# Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election

1917 New South Wales state election  Legislative Assembly
<< 1913–1920 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,109,830 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 616,146 | | Turnout | 61.43 | -6.81 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 6,332 | | Informal | 1.02 | –1.28 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Nationalist | 292,306 | 47.44 | +1.17 | 52 | +13 |
| | Labor | 262,655 | 42.63 | −4.00 | 33 | −16 |
| | Independent | 25,528 | 4.14 | +1.86 | 3 | +2 |
| | Independent Labor | 20,085 | 3.26 | +1.88 | 1 | 0 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | 15,201 | 2.47 | +0.03 | 1 | +1 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | 371 | 0.06 | –0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 616,146 | | | 90 | |
The 1917 New South Wales state election involved 90 electoral district returning one member each. If a candidate failed to achieve at least 50% of the vote in an electorate, a run-off election would take place in the following weeks. In this election, 8 electorates proceeded to second round elections.

## Election results
### Albury

1917 New South Wales state election: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Manning | 3,395 | 50.0 | +50.0 |
| | Labor | George Bodkin | 2,385 | 35.1 | -9.3 |
| | Independent Labor | John Cusack | 1,011 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,791 | 98.6 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 1.4 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,885 | 61.2 | −8.7 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Albury - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Manning | 3,916 | 55.2 | +55.2 |
| | Labor | George Bodkin | 3,177 | 44.8 | -7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,093 | 99.8 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.2 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,106 | 63.1 | +1.9 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | | |
The sitting member John Cusack was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Alexandria

1917 New South Wales state election: Alexandria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Simon Hickey | 3,670 | 69.9 | -0.1 |
| | Nationalist | Sydney Smith | 1,388 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Independent | James Dixon | 189 | 3.6 | -16.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,247 | 99.1 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,297 | 53.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |

### Allowrie

1917 New South Wales state election: Allowrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Mark Morton | 4,562 | 61.9 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | William Gibbs | 2,802 | 38.1 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,364 | 99.2 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 57 | 0.8 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,421 | 68.6 | −7.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Annandale

1917 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Brien | 3,762 | 51.0 | -3.0 |
| | Independent Labor | Arthur Griffith | 3,608 | 49.0 | +49.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,370 | 99.0 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,447 | 64.7 | −9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |
Sitting member Arthur Griffith was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Armidale

1917 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Herbert Lane | 3,459 | 56.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | John Andrews | 2,661 | 43.5 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,120 | 99.2 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 0.8 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,166 | 62.0 | −11.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Ashburnham

1917 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Grimm | 4,169 | 54.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | John Lynch | 3,423 | 45.1 | -4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,592 | 99.0 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,670 | 72.6 | −4.9 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

### Ashfield

1917 New South Wales state election: Ashfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Robson | 6,697 | 76.4 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | George Boland | 2,063 | 23.6 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,760 | 99.0 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 1.0 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,847 | 58.3 | −6.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +5.9 | |

### Balmain

1917 New South Wales state election: Balmain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Storey | 3,838 | 54.3 | -3.7 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Stopford | 3,055 | 43.2 | +13.3 |
| | Independent | Michael Moore | 161 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | John Bell | 20 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,074 | 99.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,136 | 62.7 | −3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.7 | |

### Bathurst

1917 New South Wales state election: Bathurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Valentine Johnston | 3,805 | 51.9 | +1.7 |
| | Nationalist | John Miller | 3,114 | 42.4 | -7.4 |
| | Independent | John Sullivan | 417 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,336 | 99.0 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 75 | 1.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,411 | 72.3 | −3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
The sitting member was Ernest Durack (Labor) who did not contest the election.

### Bega

1917 New South Wales state election: Bega :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Millard | 3,452 | 58.4 | +17.8 |
| | Labor | John Webster | 2,459 | 41.6 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,911 | 99.1 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,963 | 63.0 | −13.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Belmore

1917 New South Wales state election: Belmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Burke | 3,224 | 66.9 | +16.0 |
| | Independent Labor | Thomas Barlow | 1,596 | 33.1 | +33.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,820 | 98.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 1.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,891 | 48.1 | −11.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +16.0 | |
The sitting Labor member for Belmore, Patrick Minahan, lost preselection and unsuccessfully contested Cootamundra against Labor turned Nationalist Premier William Holman.

### Bingara

1917 New South Wales state election: Bingara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George McDonald | 3,113 | 51.5 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Alfred McClelland | 2,935 | 48.5 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,048 | 98.4 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.6 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,143 | 65.5 | −5.0 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor / Independent | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor / Independent | | | |
George McDonald had been elected as a Labor member in the 1913 election. He resigned from the party and his seat as a protest at the behaviour of the Easter 1916 NSW Labor conference and retained the seat at the by-election as an Independent.

### Bondi

1917 New South Wales state election: Bondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | James Macarthur-Onslow | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

### Botany

1917 New South Wales state election: Botany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Mutch | 5,333 | 57.9 | +18.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Fred Page | 3,882 | 42.1 | -18.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,215 | 99.1 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 0.9 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,295 | 63.2 | −1.0 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | +18.1 | |

### Burrangong

1917 New South Wales state election: Burrangong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Loughlin | 3,925 | 51.1 | +0.8 |
| | Nationalist | George Burgess | 3,760 | 48.9 | +48.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,685 | 99.0 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,765 | 66.3 | −1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
The sitting member George Burgess was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Burwood

1917 New South Wales state election: Burwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Henley | 7,125 | 77.0 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | Arthur Apsey | 2,122 | 23.0 | -9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,247 | 99.1 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 0.9 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,330 | 60.1 | −8.3 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Byron

1917 New South Wales state election: Byron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Perry | 2,572 | 38.6 | -12.4 |
| | Independent | Oliver Virtue | 2,516 | 37.7 | +37.7 |
| | Independent | Patrick McMahon | 1,055 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Independent Labor | Percy Tighe | 496 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Independent | William McKeever | 29 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,668 | 97.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 2.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,810 | 57.8 | −7.0 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Byron - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Perry | 3,445 | 52.2 | |
| | Independent | Oliver Virtue | 3,153 | 47.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,598 | 99.3 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 0.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,641 | 56.3 | −1.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

### Camden

1917 New South Wales state election: Camden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Hunt | 4,412 | 55.3 | -7.8 |
| | Labor | Frederick Parker | 2,768 | 34.7 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Arthur Bosley | 688 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Independent | Frederick Webster | 115 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,983 | 99.0 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.0 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,065 | 60.0 | −5.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -7.8 | |

### Camperdown

1917 New South Wales state election: Camperdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Stuart-Robertson | 3,930 | 65.9 | -1.4 |
| | Nationalist | William Weller | 1,980 | 33.2 | +0.5 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Arthur Reardon | 56 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,966 | 98.8 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 1.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,040 | 53.9 | −12.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Canterbury

1917 New South Wales state election: Canterbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Cann | 8,272 | 89.0 | +37.0 |
| | Independent | James Lee | 1,020 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,292 | 98.9 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 1.1 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,397 | 41.6 | −30.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +37.0 | |

### Castlereagh

1917 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Guy Arkins | 3,336 | 53.5 | +53.5 |
| | Labor | Joseph Clark | 2,902 | 46.5 | -5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,238 | 98.8 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.2 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,316 | 61.8 | −9.2 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member Guy Arkins was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Cessnock

1917 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Kearsley | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Clarence

1917 New South Wales state election: Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Zuill | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

### Cobar

1917 New South Wales state election: Cobar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles Fern | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Cootamundra

1917 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Holman | 4,411 | 55.1 | +55.1 |
| | Labor | Patrick Minahan | 3,590 | 44.9 | -9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,001 | 99.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,052 | 70.3 | −6.6 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member William Holman was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription. Patrick Minahan was the sitting member for Belmore however he lost preselection for that seat.

### Corowa

1917 New South Wales state election: Corowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Richard Ball | 3,996 | 67.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | Samuel Ringwood | 1,909 | 32.3 | -2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,905 | 99.4 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,939 | 53.9 | −11.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Darling Harbour

1917 New South Wales state election: Darling Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Cochran | 3,264 | 73.2 | +8.3 |
| | Nationalist | William Phillips | 1,130 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Independent | William McMahon | 65 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,459 | 98.3 | +2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.7 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,536 | 46.8 | −7.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Darlinghurst

1917 New South Wales state election: Darlinghurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Daniel Levy | 4,143 | 55.0 | +2.2 |
| | Labor | John Farrell | 3,316 | 44.1 | -3.1 |
| | Independent | Percy Brunton | 68 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,527 | 98.4 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.6 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,651 | 55.3 | −6.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Drummoyne

1917 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alexander Graff | 6,404 | 66.2 | +10.0 |
| | Labor | Bertie Sheiles | 3,238 | 33.5 | -4.9 |
| | Independent | Walter Kirkaldy | 35 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,677 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,797 | 62.3 | −8.3 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Dulwich Hill

1917 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Tom Hoskins | 6,098 | 68.8 | +9.3 |
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 2,765 | 31.2 | -7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,863 | 99.5 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 0.5 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,906 | 61.6 | −10.0 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +9.3 | |

### Durham

1917 New South Wales state election: Durham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Brown | 2,767 | 45.0 | -5.4 |
| | Independent | Walter Bennett | 1,872 | 30.5 | -11.8 |
| | Labor | Walter O'Hearn | 1,029 | 16.8 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | Daniel Ferry | 475 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,143 | 98.7 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.3 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,221 | 65.9 | −8.0 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Durham - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Walter Bennett | 3,021 | 50.1 | |
| | Nationalist | William Brown | 3,005 | 49.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,026 | 99.4 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 0.6 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,065 | 64.3 | −1.6 |
| | Independent gain from Nationalist | Independent gain from Nationalist | | | |

### Enmore

1917 New South Wales state election: Enmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | David Hall | 4,091 | 51.4 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Thomas Burke | 3,787 | 47.6 | -1.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Macauley | 45 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Dominic Healy | 30 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,953 | 99.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,033 | 63.2 | −7.2 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member David Hall was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Glebe

1917 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Keegan | 4,106 | 57.6 | +0.4 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Clutton | 2,947 | 41.3 | -1.5 |
| | Independent | David Middleton | 78 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,131 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,214 | 60.0 | −13.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Gloucester

1917 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Lewis Martin | 2,671 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Price | 2,390 | 36.5 | -17.2 |
| | Labor | Albert Jones | 1,487 | 22.7 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,548 | 99.2 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 0.8 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,602 | 65.9 | −5.2 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Gloucester - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Price | 3,815 | 56.0 | |
| | Nationalist | Lewis Martin | 2,999 | 44.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,814 | 99.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,836 | 68.3 | +2.4 |
| | Member changed to Independent from Farmers and Settlers / Nationalist | Member changed to Independent from Farmers and Settlers / Nationalist | | | |
Richard Price had been elected as a Farmers and Settlers member in the 1913 election. He joined the Nationalist Party however he was not endorsed by the party for the 1917 election and ran as an independent.

### Gordon

1917 New South Wales state election: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Edward Loxton | 3,822 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Bavin | 2,928 | 26.9 | -42.0 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Robert Forsyth | 2,753 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Fitt Petrie | 1,366 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,869 | 99.2 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 0.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,958 | 62.7 | −7.7 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Gordon - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Bavin | 5,612 | 50.2 | -18.7 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Edward Loxton | 5,573 | 49.8 | +49.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,185 | 99.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 28 | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,213 | 64.2 | +1.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |
The sitting member was Charles Wade (Nationalist) who did not contest the election.

### Gough

1917 New South Wales state election: Gough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Follet Thomas | 3,633 | 52.1 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | Lou Cunningham | 3,337 | 47.9 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,970 | 98.5 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 1.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,075 | 65.6 | −12.9 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Goulburn

1917 New South Wales state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Augustus James | 4,290 | 51.4 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Con Hogan | 4,055 | 48.6 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,345 | 99.3 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.7 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,401 | 65.1 | −7.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

### Granville

1917 New South Wales state election: Granville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Lang | 6,707 | 50.8 | -1.1 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Duncan | 6,066 | 45.9 | -2.2 |
| | Independent | Abraham Taylor | 432 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,205 | 98.8 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 155 | 1.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,360 | 67.7 | −7.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

### Gwydir

1917 New South Wales state election: Gwydir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Crane | 3,542 | 59.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | William Scully | 2,440 | 40.8 | -4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,982 | 99.4 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.6 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,020 | 61.0 | −2.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Hartley

1917 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Dooley | 4,970 | 52.0 | -3.3 |
| | Nationalist | James Ryan | 4,582 | 48.0 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,552 | 98.7 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 1.3 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,678 | 67.5 | −3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 | |

### Hastings and Macleay

1917 New South Wales state election: Hastings and Macleay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Henry Morton | 4,528 | 64.4 | +64.4 |
| | Labor | Hercules Rowe | 2,506 | 35.6 | +35.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,034 | 99.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 0.9 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,097 | 61.4 | −17.0 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Independent | Member changed to Nationalist from Independent | | | |

### Hawkesbury

1917 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Brinsley Hall | 3,395 | 46.0 | -16.2 |
| | Independent | Bruce Walker | 2,011 | 27.2 | +27.2 |
| | Labor | Tom Arthur | 1,981 | 26.8 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,387 | 98.9 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 1.1 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,466 | 67.0 | +3.9 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bruce Walker | 3,600 | 50.2 | |
| | Nationalist | Brinsley Hall | 3,568 | 49.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,168 | 99.6 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 0.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,194 | 64.5 | +1.4 |
| | Independent gain from Nationalist | Independent gain from Nationalist | | | |

### Hurstville

1917 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Ley | 7,904 | 59.4 | +10.0 |
| | Labor | Sam Toombs | 5,395 | 40.6 | -5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,299 | 99.2 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 0.8 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,410 | 68.2 | −4.1 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +11.0 | |

### Kahibah

1917 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Edden | 3,728 | 48.5 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Hugh Connell | 3,724 | 48.5 | -16.9 |
| | Independent | William Ellis | 234 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,686 | 99.1 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,753 | 63.2 | −1.1 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Kahibah - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Edden | 4,396 | 51.0 | |
| | Labor | Hugh Connell | 4,216 | 49.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,612 | 99.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,648 | 70.5 | +7.3 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member Alfred Edden was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### King

1917 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Smith | 2,907 | 53.0 | -3.4 |
| | Nationalist | James Morrish | 2,485 | 45.3 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Lindsay Thompson | 48 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | James Jones | 28 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Ernie Judd | 22 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,490 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,570 | 48.5 | −10.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.4 | |
The sitting member James Morrish was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Lachlan

1917 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Buttenshaw | 3,639 | 52.0 | +52.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 3,362 | 48.0 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,001 | 98.5 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 1.5 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,104 | 61.4 | −7.1 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | | | |

### Leichhardt

1917 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Campbell Carmichael | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Lismore

1917 New South Wales state election: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Nesbitt | 4,720 | 79.1 | +8.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Michael O'Halloran | 1,250 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,970 | 99.1 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,022 | 53.3 | −16.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Liverpool Plains

1917 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Ashford | 3,593 | 52.9 | +21.3 |
| | Labor | Abraham Berry | 3,194 | 47.1 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,787 | 99.0 | +2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 1.0 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,856 | 62.9 | −6.7 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member William Ashford was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Lyndhurst

1917 New South Wales state election: Lyndhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Claude Bushell | 4,071 | 50.7 | +1.8 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Waddell | 3,967 | 49.3 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,038 | 98.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,126 | 70.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Macquarie

1917 New South Wales state election: Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Thrower | 3,899 | 50.9 | +0.5 |
| | Nationalist | Murdock McLeod | 3,769 | 49.1 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,668 | 99.0 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.0 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,748 | 72.4 | −7.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Maitland

1917 New South Wales state election: Maitland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles Nicholson | 4,012 | 61.7 | +11.1 |
| | Labor | William Brennan | 2,492 | 38.3 | -11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,504 | 99.2 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,556 | 64.8 | −13.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +11.1 | |

### Marrickville

1917 New South Wales state election: Marrickville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carlo Lazzarini | 4,085 | 51.3 | -10.1 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Crawford | 3,565 | 44.8 | +8.8 |
| | Independent | Frederick Hodges | 295 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Tedbar Barden | 15 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,960 | 99.1 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.9 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,032 | 61.0 | −4.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -10.1 | |
The sitting member Thomas Crawford was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Middle Harbour

1917 New South Wales state election: Middle Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Richard Arthur | 5,106 | 59.5 | -5.1 |
| | Independent | Alfred Reid | 1,904 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Independent | Arthur Keirle | 1,568 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,578 | 98.8 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.2 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,685 | 53.9 | −13.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

### Monaro

1917 New South Wales state election: Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gus Miller | 3,947 | 62.6 | +6.0 |
| | Nationalist | John Perkins | 2,356 | 37.4 | -5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,303 | 99.2 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.8 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,355 | 65.7 | −6.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Mosman

1917 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Percy Colquhoun | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

### Mudgee

1917 New South Wales state election: Mudgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Dunn | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Murray

1917 New South Wales state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Robert Scobie | 2,926 | 58.6 | +13.8 |
| | Labor | Richard O'Halloran | 2,010 | 40.3 | -14.9 |
| | Independent | Patrick Duffy | 55 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,991 | 98.9 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 1.1 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,047 | 52.2 | −1.0 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member Robert Scobie was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Murrumbidgee

1917 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Patrick McGarry | 4,432 | 57.2 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | Arthur Cook | 3,310 | 42.8 | -9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,742 | 99.0 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 1.0 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,821 | 58.7 | −9.4 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member Patrick McGarry was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Namoi

1917 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Walter Wearne | 2,389 | 42.3 | +42.3 |
| | Labor | Thomas Egan | 2,373 | 42.0 | -11.3 |
| | Independent Labor | George Black | 883 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,645 | 98.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 117 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,762 | 61.0 | −2.7 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Namoi - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Walter Wearne | 3,112 | 55.3 | |
| | Labor | Thomas Egan | 2,516 | 44.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,628 | 99.6 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 0.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,653 | 59.9 | −1.1 |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor | Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor | | | |
The sitting member George Black was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Newcastle

1917 New South Wales state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labor | Arthur Gardiner | 5,303 | 69.2 | +69.2 |
| | Labor | Francis McCormack | 2,358 | 30.8 | -39.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,661 | 99.3 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 0.7 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,717 | 60.0 | −9.6 |
| | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | | | |
The sitting member Arthur Gardiner was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Newtown

1917 New South Wales state election: Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Burke | 3,690 | 55.1 | -10.5 |
| | Nationalist | Robert Hollis | 2,654 | 39.6 | +7.3 |
| | Independent | Tom Walsh | 299 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | John Kilburn | 51 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,694 | 98.8 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,776 | 58.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |
The sitting member Robert Hollis was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Orange

1917 New South Wales state election: Orange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Fitzpatrick | 4,363 | 52.5 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | James Tully | 3,953 | 47.5 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,316 | 99.2 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 0.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,380 | 71.6 | −4.4 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Paddington

1917 New South Wales state election: Paddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Osborne | 4,512 | 57.1 | +0.3 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Eslick | 3,391 | 42.9 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,903 | 99.4 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,951 | 61.9 | −4.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Parramatta

1917 New South Wales state election: Parramatta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Albert Bruntnell | 5,382 | 58.6 | +10.7 |
| | Labor | Jock Garden | 3,772 | 41.1 | -2.1 |
| | Independent | John Strachan | 26 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,180 | 98.9 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 105 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,285 | 64.9 | −9.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +10.7 | |

### Petersham

1917 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Cohen | 4,441 | 61.7 | -38.3 |
| | Labor | James Bourke | 2,253 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| | Independent | John Lucas | 507 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,201 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 49 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,250 | 63.6 | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -38.3 | |

### Phillip

1917 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Doyle | 3,913 | 65.2 | -18.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Richard Meagher | 2,056 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | James Slade | 31 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,000 | 98.9 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.1 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,066 | 61.4 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -18.1 | |
The sitting member Richard Meagher was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Raleigh

1917 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Briner | 4,072 | 64.7 | +64.7 |
| | Labor | Francis Collins | 2,221 | 35.3 | +21.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,293 | 99.2 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 235 | 3.4 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,344 | 54.1 | −9.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

### Randwick

1917 New South Wales state election: Randwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | David Storey | 7,340 | 60.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | 4,879 | 39.9 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,219 | 99.0 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 1.0 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,346 | 59.8 | +2.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

### Redfern

1917 New South Wales state election: Redfern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William McKell | 4,757 | 66.2 | -2.2 |
| | Nationalist | James McGowen | 2,388 | 33.2 | +3.5 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Henry Ostler | 42 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,187 | 99.1 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 0.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,251 | 60.6 | −1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
The sitting member James McGowen was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Rozelle

1917 New South Wales state election: Rozelle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Quirk | 4,204 | 62.0 | -4.1 |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Reed | 2,576 | 38.0 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,780 | 99.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,849 | 60.4 | −3.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
The sitting member was James Mercer (Nationalist) was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription, and did not contest the election.

### Ryde

1917 New South Wales state election: Ryde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Thompson | 6,834 | 65.0 | +0.4 |
| | Labor | William Hutchison | 2,610 | 24.8 | -6.5 |
| | Independent | Norman McIntosh | 1,067 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,511 | 99.3 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 0.7 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,584 | 60.0 | −10.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### St George

1917 New South Wales state election: St George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Bagnall | 7,414 | 64.9 | +15.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Dengate | 4,010 | 35.1 | -10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,424 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,515 | 70.3 | −4.5 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member William Bagnall was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### St Leonards

1917 New South Wales state election: St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Cocks | 3,992 | 65.5 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Robert Edwards | 2,052 | 33.7 | -10.0 |
| | Independent | Frederick Clancy | 53 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,097 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,177 | 51.4 | −11.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +11.4 | |

### Singleton

1917 New South Wales state election: Singleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | James Fallick | 2,905 | 51.4 | -1.4 |
| | Labor | Richard Bramston | 2,505 | 44.3 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Valdemar Olling | 131 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Independent | Leslie Hewitt | 114 | 2.0 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,655 | 98.5 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 1.5 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,743 | 56.8 | −9.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Sturt

1917 New South Wales state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Percy Brookfield | 4,013 | 57.1 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Francis Harvey | 3,020 | 42.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,033 | 99.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,069 | 62.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

### Surry Hills

1917 New South Wales state election: Surry Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Buckley | 3,585 | 65.5 | -0.1 |
| | Nationalist | Percy Daly | 1,550 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Kohan | 272 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | John Eaton | 39 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Ludwig Klausen | 26 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,472 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,538 | 47.1 | −12.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
The sitting member Henry Hoyle (Nationalist) was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription, and did not contest the election.

### Tamworth

1917 New South Wales state election: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Frank Chaffey | 3,682 | 53.1 | +53.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Levien | 3,246 | 46.9 | +15.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,928 | 99.1 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 0.9 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,993 | 68.1 | −6.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

### Tenterfield

1917 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Charles Lee | 4,090 | 70.7 |
| | Labor | William Sturgess | 1,691 | 29.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,781 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,831 | 54.3 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | |

### Upper Hunter

1917 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Mac Abbott | 3,811 | 55.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labor | Robert Kennedy | 3,034 | 44.3 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,845 | 99.0 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.0 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,911 | 60.7 | −11.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Wagga Wagga

1917 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Beeby | 3,777 | 52.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Walter Boston | 3,371 | 47.2 | -4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,148 | 98.7 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 1.3 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,245 | 68.8 | −4.5 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Wallsend

1917 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Estell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Waverley

1917 New South Wales state election: Waverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Charles Oakes | 5,136 | 56.7 | +13.8 |
| | Labor | James Fingleton | 3,919 | 43.3 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,055 | 99.2 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.8 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,124 | 63.9 | −6.0 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +7.0 | |

### Wickham

1917 New South Wales state election: Wickham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Grahame | 4,982 | 53.9 | +22.1 |
| | Labor | Christopher Pattinson | 4,260 | 46.1 | -22.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,242 | 99.2 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 0.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,319 | 63.1 | −10.0 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |
The sitting member William Grahame was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Willoughby

1917 New South Wales state election: Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Reginald Weaver | 4,646 | 51.7 | +20.6 |
| | Labor | John Chambers | 2,398 | 26.7 | -15.9 |
| | Independent | John Haynes | 1,526 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| | Independent | Frederick Cowdroy | 407 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| | Independent | William Shepherd | 13 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,990 | 98.9 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 96 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,086 | 63.6 | −8.0 |
| | Nationalist gain from Independent | Nationalist gain from Independent | Swing | +20.6 | |

### Willyama

1917 New South Wales state election: Willyama :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jabez Wright | 3,381 | 64.6 | -8.7 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Brian Doe | 1,851 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,232 | 99.5 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 24 | 0.5 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,256 | 59.2 | −3.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.7 | |

### Wollondilly

1917 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Fuller | 4,425 | 56.8 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Daniel Chalker | 3,364 | 43.2 | +9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,789 | 99.1 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 0.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,860 | 65.6 | −0.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Wollongong

1917 New South Wales state election: Wollongong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Billy Davies | 4,857 | 55.3 | -16.3 |
| | Nationalist | John Nicholson | 3,809 | 43.4 | +19.8 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Joseph Charlton | 113 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,779 | 98.7 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 1.3 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,897 | 63.0 | +2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -16.3 | |
The sitting member John Nicholson was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.

### Woollahra

1917 New South Wales state election: Woollahra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Latimer | 3,925 | 56.4 | +11.8 |
| | Labor | Chester Davies | 3,034 | 43.6 | +9.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,959 | 98.9 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,035 | 63.9 | −4.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Yass

1917 New South Wales state election: Yass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Greg McGirr | 4,524 | 57.8 | +7.1 |
| | Nationalist | Patrick Bourke | 3,308 | 42.2 | +9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,832 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,932 | 70.0 | −5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |