# Electoral results for the Division of Dalley

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dalley in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1969.

## Members

| Member | Party | Term |
| William Wilks | Free Trade, Anti-Socialist | 1901–1909 |
| William Wilks | Liberal | 1909–1910 |
| Robert Howe | Labor | 1910–1915 |
| William Mahony | Labor | 1915–1927 |
| Ted Theodore | Labor | 1927–1931 |
| Sol Rosevear | Labor (NSW) | 1931–1936 |
| Sol Rosevear | Labor | 1936–1940 |
| Sol Rosevear | Labor (N-C) | 1940–1941 |
| Sol Rosevear | Labor | 1941–1953 |
| Arthur Greenup | Labor | 1953–1955 |
| William O'Connor | Labor | 1955–1969 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1966

1966 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Connor | 18,938 | 61.0 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | Elton Lewis | 9,709 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Kavanagh | 2,377 | 7.7 | −19.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,024 | 95.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,615 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,639 | 93.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William O'Connor | | 62.3 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal | Elton Lewis | | 37.7 | +37.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.6 | |

#### 1963

1963 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Connor | 24,553 | 72.9 | +1.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Keogh | 9,118 | 27.1 | +20.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,671 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,333 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,004 | 93.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |

#### 1961

1961 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Connor | 24,127 | 71.0 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Nesbitt | 6,343 | 18.7 | −10.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Reginald Lawson | 2,331 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| | Communist | Mavis Robertson | 1,172 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,973 | 95.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,464 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,437 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William O'Connor | | 75.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Nesbitt | | 24.7 | −4.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Connor | 26,081 | 71.0 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Elton Lewis | 10,664 | 29.0 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,745 | 96.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,430 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,175 | 93.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.2 | |

#### 1955

1955 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William O'Connor | 28,913 | 71.9 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Tyler | 8,933 | 22.2 | −0.9 |
| | Communist | Ernie Thornton | 2,377 | 5.9 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,223 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,482 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,705 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William O'Connor | | 77.2 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Tyler | | 22.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |

#### 1954

1954 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Greenup | 24,292 | 71.6 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Stafford | 7,810 | 23.0 | −9.9 |
| | Communist | Flo Davis | 1,803 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,905 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 594 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,499 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Greenup | | 76.6 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Stafford | | 23.4 | −9.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

#### 1953

1953 Dalley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Greenup | 23,812 | 70.5 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | William Cole | 8,285 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Independent | John Sheean | 1,667 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,764 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,618 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,382 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Arthur Greenup | | 75.0 | +7.9 |
| | Independent | William Cole | | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.9 | |

#### 1951

1951 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | 24,851 | 67.1 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal | John Laffin | 12,204 | 32.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,055 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 877 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,932 | 96.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.9 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949

1949 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | 27,501 | 73.0 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Shields | 10,190 | 27.0 | −2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,691 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,111 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,802 | 96.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

#### 1946

1946 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | 38,571 | 63.4 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Webster | 14,674 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| | Lang Labor | Kenneth Falvey | 7,549 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 60,794 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,531 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,325 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | | 73.7 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Webster | | 26.3 | +26.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.4 | |

#### 1943

1943 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | 44,127 | 74.8 | +41.3 |
| | One Parliament | Ernest de Faria | 10,760 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
| | Communist | Lance Sharkey | 4,087 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 58,974 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,864 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,838 | 98.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | | 81.1 | +38.3 |
| | One Parliament | Ernest de Faria | | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Swing | +38.3 | |

#### 1940

1940 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (N-C) | Sol Rosevear | 20,721 | 37.2 | +37.2 |
| | Labor | Donald Cochrane | 18,643 | 33.5 | −24.2 |
| | United Australia | Hubert O'Connell | 14,736 | 26.5 | −15.8 |
| | State Labor | Edmund Ryan | 1,564 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 55,664 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,423 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,087 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (N-C) | Sol Rosevear | 31,842 | 57.2 | +57.2 |
| | Labor | Donald Cochrane | 23,822 | 42.8 | −14.9 |
| | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Swing | +14.9 | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1937

1937 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sol Rosevear | 32,646 | 57.7 | +51.0 |
| | United Australia | Arthur Brough | 23,961 | 42.3 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,607 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,305 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,912 | 96.9 | |
| | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | −0.1 | |

#### 1934

1934 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Sol Rosevear | 25,881 | 48.0 | +9.5 |
| | United Australia | William Nicol | 20,655 | 38.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labor | William Thompson | 3,591 | 6.7 | −13.6 |
| | Social Credit | Henry Giles | 2,079 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Jervis Blackman | 997 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Communist | James McPhee | 689 | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 53,892 | 94.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,151 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,043 | 96.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (NSW) | Sol Rosevear | | 57.8 | +3.1 |
| | United Australia | William Nicol | | 42.2 | −3.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

#### 1931

1931 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Sol Rosevear | 17,835 | 48.0 | +48.0 |
| | United Australia | Sidney Massey | 10,459 | 28.2 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 7,272 | 19.6 | -58.3 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | William Little | 902 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Communist | Jack Sylvester | 671 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,139 | 92.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,832 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,971 | 95.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (NSW) | Sol Rosevear | 23,784 | 64.0 | +64.0 |
| | United Australia | Sidney Massey | 13,355 | 36.0 | +8.9 |
| | Labor (NSW) gain from Labor | Labor (NSW) gain from Labor | Swing | −8.9 | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1929

1929 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 31,276 | 77.9 | +13.7 |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Morrow | 8,870 | 22.1 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,146 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,126 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,272 | 96.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

#### 1928

1928 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 24,328 | 64.2 | +0.1 |
| | Nationalist | Hedley Rogers | 7,704 | 20.3 | −15.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Albert Gardiner | 5,888 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,920 | 94.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,319 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,239 | 95.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | | 69.3 | +5.2 |
| | Nationalist | Hedley Rogers | | 30.7 | −5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

#### 1927

1927 Dalley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Theodore | 21,186 | 62.6 | -1.5 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Gee | 12,667 | 37.4 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,853 | 93.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,517 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,370 | 89.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

#### 1925

1925 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Mahony | 24,455 | 64.1 | −2.6 |
| | Nationalist | James Thomson | 13,702 | 35.9 | +11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,157 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 801 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,958 | 92.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.9 | |

#### 1922

1922 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Mahony | 16,104 | 66.7 | +7.0 |
| | Nationalist | William Simpson | 6,017 | 24.9 | −15.4 |
| | Majority Labor | Herbert Mitchell | 2,034 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,155 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,125 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,280 | 59.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Mahony | | 70.9 | +11.2 |
| | Nationalist | William Simpson | | 29.1 | −11.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1919

1919 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Mahony | 16,242 | 59.7 | +5.7 |
| | Nationalist | Walter Clutton | 10,956 | 40.3 | −5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,198 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,855 | 69.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

#### 1917

1917 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Mahony | 15,658 | 54.0 | −7.3 |
| | Nationalist | Albert Lane | 13,352 | 46.0 | +7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,010 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 845 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,855 | 72.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.3 | |

#### 1915

1915 Dalley by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Mahony | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1914

1914 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Howe | 14,963 | 61.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | John McEachern | 9,450 | 38.7 | −3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,413 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 587 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,000 | 58.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

#### 1913

1913 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Howe | 17,520 | 57.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Harry Scott | 12,829 | 42.3 | −1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,349 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 519 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,868 | 74.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

#### 1910

1910 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Howe | 14,610 | 56.6 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal | William Wilks | 11,215 | 43.4 | −9.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,825 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 318 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,143 | 74.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.3 | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1906

1906 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Anti-Socialist | William Wilks | 9,863 | 52.7 | −22.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Howe | 8,850 | 47.3 | +47.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,713 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 481 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,194 | 63.9 | |
| | Anti-Socialist hold | Anti-Socialist hold | Swing | −22.2 | |

#### 1903

1903 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | William Wilks | 12,814 | 74.9 | +24.1 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Selina Anderson | 3,036 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | William Burns | 1,263 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,113 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 457 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,570 | 51.1 | |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | Swing | +17.4 | |

#### 1901

1901 Australian federal election: Dalley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Free Trade | William Wilks | 5,507 | 50.8 | +50.8 |
| | Protectionist | Reginald Cohen | 3,081 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| | Labour | Sydney Law | 2,245 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,833 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 131 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,964 | 72.6 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |