# Electoral results for the district of North Sydney

North Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1927 and abolished in 1962.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1927 | Ernest Marks | Nationalist |
| 1930 | Ben Howe | Labor |
| 1932 | Hubert Primrose | United Australia |
| 1935 | Hubert Primrose | United Australia |
| 1938 | Hubert Primrose | United Australia |
| 1941 | James Geraghty | Labor |
| 1944 | James Geraghty | Labor |
| 1947 | James Geraghty | Labor |
| 1950 | James Geraghty | Independent Labor |
| 1953 | Ray Maher | Labor |
| 1956 | Ray Maher | Labor |
| 1959 | Ray Maher | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

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 | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 9,827 | 48.6 | +16.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Murphy | 9,771 | 48.3 | +13.4 |
| | Communist | Bill Wood | 637 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,235 | 98.5 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 1.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,537 | 93.2 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 10,281 | 50.8 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Murphy | 9,954 | 49.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.2 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Trevor Humphries | 7,377 | 34.9 |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 6,842 | 32.4 |
| | Independent Labor | James Geraghty | 6,718 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | Norman Jacobs | 187 | 0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,124 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,675 | 93.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 11,837 | 56.0 |
| | Liberal | Trevor Humphries | 9,287 | 44.0 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bjarne Halvorsen | 8,367 | 41.6 |
| | Independent Labor | James Geraghty | 7,829 | 38.9 |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 3,921 | 19.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,117 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 301 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,418 | 93.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | James Geraghty | 11,354 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal | Bjarne Halvorsen | 8,763 | 43.6 |
| | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Geraghty | 11,867 | 49.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | William Travers | 11,105 | 46.1 | +11.9 |
| | Communist | Bill Wood | 1,100 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,072 | 98.6 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 332 | 1.4 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,404 | 94.7 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Geraghty | 12,717 | 52.8 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal | William Travers | 11,355 | 47.2 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Geraghty | 9,844 | 45.7 | +1.7 |
| | Democratic | William Harding | 7,358 | 34.2 | -9.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Ainslie Beecraft | 3,095 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Ebenezer Minnis | 1,244 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,541 | 96.5 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 782 | 3.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,323 | 94.6 | +2.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Geraghty | 12,333 | 57.3 | +3.4 |
| | Democratic | William Harding | 9,208 | 42.7 | -3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Australia | Hubert Primrose | 9,112 | 44.1 |
| | Labor | James Geraghty | 9,090 | 44.0 |
| | State Labor | William Wilson | 2,448 | 11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,650 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,049 | 92.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | James Geraghty | 11,122 | 53.9 |
| | United Australia | Hubert Primrose | 9,528 | 46.1 |
| | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Hubert Primrose | 10,836 | 58.5 | +2.9 |
| | Labor | Henry Clayden | 7,692 | 41.5 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,528 | 97.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 2.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,927 | 94.7 | −1.7 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Hubert Primrose | 9,773 | 55.6 | -3.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Ben Howe | 6,518 | 37.1 | +1.4 |
| | Ind. United Australia | Leslie Dare | 736 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Federal Labor | Thomas Lavelle | 537 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,564 | 97.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 448 | 2.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,012 | 96.4 | +0.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Hubert Primrose | 9,943 | 58.6 | +12.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Ben Howe | 6,052 | 35.7 | -16.4 |
| | Federal Labor | Cecil Murphy | 544 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Lucy Gullett | 332 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Edward Clark | 89 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,960 | 97.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 367 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,327 | 96.3 | +2.3 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ben Howe | 8,739 | 52.1 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Marks (defeated) | 7,696 | 45.9 |
| | Independent | Alfred Waterhouse | 252 | 1.5 |
| | Communist | John Loughran | 45 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Taprell | 32 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,764 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 562 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,326 | 94.0 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Marks | 6,704 | 53.2 | |
| | Labor | Ben Howe | 5,850 | 46.4 | |
| | Independent | Harry Meatheringham | 43 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,597 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,741 | 79.6 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |