# Candidates of the 1920 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates for the 1920 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 20 March 1920. The election was the first of three conducted under the system of proportional representation; as a result, it is not possible to estimate the notional pre-election numbers.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Claude Bushell MLA (Lyndhurst)
* John Cochran MLA (Darling Harbour)

### Nationalist

* Alfred Edden MLA (Kahibah)
* James Fallick MLA (Singleton)
* David Hall MLA (Enmore) — appointed to the Legislative Council
* John Hunt MLA (Camden)
* William Latimer MLA (Woollahra) — appointed to the Legislative Council
* Charles Lee MLA (Tenterfield)
* George McDonald MLA (Bingara) — appointed to the Legislative Council
* John Perry MLA (Byron)
* William Robson MLA (Ashfield) — appointed to the Legislative Council
* David Storey MLA (Randwick) — appointed to the Legislative Council
* William Thompson MLA (Ryde)

### Independent

* Alexander Graff MLA (Drummoyne) — elected as a Nationalist but became an Independent in 1920

## Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful parties are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
| Electorate | Vacancies | Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Progressive candidates | Soldiers and Citizens candidates | Other candidates |
| Balmain | 5 | John Doyle* John Quirk* John Storey* Robert Stuart-Robertson* | Albert Smith* | | Campbell Carmichael George Saunders Charles Shields | Solomon Amein (Ind) Peter Christensen (ISLP) William Corcoran (ISLP) Arthur Griffith (Ind) Charles Lawlor (Dem) Henry Levy (Ind) James Moroney (ISLP) George Nielsen (Ind) Herbert Weston (ISLP) |
| Balmain | 5 | John Doyle* John Quirk* John Storey* Robert Stuart-Robertson* | Robert Stopford | | Campbell Carmichael George Saunders Charles Shields | Solomon Amein (Ind) Peter Christensen (ISLP) William Corcoran (ISLP) Arthur Griffith (Ind) Charles Lawlor (Dem) Henry Levy (Ind) James Moroney (ISLP) George Nielsen (Ind) Herbert Weston (ISLP) |
| Balmain | 5 | Tom Keegan | Robert Stopford | | Campbell Carmichael George Saunders Charles Shields | Solomon Amein (Ind) Peter Christensen (ISLP) William Corcoran (ISLP) Arthur Griffith (Ind) Charles Lawlor (Dem) Henry Levy (Ind) James Moroney (ISLP) George Nielsen (Ind) Herbert Weston (ISLP) |
| Bathurst | 3 | James Dooley* Valentine Johnston* | John Fitzpatrick* | Arthur Brown Albert Rogers | | James McIntyre (Ind) |
| Bathurst | 3 | John Gilchrist | Henry Camfield | Arthur Brown Albert Rogers | | James McIntyre (Ind) |
| Botany | 5 | Frank Burke* Simon Hickey* William McKell* Thomas Mutch* | John Lee* | Charles Coghlan Philip Strange-Mure | Charles Banks Christopher Evers | Edward Connell (Dem) George Crowley (Ind) Henry Denford (ISLP) Jock Jamieson (ISLP) William McCristal (ISLP) Stanley McGowen (Ind) Patrick Quinn (Ind) Annie Toohey (ISLP) |
| Botany | 5 | Frank Burke* Simon Hickey* William McKell* Thomas Mutch* | James Morrish | Charles Coghlan Philip Strange-Mure | Charles Banks Christopher Evers | Edward Connell (Dem) George Crowley (Ind) Henry Denford (ISLP) Jock Jamieson (ISLP) William McCristal (ISLP) Stanley McGowen (Ind) Patrick Quinn (Ind) Annie Toohey (ISLP) |
| Botany | 5 | Bill Ratcliffe | James Morrish | Charles Coghlan Philip Strange-Mure | Charles Banks Christopher Evers | Edward Connell (Dem) George Crowley (Ind) Henry Denford (ISLP) Jock Jamieson (ISLP) William McCristal (ISLP) Stanley McGowen (Ind) Patrick Quinn (Ind) Annie Toohey (ISLP) |
| Byron | 3 | Tom Swiney* | George Nesbitt* | Stephen Perdriau* | | James McDougall (Ind) William McKeever (Ind) Percy Tighe (Ind) Thomas Winterton (Ind) John Yates (Ind) |
| Byron | 3 | Roger Ryan | William Zuill | William Missingham Duncan Nicholson | | James McDougall (Ind) William McKeever (Ind) Percy Tighe (Ind) Thomas Winterton (Ind) John Yates (Ind) |
| Cootamundra | 3 | Peter Loughlin* Greg McGirr* | Arthur D'Arcy William Holman | Hugh Main* | | |
| Cootamundra | 3 | Peter Loughlin* Greg McGirr* | Arthur D'Arcy William Holman | Hugh Brown John Fitzpatrick | | |
| Cootamundra | 3 | Charles Trefle | Arthur D'Arcy William Holman | Hugh Brown John Fitzpatrick | | |
| Cumberland | 3 | Voltaire Molesworth* | Ernest Carr* Bruce Walker Sr* | Barton Addison David Fitch | William Armstrong Charles Hely | William Crittenden (Ind) |
| Cumberland | 3 | Francis Lagerlow Albert Jones | Ernest Carr* Bruce Walker Sr* | Barton Addison David Fitch | William Armstrong Charles Hely | William Crittenden (Ind) |
| Cumberland | 3 | Francis Lagerlow Albert Jones | William FitzSimons | Barton Addison David Fitch | William Armstrong Charles Hely | William Crittenden (Ind) |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5 | James Fingleton* Bob O'Halloran* | Harold Jaques* Charles Oakes* | James Macarthur-Onslow* | Alexander Hogan Grace Scobie Edgar Spencer Frederick Winn-Walker | Sidney Buckleton (Ind) William Ross (Ind) |
| Eastern Suburbs | 5 | Scott Campbell  Daniel Dwyer Walter Humphries | James Mullaney Henry Rogers Charles Williams | Arthur Doran | Alexander Hogan Grace Scobie Edgar Spencer Frederick Winn-Walker | Sidney Buckleton (Ind) William Ross (Ind) |
| Goulburn | 3 | John Bailey* | Augustus James* | Thomas Rutledge* | | John Brogan (Ind) Percy Evans (Ind) Francis Grogan (Ind) |
| Goulburn | 3 | Richard Macdonald Frank Morgan | William Millard | Patrick Bourke Patrick O'Brien William Tomkins | | John Brogan (Ind) Percy Evans (Ind) Francis Grogan (Ind) |
| Maitland | 3 | Walter O'Hearn* | William Cameron* | Walter Bennett* | | Joseph Compton (Ind) Thomas Hays (Ind) |
| Maitland | 3 | William Brennan Dionysius McGuire | Stephen Hungerford Charles Nicholson | William Roberts Cecil Tindale | | Joseph Compton (Ind) Thomas Hays (Ind) |
| Murray | 3 | William O'Brien* | Richard Ball* | George Beeby* | | |
| Murray | 3 | Edmund Clear Claude Thompson | Arthur Manning | Matthew Kilpatrick | | |
| Murrumbidgee | 3 | Martin Flannery* | Arthur Grimm* | Ernest Buttenshaw* | | Herbert Hawkins (Ind) Patrick McGarry (Ind Nat) Andrew Stewart (Ind) |
| Murrumbidgee | 3 | George Bodkin Patrick McGirr | | William Adams Herbert Cuthbert William Killen | | Herbert Hawkins (Ind) Patrick McGarry (Ind Nat) Andrew Stewart (Ind) |
| Namoi | 3 | Patrick Scully* | Frank Chaffey* | Walter Wearne* | | Robert Levien (Ind) |
| Namoi | 3 | Thomas Boland William Scully | John Crane | Frank Heywood Charles Woollett | | Robert Levien (Ind) |
| Newcastle | 5 | Hugh Connell* John Estell* William Kearsley* | John Fegan* | Roland Green | | Arthur Gardiner* (Ind) |
| Newcastle | 5 | Hugh Connell* John Estell* William Kearsley* | George O'Brien John Paton | Roland Green | | Joseph Charlton (ISLP) Michael Dillon (Ind) William Grahame (Ind Nat) Thomas Johnston (ISLP) John Kingsborough (Ind) Robert Mackenzie (Dem) John McDonald (ISLP) David McNeill (ISLP) William North (ISLP) |
| Newcastle | 5 | Amram Lewis David Murray | George O'Brien John Paton | Roland Green | | Joseph Charlton (ISLP) Michael Dillon (Ind) William Grahame (Ind Nat) Thomas Johnston (ISLP) John Kingsborough (Ind) Robert Mackenzie (Dem) John McDonald (ISLP) David McNeill (ISLP) William North (ISLP) |
| North Shore | 5 | Cecil Murphy* | Richard Arthur* Arthur Cocks* Reginald Weaver* | Frank Farnell Francis Killeen Archie Ogilvy Arthur Walker | Edward Cortis Richard Fitz-Gerald | Alfred Reid* (Ind Nat) |
| North Shore | 5 | Alexander Campbell Albert Roberts Alfred Warton Henry Willis | Richard Arthur* Arthur Cocks* Reginald Weaver* | Frank Farnell Francis Killeen Archie Ogilvy Arthur Walker | Edward Cortis Richard Fitz-Gerald | Mary Booth (WP) Frederick Clancy (Ind) Edward Clark (Ind) Timothy O'Donoghue (Dem) |
| North Shore | 5 | Alexander Campbell Albert Roberts Alfred Warton Henry Willis | Percy Colquhoun Richard Lambton | Frank Farnell Francis Killeen Archie Ogilvy Arthur Walker | Edward Cortis Richard Fitz-Gerald | Mary Booth (WP) Frederick Clancy (Ind) Edward Clark (Ind) Timothy O'Donoghue (Dem) |
| Northern Tableland | 3 | Alfred McClelland* | Leonard Francis Herbert Lane | Michael Bruxner* David Drummond* | | |
| Northern Tableland | 3 | Joseph Byrne | Leonard Francis Herbert Lane | Michael Bruxner* David Drummond* | | |
| Northern Tableland | 3 | Joseph Byrne | Leonard Francis Herbert Lane | John Crapp Patrick Little Follett Thomas | | |
| Oxley | 3 | Joseph Fitzgerald* | Henry Morton | George Briner* Richard Price* | | Edward Hill (Ind) Eugene Rudder (Ind) |
| Oxley | 3 | John Culbert Robert Pinkerton | Henry Morton | George Briner* Richard Price* | | Edward Hill (Ind) Eugene Rudder (Ind) |
| Oxley | 3 | John Culbert Robert Pinkerton | Henry Morton | Theodore Hill | | Edward Hill (Ind) Eugene Rudder (Ind) |
| Parramatta | 3 | Bill Ely* Jack Lang* | Albert Bruntnell* | | Francis Silverstone James Thomson Richard Yeend | Alexander Finn (Dem) Harry Moss (Ind) |
| Parramatta | 3 | Bill Ely* Jack Lang* | Frederick Parkes | | Francis Silverstone James Thomson Richard Yeend | Alexander Finn (Dem) Harry Moss (Ind) |
| Parramatta | 3 | Edward Pomfret | Frederick Parkes | | Francis Silverstone James Thomson Richard Yeend | Alexander Finn (Dem) Harry Moss (Ind) |
| Ryde | 5 | Robert Greig* | David Anderson* Sir Thomas Henley* | Thomas Bavin* | Maurice Dearn Charles Laseron David Morgan John Pattison Francis Russell | Edward Loxton* (Ind Nat) |
| Ryde | 5 | Henry Douglass William Hutchison Vernon Jarvis Ernest Sheiles | David Anderson* Sir Thomas Henley* | Benjamin Gelling | Maurice Dearn Charles Laseron David Morgan John Pattison Francis Russell | Henry Bernard (Ind) Robin Levick (Ind) |
| Ryde | 5 | Henry Douglass William Hutchison Vernon Jarvis Ernest Sheiles | Sydney Herring Herbert Small | Benjamin Gelling | Maurice Dearn Charles Laseron David Morgan John Pattison Francis Russell | Henry Bernard (Ind) Robin Levick (Ind) |
| St George | 5 | George Cann* Mark Gosling* | Guy Arkins* William Bagnall* | Thomas Ley* | Charles Church Charles Rider | Joseph Andrew (Ind) Sydney Cook (Ind) William O'Driscoll (Dem) |
| St George | 5 | George Cann* Mark Gosling* | Guy Arkins* William Bagnall* | Sir Charles Rosenthal | Charles Church Charles Rider | Joseph Andrew (Ind) Sydney Cook (Ind) William O'Driscoll (Dem) |
| St George | 5 | Patrick Donovan William Gibbs Sam Toombs | Frederick Reed | Sir Charles Rosenthal | Charles Church Charles Rider | Joseph Andrew (Ind) Sydney Cook (Ind) William O'Driscoll (Dem) |
| Sturt | 3 | Mat Davidson* | Brian Doe* | | | Percy Brookfield* (ISLP) |
| Sturt | 3 | Walter Webb Jabez Wright | John Thorn Frank Wilkinson | | | Thomas Hynes (ISLP) John O'Reilly (ISLP) |
| Sydney | 5 | John Birt* Arthur Buckley* Michael Burke* Patrick Minahan* | Daniel Levy* | | John Clasby James Ritchie Charles Smith | Alfred Bartlett (Ind) Patrick Cleary (Dem) Patrick Craddock (Ind) Ernie Judd (ISLP) Daisy Loughran (ISLP) Edwin Miller (Ind) Richard Meagher (Ind) John O'Sullivan (Ind) Joseph Sydney (Ind) William Thomas (Ind) |
| Sydney | 5 | John Birt* Arthur Buckley* Michael Burke* Patrick Minahan* | Joseph Jackson | | John Clasby James Ritchie Charles Smith | Alfred Bartlett (Ind) Patrick Cleary (Dem) Patrick Craddock (Ind) Ernie Judd (ISLP) Daisy Loughran (ISLP) Edwin Miller (Ind) Richard Meagher (Ind) John O'Sullivan (Ind) Joseph Sydney (Ind) William Thomas (Ind) |
| Sydney | 5 | Tom Smith | Joseph Jackson | | John Clasby James Ritchie Charles Smith | Alfred Bartlett (Ind) Patrick Cleary (Dem) Patrick Craddock (Ind) Ernie Judd (ISLP) Daisy Loughran (ISLP) Edwin Miller (Ind) Richard Meagher (Ind) John O'Sullivan (Ind) Joseph Sydney (Ind) William Thomas (Ind) |
| Wammerawa | 3 | Joseph Clark* Bill Dunn* | William Ashford* | William Harris Neil McLennan Harold Thorby | | William Kelk (Ind) Edwin Utley (Ind) Sydney Webb (Ind) |
| Wammerawa | 3 | Joseph Clark* Bill Dunn* | Sidney Skuthorpe | William Harris Neil McLennan Harold Thorby | | William Kelk (Ind) Edwin Utley (Ind) Sydney Webb (Ind) |
| Wammerawa | 3 | William Webster | Sidney Skuthorpe | William Harris Neil McLennan Harold Thorby | | William Kelk (Ind) Edwin Utley (Ind) Sydney Webb (Ind) |
| Western Suburbs | 5 | Carlo Lazzarini* Edward McTiernan* | Tom Hoskins* Sydney Shillington* | James Wilson* | Stanley Gelling Thomas McVittie John Ness John Weekley | Peter Bowling (Ind) Alexander Huie (Ind) Daniel Noon (Dem) Benjamin Richards (Ind) Claude Sugden (Ind) |
| Western Suburbs | 5 | Carlo Lazzarini* Edward McTiernan* | Tom Hoskins* Sydney Shillington* | Frederick Robins | Stanley Gelling Thomas McVittie John Ness John Weekley | Peter Bowling (Ind) Alexander Huie (Ind) Daniel Noon (Dem) Benjamin Richards (Ind) Claude Sugden (Ind) |
| Western Suburbs | 5 | Frederick McDonald Barney Olde John Sheils | David Doull Henry Garling | Frederick Robins | Stanley Gelling Thomas McVittie John Ness John Weekley | Peter Bowling (Ind) Alexander Huie (Ind) Daniel Noon (Dem) Benjamin Richards (Ind) Claude Sugden (Ind) |
| Wollondilly | 3 | John Cleary* Billy Davies* | Sir George Fuller* | | | Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind) |
| Wollondilly | 3 | John Cleary* Billy Davies* | Mark Morton | | | Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind) |
| Wollondilly | 3 | Daniel Chalker | Mark Morton | | | Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind) |