||
| Bulli | Labor | John Sweeney | Lawrence Baines (Ind Lab) John Martin (CPA) Maurice Twomey (Ind Lab) | |
| Burwood | Democratic | Cliff Mallam | Gordon Jackett (Dem) | Stanley Coulton (CPA) Keith Sutherland (LDP) |
| Byron | Country | Arthur Dodd | Alick Buckley (CP) Stanley Stephens* (CP) Frederick Stuart (CP) | John Regan (Ind Lab) |
| Canterbury | Labor | Arthur Tonge | Claude Allen (LL) | |
| Casino | Country | Denis Holmes | John Reid (CP) | |
| Castlereagh | Labor | Jack Renshaw | Alfred Yeo (CP) | |
| Cessnock | Labor | Jack Baddeley | ||
| Clarence | Country | Cecil Wingfield (CP) | ||
| Cobar | Labor | Mat Davidson | William Burgess (LL) | |
| Concord | Labor | Bill Carlton | Roland Murray (Dem) | Brice Mutton (LDP) Gustav Truer (LL) |
| Coogee | Labor | Lou Cunningham | John Rubie (Dem) | |
| Cook's River | Labor | Joseph Cahill | ||
| Corowa | Independent | Thomas McGrath | Ebenezer Kendell (CP) | Christopher Lethbridge (Ind) |
| Croydon | Democratic | David Hunter (Dem) | David Knox (Ind) | |
| Drummoyne | Labor | Robert Greig | Russell Newton (Dem) | William Adkins (LDP) George Drummond (LL) |
| Dubbo | Labor | Clarrie Robertson | Leslie Clark (CP) Ernest Hoy (CP) | |
| Dulwich Hill | Labor | George Weir | Sidney Turner (Dem) | John Laxton (Ind) Henry Ritchie (LL) |
| Georges River | Labor | Arthur Williams | Hedley Mallard (Dem) | |
| Gloucester | Independent | Charles Bennett (CP) Harold Young (Dem) | Ray Fitzgerald (Ind) | |
| Gordon | Democratic | Harry Turner (Dem) | Kenneth Lorimer (LDP) | |
| Goulburn | Labor | Jack Tully | ||
| Granville | Labor | Bill Lamb | Wilfred O'Neill (LL) | |
| Hamilton | Labor | Joshua Arthur | William Campbell (LL) | |
| Hartley | Labor | Hamilton Knight | ||
| Hawkesbury | Labor | Frank Finnan | George Ardill (Dem) Ernest Batchelor (CP) | |
| Hornsby | Ind Democrat | Howard Beale (Dem) | James Mahony (LL) Sydney Storey* (Ind Dem) | |
| Hurstville | Labor | Clive Evatt | Percy Macpherson (Dem) | |
| Illawarra | Labor | Howard Fowles | John Hedge (Dem) Edward Spensley (CP) | Ronald Sarina (Ind) |
| King | Labor | Daniel Clyne | Horace Foley (LL) | |
| Kogarah | Labor | William Currey | Robert Henderson (Dem) | Thomas Claydon (LDP) |
| Kurri Kurri | Labor | George Booth | ||
| Lachlan | Country | John Chanter | Joseph Sligar (Ind Lab) | |
| Lakemba | Labor | Fred Stanley | William Crook (Dem) | Henry Mulcahy (LL) Adam Ogston (CPA) |
| Lane Cove | Democratic | Henry Woodward | John Cramer (Dem) | George Holloway (Ind) Norman Thomas (LDP) |
| Leichhardt | Labor | Claude Matthews | Francis Edgcumbe (Ind Lab) Charles Shields (Ind Lab) | |
| Lismore | Country | William Frith (CP) | Warren Oakes (LL) | |
| Liverpool Plains | Labor | Roger Nott | James Scott (CP) | |
| Maitland | Democratic | William Lindsay | Walter Howarth (Dem) | |
| Manly | Democratic | James Dunn | Stephen Stack (Dem) | Alfred Reid* (Ind Dem) Eric White (LDP) |
| Marrickville | Labor | Carlo Lazzarini | ||
| Monaro | Labor | John Seiffert | ||
| Mosman | Independent | Frank Pursell (Dem) | Donald Macdonald* (Ind) William Mason (LDP) | |
| Mudgee | Labor | Bill Dunn | Frederick Cooke (Ind) Kevin Nott (Ind) | |
| Murray | Country | James Flood | Joe Lawson (CP) | |
| Murrumbidgee | Ind Labor | George Enticknap | Alan Malcolm (CP) | |
| Namoi | Labor | Raymond Hamilton | Lancelot Thomas (CP) | |
| Nepean | Ind Democrat | John Jackson | Allan Taylor (Dem) | Joseph Jackson (Ind Dem) |
| Neutral Bay | Democratic | George Manuel | Reginald Weaver (Dem) | James Rolle (LDP) |
| Newcastle | Labor | Frank Hawkins | Thomas Malone (LL) | |
| Newtown | Labor | Frank Burke | Lilian Fowler (LL) | |
| North Sydney | Labor | James Geraghty | William Harding (Dem) | Ainslie Beecraft (LL) Ebenezer Minnis (LDP) |
| Orange | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | John Caldwell (CP) | |
| Oxley | Independent | Edward Baxter (Ind Lab) Les Jordan* (Ind CP) Samuel Martin (Ind CP) Timothy McCristal (ALM) George Mitchell (Ind) Charles Ryan (Ind CP) | ||
| Paddington | Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | ||
| Parramatta | Democratic | Arthur Treble | George Gollan (Dem) | William Long (Ind) |
| Phillip | Labor | Tom Shannon | Les Dorney (LL) | |
| Raleigh | Country | Norman Long | Roy Vincent (CP) | |
| Randwick | Labor | William Gollan | Bertram Butcher (Dem) | Arnold Barker (LDP) |
| Redfern | Labor | William McKell | Patrick Tyrrell (LL) | |
| Rockdale | Labor | John McGrath | Henry Miller (Dem) | Enoch Jones (LDP) Thomas Whitehouse (Ind) |
| Ryde | Ind Democrat | Joseph Griffiths | Leslie Billington (Dem) | Frederick Burke (LL) Ernest Mead (LDP) Howard Miscamble (Ind) James Shand* (Ind Dem) |
| South Coast | Independent | Charles Woodhill (Dem) | Jack Beale* (Ind) Percy Treasure (Ind Dem) Herb Turner (Ind Lab) | |
| Sturt | Labor | Ted Horsington | ||
| Tamworth | Independent | Bill Chaffey (Ind) | ||
| Temora | Country | Laurie Tully | Doug Dickson (CP) | James King (Ind Lab) |
| Tenterfield | Country | Michael Bruxner (CP) | Edward Ogilvie (Ind) | |
| Upper Hunter | Country | Walter Geraghty | D'Arcy Rose (CP) | |
| Vaucluse | Democratic | Murray Robson (Dem) | ||
| Wagga Wagga | Labor | Eddie Graham | John McInnes (CP) | |
| Waratah | Labor | Robert Cameron | Stan Deacon (CPA) Leonard Sweeney (LL) | |
| Waverley | Labor | Clarrie Martin | ||
| Willoughby | Democratic | Leo Haylen | George Brain (Dem) | Harrold Woodman (LDP) |
| Wollondilly | Democratic | Jeff Bate (Dem) | Patrick Kenna (Ind Lab) Gerald Wylie (LDP) | |
| Wollongong-Kembla | Labor | Billy Davies | ||
| Woollahra | Democratic | Vernon Treatt (Dem) | Reg Bartley (Ind) Norman Jackson (Ind Lab) | |
| Yass | Labor | Bill Sheahan | ||
| Young | Labor | Fred Cahill | Valentine Bragg (CP) |
See also
References
- Green, Antony. 1944 Election, New South Wales Parliament
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