1941 Sydney City Council election

1941 Sydney City Council election
6 December 1941
Turnout< 14,000
  First party Second party Third party
 
CRA
ALP
SLP
Party Civic Reform Labor State Labor
Seats won 12 8 0

An election was held on 6 December 1941 to elect councillors to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.[1]

The election saw the Civic Reform Association, which had controlled the council since 1930, re-elected. Suffrage was extended to all adult residents, however turnout was lower than the previous election in 1937.[1][2]

Campaign

The Sun observed that there was a "mysterious appearance of "illegal" how-to-vote cards in Macquarie Ward" on the day of the election, which saw Civic Reform preference Official Labor over the State Labor Party.[1]

Prior to the election, Fitzroy Ward alderman Arthur McElhone rejoined Civic Reform to contest as an endorsed candidate.[3]

Phillip Ward was uncontested.[1]

Results

Fitzroy

1941 New South Wales local elections: Fitzroy Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Reform Arthur McElhone 1,715
Labor Maurice Curotta 701
H. W. Watkins 292
P. McDonnell 281
K. S. Williams 236
E. P. Tressider 85
J. Bradley 83
H. Alexander 56
J. S. Garden 43
H. N. Gilmour 24
T.C. McGillick 18
J. B. Sweeney 16
G. Cunningham 15
A. P. Richardson 12
J. Wright 11

Flinders

1941 New South Wales local elections: Flinders Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Shannon 1,021
Labor Dan Minogue 347
Independent Barney McDonnell 128
Labor John James Carroll 111
D. M. Grant 85

Gipps

1941 New South Wales local elections: Gipps Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Reform E. S. Marks 1,275
B. C. Walters 518
A. J. Buckingham 225
Civic Reform Stanley Crick 225
J. McMahon 95
G. F. Davis 49
K. Ellis 33
B. E. Lewis 16

Macquarie

1941 New South Wales local elections: Macquarie Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Reform William Neville Harding 1,206
State Labor A. R. Sloss 1,005
Labor E. C. Sheiles 510
Civic Reform Reg Bartley 135
A. A. Alam 100
Civic Reform H. G. Carter 50
Civic Reform F. G. Pursell 40
M. J. R. Hughes 15
F. McCarthy 13
J. H. Sydney 13
R. McKenzie 12
H. J. P. Woodward 12
P. W. Kenna 5

Phillip

1941 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Armstrong unopposed
Labor S. G. Molloy unopposed
Labor Ernest Charles O'Dea unopposed
Labor Paddy Stokes unopposed
Registered electors 19,000

References

  1. ^ a b c d "City Council Victory In Elections". Trove. The Sun.
  2. ^ "CITIZENS' REFORM ASSOCIATION". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 1928. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Ald McElhone may join up. Ald Arthur McElhone, "stormy petrel" of civic politics, may rejoin the Civic Reform Party to contest the next City Council elections as an official candidate". City of Sydney.
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