# Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 21 March 1959 Legislative Assembly
<< 1956–1962 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 2,075,268 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,739,580 | | Turnout | 94.00 | +0.73 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 31,864 | | Informal | 1.83 | +0.16 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 838,836 | 49.12 | +1.87 | 49 | −1 |
| | Liberal | 603,718 | 35.35 | −0.74 | 28 | +1 |
| | Country | 148,738 | 8.71 | −1.45 | 16 | +1 |
| | Independent | 61,939 | 3.63 | +0.50 | 1 | − |
| | Communist | 24,784 | 1.45 | −0.29 | 0 | − |
| | Democratic Labor | 22,508 | 1.32 | +1.32 | 0 | − |
| | Independent Labor | 7,193 | 0.42 | −1.46 | 0 | −1 |
| Total | Total | 1,707,716 | | | 94 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1959 New South Wales state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albury

1959 New South Wales state election: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Doug Padman | 11,672 | 58.2 |
| | Labor | Reginald Garland | 6,368 | 31.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Lawrence Esler | 1,988 | 10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,038 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 232 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,270 | 92.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Doug Padman | 12,871 | 64.2 |
| | Labor | Reginald Garland | 7,167 | 35.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Armidale

1959 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 9,956 | 56.3 |
| | Labor | Percy Love | 7,170 | 40.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Richard Stanley | 568 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,694 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,936 | 94.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 10,410 | 58.8 |
| | Labor | Percy Love | 7,284 | 41.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Ashfield−Croydon

1959 New South Wales state election: Ashfield−Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 8,207 | 37.4 |
| | Labor | John McCartney | 7,838 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal | Richard Murden (defeated) | 5,920 | 26.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,965 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 284 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,249 | 93.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 13,607 | 61.9 |
| | Labor | John McCartney | 8,358 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | | |
Ashfield, held by Richard Murden (Liberal) and Croydon, held by David Hunter (Liberal) were combined into one seat.

### Auburn

1959 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 15,321 | 64.6 |
| | Liberal | John Steel | 8,396 | 35.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,717 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 460 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,177 | 94.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Balmain

1959 New South Wales state election: Balmain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McMahon | 15,216 | 70.4 |
| | Liberal | Sabina Greenman | 5,067 | 23.4 |
| | Communist | Stanley Moran | 1,328 | 6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,611 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 511 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,122 | 93.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John McMahon | 16,278 | 75.3 |
| | Liberal | Sabina Greenman | 5,333 | 24.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Bankstown

1959 New South Wales state election: Bankstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Spence Powell | 12,519 | 59.3 |
| | Liberal | Fred Howe | 7,066 | 33.5 |
| | Independent | Charles Reid | 842 | 4.0 |
| | Communist | Jack Hughes | 670 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,097 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 448 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,545 | 94.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Spence Powell | 13,476 | 63.9 |
| | Liberal | Fred Howe | 7,621 | 36.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Barwon

1959 New South Wales state election: Barwon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Geoff Crawford | 9,789 | 60.7 |
| | Labor | Thomas Burt | 6,338 | 39.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,127 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 168 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,295 | 92.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Bathurst

1959 New South Wales state election: Bathurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Gus Kelly | 9,789 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal | Campbell Alexander | 6,686 | 40.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,475 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,618 | 95.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Blacktown

1959 New South Wales state election: Blacktown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfred Dennis | 13,519 | 49.9 |
| | Labor | Jim Southee | 12,044 | 44.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Moffitt | 834 | 3.1 |
| | Independent | Frank Finlayson | 691 | 2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,088 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 625 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,713 | 93.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alfred Dennis | 14,650 | 54.1 |
| | Labor | Jim Southee | 12,438 | 45.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Bondi

1959 New South Wales state election: Bondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Abe Landa | 10,713 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal | Carl Jeppesen | 9,660 | 45.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Charles Massey | 881 | 4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,254 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,683 | 93.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Abe Landa | 10,889 | 51.2 |
| | Liberal | Carl Jeppesen | 10,365 | 48.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Bulli

1959 New South Wales state election: Bulli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 13,168 | 65.7 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 5,897 | 29.4 |
| | Communist | Frederick Watson | 965 | 4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,030 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 355 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,385 | 94.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 13,940 | 69.6 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,090 | 30.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Burrinjuck

1959 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 10,097 | 55.6 |
| | Country | Allan Johnson | 8,078 | 44.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,175 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 131 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,306 | 95.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Burwood

1959 New South Wales state election: Burwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ben Doig | 13,413 | 61.6 |
| | Labor | John Cunningham | 8,375 | 38.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,788 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,313 | 92.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Byron

1959 New South Wales state election: Byron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Stanley Stephens | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Canterbury

1959 New South Wales state election: Canterbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Arthur Tonge | 13,353 | 58.6 |
| | Liberal | William Dowd | 9,417 | 41.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,770 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 321 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,091 | 94.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Casino

1959 New South Wales state election: Casino :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ian Robinson | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Castlereagh

1959 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,344 | 52.8 |
| | Country | Calverley Brown | 8,346 | 47.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,690 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,862 | 91.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Cessnock

1959 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 12,740 | 62.4 |
| | Independent | Charles Haxton | 5,972 | 29.2 |
| | Communist | David Stevenson | 1,710 | 8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,422 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 350 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,772 | 95.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Neilly | 13,595 | 66.6 |
| | Independent | Charles Haxton | 6,827 | 33.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Clarence

1959 New South Wales state election: Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Weiley | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Cobar

1959 New South Wales state election: Cobar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Wetherell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Collaroy

1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Askin | 17,868 | 71.1 |
| | Labor | Erwin Eder | 7,266 | 28.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,134 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,536 | 93.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Concord

1959 New South Wales state election: Concord :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Murphy | 11,165 | 49.1 |
| | Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 10,333 | 45.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Jack Kane | 1,258 | 5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,756 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 400 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,156 | 94.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Thomas Murphy | 11,753 | 51.7 |
| | Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 11,003 | 48.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Coogee

1959 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,309 | 49.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,690 | 46.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Carter | 930 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,929 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 364 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,293 | 92.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,027 | 52.7 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,902 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Cook's River

1959 New South Wales state election: Cook's River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 16,111 | 70.9 |
| | Liberal | Athol McCoy | 5,507 | 24.2 |
| | Independent | Charles Higbid | 1,094 | 4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,712 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 392 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,104 | 95.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 16,931 | 74.5 |
| | Liberal | Athol McCoy | 5,781 | 25.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Cronulla

1959 New South Wales state election: Cronulla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ian Griffith | 13,085 | 60.6 |
| | Labor | Gordon Neilson | 8,498 | 39.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,583 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,832 | 95.5 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | | |
Ian Griffith (Liberal) was the member for Sutherland.

### Drummoyne

1959 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Walter Lawrence | 12,170 | 52.2 |
| | Labor | Roy Jackson | 11,147 | 47.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,317 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 373 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,690 | 94.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Dubbo

1959 New South Wales state election: Dubbo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clarrie Robertson | 7,216 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal | Les Ford | 5,280 | 29.0 |
| | Country | Roderick Mack | 5,105 | 28.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian Adams | 610 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,211 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 241 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,452 | 95.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Les Ford | 10,398 | 57.1 |
| | Labor | Clarrie Robertson (defeated) | 7,813 | 42.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Dulwich Hill

1959 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 11,733 | 52.3 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Hollis | 9,601 | 42.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Owen Cahill | 1,104 | 4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,438 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 372 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,810 | 93.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 11,954 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Hollis | 10,484 | 46.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Earlwood

1959 New South Wales state election: Earlwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eric Willis | 13,377 | 58.4 |
| | Labor | John Buckeridge | 9,518 | 41.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,895 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 274 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,169 | 95.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### East Hills

1959 New South Wales state election: East Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joe Kelly | 16,578 | 64.7 |
| | Liberal | Allan Young | 6,768 | 26.4 |
| | Independent | John Bennett | 2,269 | 8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,615 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 498 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,113 | 95.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Kelly | 17,259 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal | Allan Young | 8,356 | 32.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Eastwood

1959 New South Wales state election: Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 17,702 | 72.7 |
| | Labor | William Browne | 6,649 | 27.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,351 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 298 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,649 | 93.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

1959 New South Wales state election: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clarrie Earl | 16,877 | 66.4 |
| | Liberal | David Fairs | 7,733 | 30.4 |
| | Communist | Edwin Lipscombe | 800 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,410 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 97.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,067 | 94.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clarrie Earl | 17,517 | 68.9 |
| | Liberal | David Fairs | 7,893 | 31.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Georges River

1959 New South Wales state election: Georges River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Douglas Cross | 12,919 | 52.3 |
| | Labor | Albert Kealman | 10,989 | 44.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 470 | 1.9 |
| | Independent | Fitzgerald Mulholland | 336 | 1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,714 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,096 | 95.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Douglas Cross | 13,463 | 54.5 |
| | Labor | Albert Kealman | 11,251 | 45.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Gloucester

1959 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 9,490 | 57.2 |
| | Independent | Alan Borthwick | 7,109 | 42.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,599 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,924 | 94.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Gordon

1959 New South Wales state election: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stewart Fraser | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Gosford

1959 New South Wales state election: Gosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Harold Jackson | 11,999 | 60.8 |
| | Labor | Reginald Smith | 7,746 | 39.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,745 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 268 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,013 | 93.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Goulburn

1959 New South Wales state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Laurie Tully | 8,135 | 49.9 |
| | Liberal | Ray Bladwell | 7,105 | 43.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Charles O'Brien | 1,073 | 6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,313 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,455 | 95.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Laurie Tully | 8,468 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal | Ray Bladwell | 7,845 | 48.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Granville

1959 New South Wales state election: Granville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Lamb | 15,273 | 67.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Leech | 6,080 | 27.0 |
| | Communist | Harold Ewer | 1,137 | 5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,490 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 473 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,963 | 93.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Lamb | 16,183 | 72.0 |
| | Liberal | Robert Leech | 6,307 | 28.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Hamilton

1959 New South Wales state election: Hamilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 9,937 | 55.5 |
| | Liberal | Brian O'Loughlin | 6,024 | 33.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Daley | 1,937 | 10.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,898 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 339 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,237 | 94.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 10,324 | 57.7 |
| | Liberal | Brian O'Loughlin | 7,574 | 42.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Hartley

1959 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 13,963 | 87.9 |
| | Communist | Peter Carroll | 1,931 | 12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,894 | 92.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,378 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,272 | 94.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Hawkesbury

1959 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bernie Deane | 11,371 | 57.7 |
| | Labor | Kevin Dwyer | 8,338 | 42.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,709 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 240 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,949 | 93.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Hornsby

1959 New South Wales state election: Hornsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sydney Storey | 16,234 | 66.7 |
| | Labor | Arthur Evans | 8,087 | 33.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,321 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 447 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,768 | 92.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Hurstville

1959 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 9,359 | 38.0 |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 7,680 | 31.2 |
| | Independent | Clive Evatt (defeated) | 7,193 | 29.2 |
| | Independent | Edward Merryfull | 378 | 1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,610 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 378 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,988 | 95.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,244 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 11,366 | 46.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
The sitting member was Clive Evatt was expelled from Labor on 13 July 1956 and sat as an Independent.

### Illawarra

1959 New South Wales state election: Illawarra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Howard Fowles | 14,503 | 69.0 |
| | Independent | James Casey | 4,463 | 21.2 |
| | Communist | David Bowen | 2,056 | 9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,022 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 765 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,787 | 93.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Howard Fowles | 15,531 | 73.9 |
| | Independent | James Casey | 5,491 | 26.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Kahibah

1959 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 11,908 | 63.7 |
| | Liberal | Eric Cupit | 6,790 | 36.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,698 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 311 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,009 | 95.5 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | |
Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) died and Jack Stewart (Labor) won the resulting by-election.

### King

1959 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 13,105 | 65.1 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Cook | 5,539 | 27.5 |
| | Communist | Ron Maxwell | 1,482 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,126 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 629 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,755 | 90.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 14,291 | 71.0 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Cook | 5,835 | 29.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Kogarah

1959 New South Wales state election: Kogarah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bill Crabtree | 12,079 | 53.3 |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Skehan | 9,816 | 43.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Thomas Brosnan | 404 | 1.8 |
| | Communist | Leslie McPhillips | 357 | 1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,656 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 329 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,985 | 94.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Crabtree | 12,446 | 54.9 |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Skehan | 10,210 | 45.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Kurri Kurri

1959 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Booth | 18,147 | 89.9 |
| | Communist | Charles Dumbrell | 2,042 | 10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,189 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 675 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,864 | 95.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lake Macquarie

1959 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Simpson | 15,303 | 88.7 |
| | Communist | John Tapp | 1,942 | 11.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,245 | 95.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 836 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,081 | 94.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lakemba

1959 New South Wales state election: Lakemba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stan Wyatt | 15,510 | 64.0 |
| | Liberal | Dora Skelsey | 8,737 | 36.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,247 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 448 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,695 | 95.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lane Cove

1959 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 16,842 | 69.6 |
| | Labor | Arthur Braddock | 6,556 | 27.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Mary Gray | 816 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,214 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 360 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,574 | 93.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 17,495 | 72.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Braddock | 6,719 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Leichhardt

1959 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Reg Coady | 12,726 | 61.6 |
| | Liberal | Barney Morton | 7,948 | 38.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,674 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 358 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,032 | 92.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Lismore

1959 New South Wales state election: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Jack Easter | 7,996 | 50.01 |
| | Independent | Clyde Campbell | 7,994 | 49.99 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,990 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 273 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,263 | 93.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Liverpool

1959 New South Wales state election: Liverpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Mannix | 14,622 | 58.9 |
| | Liberal | Ron Dunbier | 10,200 | 41.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,822 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 627 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,449 | 93.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Liverpool Plains

1959 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 8,694 | 51.7 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,933 | 47.2 |
| | Independent | John Pender | 195 | 1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,822 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,002 | 94.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 8,792 | 52.3 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 8,030 | 47.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Maitland

1959 New South Wales state election: Maitland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Milton Morris | 8,552 | 52.2 |
| | Labor | William Harvey | 6,681 | 40.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Douglas Drinkwater | 1,011 | 6.2 |
| | Independent | Henry Ivins | 138 | 0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,382 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,594 | 96.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Milton Morris | 9,430 | 57.6 |
| | Labor | William Harvey | 6,952 | 42.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Manly

1959 New South Wales state election: Manly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Douglas Darby | 15,078 | 63.1 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Mill | 8,803 | 36.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,881 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 395 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,276 | 92.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Maroubra

1959 New South Wales state election: Maroubra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Bob Heffron | 13,063 | 61.3 |
| | Liberal | George Anthony | 7,517 | 35.3 |
| | Communist | Jim Baird | 731 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,311 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 343 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,654 | 95.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob Heffron | 13,648 | 64.0 |
| | Liberal | George Anthony | 7,663 | 36.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Marrickville

1959 New South Wales state election: Marrickville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Norm Ryan | 14,546 | 69.0 |
| | Liberal | Michael Lazar | 6,542 | 31.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,088 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 501 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,589 | 93.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Merrylands

1959 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 14,785 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal | Graham Cullis | 11,636 | 44.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,421 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 546 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,967 | 94.7 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | | |

### Monaro

1959 New South Wales state election: Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Seiffert | 8,890 | 57.6 |
| | Liberal | Mark Flanagan | 6,540 | 42.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,430 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,672 | 93.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Mosman

1959 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 20,595 | 90.2 |
| | Communist | Bill Wood | 2,247 | 9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,842 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,062 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,904 | 92.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Mudgee

1959 New South Wales state election: Mudgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Leo Nott | 7,929 | 49.3 |
| | Liberal | Jack Ives | 4,221 | 26.3 |
| | Country | Norman Griffith | 3,576 | 22.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Donald Bennett | 347 | 2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,073 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,271 | 95.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Nott | 8,174 | 50.9 |
| | Liberal | Jack Ives | 7,899 | 49.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Murray

1959 New South Wales state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Joe Lawson | 11,555 | 64.6 |
| | Labor | John Hayes | 6,334 | 35.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,889 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 154 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,043 | 90.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Murrumbidgee

1959 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Enticknap | 8,611 | 47.6 |
| | Country | Verdon Letheren | 5,903 | 32.6 |
| | Independent | Sidney Braithwaite | 2,774 | 15.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis O'Connell | 798 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,086 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 363 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,449 | 92.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Enticknap | 10,216 | 56.5 |
| | Country | Verdon Letheren | 7,870 | 43.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Nepean

1959 New South Wales state election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bill Chapman | 12,284 | 60.3 |
| | Labor | John Carvan | 7,279 | 35.7 |
| | Communist | Melville McCalman | 817 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,380 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 327 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,707 | 94.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Chapman | 12,447 | 61.1 |
| | Labor | John Carvan | 7,933 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Neutral Bay

1959 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Newcastle

1959 New South Wales state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Hawkins | 12,239 | 64.5 |
| | Liberal | William Hutchinson | 5,950 | 31.4 |
| | Communist | Mervyn Copley | 777 | 4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,966 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,252 | 93.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Hawkins | 12,861 | 67.8 |
| | Liberal | William Hutchinson | 6,105 | 32.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### North Sydney

1959 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 10,694 | 49.8 |
| | Liberal | Russell Newton | 9,513 | 44.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Fitzpatrick | 899 | 4.2 |
| | Independent | Francis Ferry | 377 | 1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,483 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 526 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,009 | 93.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 11,026 | 51.3 |
| | Liberal | Russell Newton | 10,457 | 48.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Orange

1959 New South Wales state election: Orange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Charles Cutler | 11,155 | 61.0 |
| | Labor | Lloyd Stapleton | 7,119 | 39.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,274 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,437 | 94.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Oxley

1959 New South Wales state election: Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Les Jordan | 13,029 | 67.2 |
| | Independent | Duncan Kennedy | 4,774 | 24.6 |
| | Independent | Joseph Cordner | 1,597 | 8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,400 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 256 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,656 | 96.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Les Jordan | 13,828 | 71.3 |
| | Independent | Duncan Kennedy | 5,572 | 28.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Paddington−Waverley

1959 New South Wales state election: Paddington−Waverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 13,235 | 62.7 |
| | Liberal | Jack Cole | 6,490 | 30.7 |
| | Independent | Cyril Hutchings | 737 | 3.5 |
| | Communist | Bernard Rosen | 657 | 3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,119 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 622 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,741 | 90.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 14,130 | 66.9 |
| | Liberal | Jack Cole | 6,989 | 33.1 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | | |
The Labor held seats of Paddington and Waverley were combined into one seat.

### Parramatta

1959 New South Wales state election: Parramatta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Dan Mahoney | 13,647 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal | William Pickard | 10,850 | 42.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Carlyle Dalgleish | 842 | 3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,339 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 354 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,693 | 95.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Mahoney | 13,815 | 54.5 |
| | Liberal | William Pickard | 11,524 | 45.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Phillip

1959 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 15,487 | 69.4 |
| | Liberal | Warwick Dunkley | 5,539 | 24.8 |
| | Communist | Ernie Thornton | 1,276 | 5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,302 | 96.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 771 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,073 | 89.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 16,508 | 74.0 |
| | Liberal | Warwick Dunkley | 5,794 | 26.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Raleigh

1959 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Bailey | 7,775 | 40.1 |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 5,967 | 30.8 |
| | Independent Country | Radford Gamack (defeated) | 5,639 | 29.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,381 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,570 | 94.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Jim Brown | 10,776 | 55.6 |
| | Labor | William Bailey | 8,605 | 44.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
The sitting member Radford Gamack had been elected as a Country member, but contested this election as an independent.

### Randwick

1959 New South Wales state election: Randwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Gollan | 11,938 | 56.6 |
| | Liberal | Graham Price | 8,667 | 41.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Cecil Russell | 503 | 2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,108 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 340 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,448 | 93.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Gollan | 12,039 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal | Graham Price | 9,069 | 43.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Redfern

1959 New South Wales state election: Redfern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Fred Green | 15,520 | 76.5 |
| | Liberal | Mary Beckett | 4,032 | 19.9 |
| | Communist | Arthur Shipton | 744 | 3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,296 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 540 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,836 | 92.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Green | 16,115 | 79.4 |
| | Liberal | Mary Beckett | 4,181 | 20.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Rockdale

1959 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 10,035 | 46.1 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hislop | 9,426 | 43.3 |
| | Independent | Arthur Henderson | 1,587 | 7.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Wesley Johns | 742 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,790 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,239 | 95.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 11,208 | 51.4 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hislop | 10,582 | 48.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Ryde

1959 New South Wales state election: Ryde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Frank Downing | 13,454 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal | Ian Millar | 11,768 | 45.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Bull | 925 | 3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,147 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 352 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,499 | 95.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Downing | 13,639 | 52.2 |
| | Liberal | Ian Millar | 12,508 | 47.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### South Coast

1959 New South Wales state election: South Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jack Beale | 11,501 | 65.5 |
| | Independent | Douglas Glass | 6,049 | 34.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,550 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,754 | 94.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Sturt

1959 New South Wales state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Wattison | 10,034 | 68.0 |
| | Country | Edward Brown | 3,016 | 20.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | George Mailath | 1,277 | 8.6 |
| | Communist | Edward Craill | 435 | 3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,762 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 262 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,024 | 88.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Wattison | 10,637 | 72.1 |
| | Country | Edward Brown | 4,125 | 27.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Sutherland

1959 New South Wales state election: Sutherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Tom Dalton | 11,845 | 50.2 |
| | Liberal | Keith Bates | 10,783 | 45.7 |
| | Communist | Alexander Elphinston | 680 | 2.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Keogh | 299 | 1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,607 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 351 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,958 | 96.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Tom Dalton | 12,449 | 52.7 |
| | Liberal | Keith Bates | 11,158 | 47.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |
The sitting member Ian Griffith (Liberal) successfully contested Cronulla.

### Tamworth

1959 New South Wales state election: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Chaffey | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Temora

1959 New South Wales state election: Temora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Doug Dickson | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Tenterfield

1959 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Michael Bruxner | 9,280 | 68.1 |
| | Labor | Herbert Pottie | 4,352 | 31.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,632 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 156 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,788 | 91.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Upper Hunter

1959 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Heuston | 6,564 | 40.8 |
| | Country | Leon Punch | 6,430 | 40.0 |
| | Independent | George Adams | 2,025 | 12.6 |
| | Independent | John Moore | 1,066 | 6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,085 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 263 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,348 | 96.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Leon Punch | 8,442 | 52.5 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Heuston | 7,643 | 47.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

### Vaucluse

1959 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Wagga Wagga

1959 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 9,571 | 54.9 |
| | Labor | Dudley Graham | 6,615 | 38.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Robert Harris | 1,239 | 7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,425 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 207 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,632 | 94.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 10,562 | 60.6 |
| | Labor | Dudley Graham | 6,863 | 39.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |
Eddie Graham (Labor) died and Wal Fife (Liberal) won the resulting by-election.

### Waratah

1959 New South Wales state election: Waratah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Frank Purdue | 9,472 | 53.3 |
| | Labor | Edward Greaves | 8,292 | 46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,764 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 197 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,961 | 96.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Willoughby

1959 New South Wales state election: Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Brain | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Wollondilly

1959 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Tom Lewis | 12,591 | 60.9 |
| | Labor | Ernest Seager | 8,091 | 39.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,682 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 284 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,966 | 95.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Wollongong−Kembla

1959 New South Wales state election: Wollongong−Kembla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Rex Connor | 11,515 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal | Jack Hough | 8,211 | 41.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,726 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 475 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,201 | 93.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Woollahra

1959 New South Wales state election: Woollahra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vernon Treatt | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Young

1959 New South Wales state election: Young :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ernest McDermott | 7,322 | 38.9 |
| | Country | George Freudenstein | 6,495 | 34.5 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Oliver | 4,245 | 22.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Hogan | 743 | 4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,805 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,000 | 95.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | George Freudenstein | 10,967 | 58.3 |
| | Labor | Ernest McDermott | 7,838 | 41.7 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | |