# 1922 New South Wales state election

The 1922 New South Wales state election was held on 25 March 1922. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 26th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies using the Hare Clark single transferable vote. The 25th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 17 February 1922 by the Governor, Sir Walter Edward Davidson, on the advice of the Premier James Dooley.

## Key dates

| Date | Event |
| 17 February 1922 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 25 February 1922 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
| 25 March 1922 | Polling day. |
| 13 April 1922 | Second Fuller ministry sworn in |
| 19 April 1922 | Writs returned. |
| 26 April 1922 | Opening of 25th Parliament. |

## Results

1922 New South Wales state election  Legislative Assembly
<< 1920–1925 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,251,023 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 875,464 | | Turnout | 70.00 | +13.81 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 31,771 | | Informal | 3.63 | −6.07 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Nationalist | 364,211 | 43.17 | +13.25 | 41 | +13 |
| | Labor | 324,677 | 38.48 | −4.60 | 36 | −7 |
| | Progressive | 93,488 | 11.08 | −4.04 | 9 | −6 |
| | Independent | 31,880 | 3.78 | −1.07 | 1 | 0 |
| | Democratic | 14,354 | 1.70 | −0.69 | 1 | +1 |
| | Independent Labor | 7,438 | 0.88 | +0.88 | 0 | |
| | Ind. Coalitionist | 5,727 | 0.68 | +0.68 | 1 | +1 |
| | Industrial Labor | 1,674 | 0.20 | +0.20 | 0 | |
| | Soldier's Nationalist | 244 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 843,693 | | | 90 | |
Popular vote
Nationalist
43.17%
Labor
38.48%
Progressive
11.05%
Independent
4.66%
Democratic
1.70%
Ind. Coalitionist
0.71%
Others
0.20%
Parliamentary seats
Nationalist
41
Labor
36
Progressive
9
Independent
2
Democratic
2
Ind. Coalitionist
1 :

## Retiring members
### Labor

* Arthur Buckley MLA (Sydney)
* John Estell MLA (Newcastle) — appointed to the Legislative Council

### Nationalist

* James Macarthur-Onslow MLA (Eastern Suburbs) — elected as Progressive

## Changing seats

Seats changing hands :
| Seat | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | Swing | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 |
| Seat | Party | Party | Member | ± | Swing | ± | Member | Party | Party |
| Balmain | | Labor | John Doyle | -6.3 | +12.6 | +18.8 | Robert Stopford | Nationalist | |
| Bathurst | | Labor | Valentine Johnston | -6.4 | +9.1 | +11.7 | Charles Rosenthal | Nationalist | |
| Byron | | Labor | Tom Swiney | +3.0 | +9.5 | +21.9 | William Missingham | Progressive | |
| Eastern Suburbs | | Progressive | James MacArthur-Onslow | -5.6 | +8.4 | +11.1 | Hyman Goldstein | Nationalist | |
| Eastern Suburbs | | Labor | Daniel Dwyer | -12.0 | +11.5 | +10.9 | Cyril Fallon | Democratic | |
| Newcastle | | Independent | Arthur Gardiner | -8.8 | +17.0 | +25.2 | Walter Skelton | Independent | |
| North Shore | | Ind. Nationalist | Alfred Reid | +0.4 | +5.5 | +11.3 | William Fell | Ind. Coalitionist | |
| Oxley | | Progressive | Richard Price | -10.5 | +11.5 | +12.4 | Theodore Hill | Nationalist | |
| Parramatta | | Labor | Bill Ely | -8.1 | +11.6 | +15.0 | Thomas Morrow | Nationalist | |
| Sturt | | Socialist Labor | Percy Brookfield | NA | NA | +0.7 | Jabez Wright | Labor | |
| Sydney | | Labor | Michael Burke | +1.0 | +3.2 | +7.3 | Joseph Jackson | Nationalist | |
| Wammerawa | | Labor | Joseph Clark | -9.0 | +8.7 | +8.3 | Harold Thorby | Progressive | |
| Wollondilly | | Labor | John Cleary | -9.2 | +8.3 | +7.3 | Mark Morton | Nationalist | |
| Members changing party ||||||||||
| Seat | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | ± | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 |
| Seat | Party | Party | Member | % | ± | % | Member | Party | Party |
| Byron | | Progressive | Stephen Perdriau | | | | Stephen Perdriau | Nationalist | |
| Maitland | | Progressive | Walter Bennett | | | | Walter Bennett | Nationalist | |
| Namoi | | Progressive | Walter Wearne | | | | Walter Wearne | Nationalist | |
| Ryde | | Ind. Nationalist | Edward Loxton | | | | Edward Loxton | Nationalist | |
| Ryde | | Progressive | Thomas Bavin | | | | Thomas Bavin | Nationalist | |
| St George | | Progressive | Thomas Ley | | | | Thomas Ley | Nationalist | |
| Wammerawa | | Nationalist | William Ashford | | | | William Ashford | Independent | |
| Western Suburbs | | Progressive | James Wilson | | | | James Wilson | Nationalist | |