# Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 26 March 1938 Legislative Assembly
<< 1935–1941 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 1,607,833 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,183,257 | | Turnout | 95.79 | –0.27 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 32,237 | | Informal | 2.65 | –0.39 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | United Australia | 424,275 | 35.86 | +2.76 | 37 | – 1 |
| | Labor | 412,063 | 34.82 | –7.60 | 28 | –1 |
| | Country | 164,045 | 13.86 | +0.94 | 22 | –1 |
| | Industrial Labor | 43,735 | 3.70 | +3.70 | 2 | +2 |
| | Communist | 10,386 | 0.88 | –0.6 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independents | 128,753 | 10.88 | +6.4 | 1 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 1,183,257 | | | 90 | |
The 1938 New South Wales state election was for 90 electoral districts each returning a single member with compulsory preferential voting.

## Results by electoral district
### Albury

1938 New South Wales state election: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Alexander Mair | 7,356 | 57.8 | -1.2 |
| | Labor | Edward Jones | 5,380 | 42.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,736 | 99.3 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 0.7 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,827 | 95.7 | +0.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.2 | |

### Annandale

1938 New South Wales state election: Annandale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Gorman | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Armidale

1938 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | 7,264 | 56.3 | -43.7 |
| | Independent | Charles Hobbs | 4,248 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | Independent | William Broun | 1,380 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,892 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,186 | 96.5 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Arncliffe

1938 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 9,885 | 51.9 | +5.8 |
| | United Australia | Ernest Barton | 9,156 | 48.1 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,041 | 98.5 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 1.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,338 | 97.2 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Ashburnham

1938 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 6,409 | 48.4 | -4.5 |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 5,779 | 43.6 | -3.5 |
| | Independent | William Gibbons | 1,065 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,253 | 98.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,428 | 96.8 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 6,963 | 52.5 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 6,290 | 47.5 | +0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.4 | |

### Ashfield

1938 New South Wales state election: Ashfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Athol Richardson | 8,921 | 53.7 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Thomas Cavill | 7,692 | 46.3 | +46.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,613 | 97.1 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 498 | 2.9 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,111 | 95.7 | −1.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Auburn

1938 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Lang | 10,771 | 59.2 | +2.6 |
| | Industrial Labor | Jack Hooke | 7,416 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,187 | 95.2 | −3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 906 | 4.8 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,093 | 95.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Balmain

1938 New South Wales state election: Balmain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Quirk | 11,763 | 72.1 | +8.2 |
| | Independent | John O'Carroll | 3,089 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| | Communist | Thomas Payne | 1,459 | 8.9 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,311 | 95.1 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 844 | 4.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,155 | 96.6 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Bankstown

1938 New South Wales state election: Bankstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James McGirr | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Barwon

1938 New South Wales state election: Barwon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ben Wade | 8,016 | 55.4 | -2.5 |
| | Labor | Thomas Kane | 6,452 | 44.6 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,468 | 98.8 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 1.2 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,642 | 95.1 | +1.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

### Bathurst

1938 New South Wales state election: Bathurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gus Kelly | 7,455 | 54.2 | +16.2 |
| | United Australia | Thomas Mutch | 4,789 | 34.8 | +34.8 |
| | Country | Roland Green | 1,504 | 10.9 | -33.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,748 | 98.3 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 236 | 1.7 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,984 | 96.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Bondi

1938 New South Wales state election: Bondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Norman Thomas | 12,223 | 52.3 | -11.5 |
| | Labor | Henry Collins | 5,946 | 25.4 | -10.8 |
| | Independent | Thomas Hogan | 4,357 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| | Independent | Richard Brown | 851 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,377 | 98.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 474 | 2.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,851 | 95.8 | −0.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Botany

1938 New South Wales state election: Botany :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Industrial Labor | Bob Heffron | 13,865 | 60.3 |
| | Labor | Francis Kelly | 9,118 | 39.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,983 | 95.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,150 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,133 | 96.8 |
| | Member changed to Industrial Labor from Labor | Member changed to Industrial Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A |

### Bulli

1938 New South Wales state election: Bulli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Sweeney | 7,380 | 54.6 | -26.1 |
| | Independent | Edward Ryan | 3,413 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Communist | Jack Miles | 2,731 | 20.2 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,524 | 95.4 | +13.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 655 | 4.6 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,179 | 95.1 | −1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Burwood

1938 New South Wales state election: Burwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Harrie Mitchell | 9,199 | 51.0 | +51.0 |
| | United Australia | Gordon Jackett | 8,853 | 49.0 | -13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,052 | 92.3 | −6.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,503 | 7.7 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,555 | 95.6 | −0.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Byron

1938 New South Wales state election: Byron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Arthur Budd | 7,986 | 57.7 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | Frederick Stuart | 5,849 | 42.3 | +19.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,835 | 97.6 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 340 | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,175 | 94.8 | +0.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Canterbury

1938 New South Wales state election: Canterbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Tonge | 10,690 | 54.3 | +3.7 |
| | United Australia | Edward Hocking | 8,991 | 45.7 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,681 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 266 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,947 | 97.1 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Casino

1938 New South Wales state election: Casino :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | John Reid | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Castlereagh

1938 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alfred Yeo | 6,821 | 51.4 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Les Murphy | 6,454 | 48.6 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,275 | 98.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 260 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,535 | 94.1 | −0.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

### Cessnock

1938 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | 12,106 | 69.3 | +0.9 |
| | Industrial Labor | Eugene O'Neill | 5,360 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,466 | 97.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 435 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,901 | 96.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Clarence

1938 New South Wales state election: Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Cecil Wingfield | 7,754 | 51.9 | +51.9 |
| | Country | Alfred Henry | 7,194 | 48.1 | -13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,948 | 98.3 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 254 | 1.7 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,202 | 95.9 | −0.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Cobar

1938 New South Wales state election: Cobar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Mat Davidson | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Concord

1938 New South Wales state election: Concord :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Stan Lloyd | 10,489 | 56.4 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Leonard Thompson | 8,121 | 43.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,610 | 98.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 1.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,927 | 96.7 | −1.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Coogee

1938 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Dunningham | 16,039 | 71.3 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Mark Foots | 6,470 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,509 | 96.5 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 812 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,321 | 94.2 | −0.7 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Cootamundra

1938 New South Wales state election: Cootamundra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Ross | 6,698 | 51.2 | -1.5 |
| | Labor | Ken Hoad | 6,382 | 48.8 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,080 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,285 | 96.5 | −1.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

### Corowa

1938 New South Wales state election: Corowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Christopher Lethbridge | 6,333 | 52.2 | +52.2 |
| | Country | Ebenezer Kendell | 4,973 | 41.0 | -59.0 |
| | Independent | Clive Walker | 833 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,139 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,324 | 94.4 | |
| | Independent gain from Country | Independent gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |
Christopher Lethbridge (Independent) had won the seat at the 1937 by-election following the death of Richard Ball (Country).

### Croydon

1938 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Bertram Stevens | 11,765 | 69.6 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Garry Gordon | 5,142 | 30.4 | +30.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,907 | 93.9 | −4.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,104 | 6.1 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,011 | 94.7 | −1.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Drummoyne

1938 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Lee | 11,299 | 60.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 7,497 | 39.9 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,796 | 97.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | 2.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,225 | 96.6 | −0.8 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Dubbo

1938 New South Wales state election: Dubbo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | George Wilson | 7,656 | 55.1 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | Leo Taylor | 6,242 | 44.9 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,898 | 97.9 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 292 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,190 | 95.4 | −1.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Dulwich Hill

1938 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Guy Arkins | 7,364 | 36.7 | -25.2 |
| | Labor | Leslie Morrow | 6,992 | 34.9 | -3.2 |
| | United Australia | Ronald McCredie | 5,686 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,042 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 326 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,368 | 96.5 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Guy Arkins | 12,497 | 62.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labor | Leslie Morrow | 7,545 | 37.7 | -0.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Georges River

1938 New South Wales state election: Georges River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Cecil Monro | 13,222 | 57.4 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Albert Kealman | 9,811 | 42.6 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,033 | 97.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 633 | 2.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,666 | 96.3 | −0.3 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Glebe

1938 New South Wales state election: Glebe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Carlton | 7,023 | 46.0 | -13.0 |
| | Industrial Labor | Horace Foley | 6,218 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| | Independent | Bertie Lewis | 2,021 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,262 | 96.8 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 500 | 3.2 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,762 | 95.9 | +0.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Carlton | 7,899 | 51.8 | |
| | Industrial Labor | Horace Foley | 7,363 | 48.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Gloucester

1938 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Charles Bennett | 7,732 | 54.3 | -45.7 |
| | Independent | Ray Fitzgerald | 5,010 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Independent | Henry Rooke | 1,492 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,234 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 238 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,472 | 96.2 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Gordon

1938 New South Wales state election: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Australia | Harry Turner | 10,557 | 50.02 |
| | United Australia | William Milne | 10,548 | 49.98 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,105 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 739 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,844 | 95.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A |

### Goulburn

1938 New South Wales state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Tully | 6,284 | 51.3 | +0.8 |
| | United Australia | Peter Loughlin | 3,200 | 26.1 | -23.4 |
| | Country | Frederick Davies | 2,702 | 22.0 | +22.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Tatham | 66 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,252 | 98.2 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 221 | 1.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,473 | 97.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Granville

1938 New South Wales state election: Granville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Lamb | 10,999 | 51.8 | +8.2 |
| | United Australia | Claude Fleck | 10,227 | 48.2 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,226 | 97.9 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | 2.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,675 | 97.0 | −0.9 |
| | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +2.0 | |

### Hamilton

1938 New South Wales state election: Hamilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joshua Arthur | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Hartley

1938 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hamilton Knight | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Hawkesbury

1938 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Bruce Walker Jr | 8,676 | 56.0 | -13.7 |
| | Independent | Victor Gillespie | 6,803 | 44.0 | +44.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,479 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 406 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,885 | 95.9 | +0.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -13.7 | |

### Hornsby

1938 New South Wales state election: Hornsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | James Shand | 8,238 | 39.4 | -41.9 |
| | United Australia | Sydney Storey | 6,012 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | United Australia | William Henson | 4,936 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| | Independent | Howard Miscamble | 1,741 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,927 | 95.4 | +8.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,010 | 4.6 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,937 | 95.6 | +0.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | James Shand | 11,082 | 53.0 | |
| | United Australia | Sydney Storey | 9,845 | 47.0 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Hurstville

1938 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | James Webb | 11,493 | 56.1 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Croot | 8,983 | 43.9 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,476 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,916 | 97.1 | −0.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Illawarra

1938 New South Wales state election: Illawarra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Billy Davies | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### King

1938 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 7,841 | 51.1 | -0.5 |
| | United Australia | Rowland Bowen | 5,581 | 36.4 | -7.2 |
| | Independent | Josiah Trenerry | 1,488 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Independent | Patrick McDonnell | 431 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,341 | 96.1 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 626 | 3.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,967 | 90.9 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Kogarah

1938 New South Wales state election: Kogarah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | James Ross | 11,633 | 53.2 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | John Hibberd | 8,368 | 38.3 | -2.2 |
| | Independent | John Battye | 1,863 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,864 | 98.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 371 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,235 | 97.1 | −0.5 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Kurri Kurri

1938 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Booth | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Lachlan

1938 New South Wales state election: Lachlan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Grace | 5,393 | 39.5 | +4.1 |
| | Country | Griffith Evans | 4,090 | 30.0 | -34.6 |
| | Country | John Parker | 1,661 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Country | Charles Thomas | 1,475 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Independent | George Berry | 1,032 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,651 | 97.8 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 306 | 2.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,957 | 94.9 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Griffith Evans | 7,644 | 56.0 | -8.6 |
| | Labor | John Grace | 6,007 | 44.0 | +8.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -8.6 | |

### Lakemba

1938 New South Wales state election: Lakemba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Stanley | 11,796 | 61.9 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | William Dowe | 7,276 | 38.1 | +38.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,072 | 96.6 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 672 | 3.4 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,744 | 97.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Lane Cove

1938 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert FitzSimons | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

### Leichhardt

1938 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Claude Matthews | 9,822 | 60.5 | +3.4 |
| | Industrial Labor | James Dunn | 3,870 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Independent | Arthur Doughty | 2,542 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,234 | 96.0 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 668 | 4.0 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,902 | 96.5 | −1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Lismore

1938 New South Wales state election: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Frith | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Liverpool Plains

1938 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Carter | 7,489 | 60.1 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 4,975 | 39.9 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,464 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,658 | 95.2 | −0.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### Maitland

1938 New South Wales state election: Maitland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Walter Howarth | 7,861 | 61.2 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Walter O'Hearn | 4,988 | 38.8 | -3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,849 | 98.9 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,986 | 97.9 | −0.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Manly

1938 New South Wales state election: Manly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Alfred Reid | 13,538 | 57.4 | -16.4 |
| | United Australia | Robert Miller | 6,589 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| | Independent | Richard Fitzgerald | 2,491 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | United Australia | Alfred Seller | 956 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,574 | 97.0 | +6.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 729 | 3.0 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,303 | 95.8 | +0.5 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Marrickville

1938 New South Wales state election: Marrickville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Industrial Labor | Carlo Lazzarini | 7,006 | 39.2 | +39.2 |
| | United Australia | Frederick Rushton | 6,365 | 35.6 | -9.2 |
| | Labor | Leslie Balzen | 4,496 | 25.2 | -30.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,867 | 98.7 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 235 | 1.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,102 | 97.4 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Industrial Labor | Carlo Lazzarini | 10,960 | 61.3 | +61.3 |
| | United Australia | Frederick Rushton | 6,907 | 38.7 | -6.1 |
| | Member changed to Industrial Labor from Labor | Member changed to Industrial Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Monaro

1938 New South Wales state election: Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | William Hedges | 7,570 | 57.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Clarence Moore | 5,567 | 42.4 | -0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,137 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 168 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,305 | 95.9 | −1.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Mosman

1938 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert Lloyd | 10,191 | 54.7 | -45.3 |
| | United Australia | Henry Storey | 8,443 | 45.3 | +45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,634 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,036 | 95.8 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Mudgee

1938 New South Wales state election: Mudgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Dunn | 8,587 | 60.5 | +7.8 |
| | Country | Eric Pye | 3,279 | 23.1 | -24.2 |
| | Country | Reginald Wilson | 2,320 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,186 | 98.4 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 229 | 1.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,415 | 96.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Murray

1938 New South Wales state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Joe Lawson | 7,520 | 60.7 | +9.7 |
| | Labor | James Lloyd | 4,875 | 39.3 | -9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,395 | 97.8 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 281 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,676 | 90.2 | −0.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +9.7 | |

### Murrumbidgee

1938 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Robert Hankinson | 7,640 | 50.5 | -1.8 |
| | Labor | George Enticknap | 7,495 | 49.5 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,135 | 98.5 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 228 | 1.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,363 | 95.2 | +0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Namoi

1938 New South Wales state election: Namoi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Colin Sinclair | 7,516 | 51.3 | -1.3 |
| | Labor | Ernest Hogan | 7,120 | 48.7 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,636 | 99.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,786 | 96.6 | +1.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Nepean

1938 New South Wales state election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Joseph Jackson | 6,993 | 44.1 | -21.5 |
| | Labor | John Jackson | 4,899 | 30.9 | -3.5 |
| | United Australia | Arthur Hebblewhite | 3,965 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,857 | 97.7 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 379 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,236 | 95.0 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Joseph Jackson | 9,743 | 61.4 | -4.2 |
| | Labor | John Jackson | 6,114 | 38.6 | +4.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -4.2 | |

### Neutral Bay

1938 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Reginald Weaver | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

### Newcastle

1938 New South Wales state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Hawkins | 13,946 | 70.9 | +19.3 |
| | Independent | Claude Dalby | 5,735 | 29.1 | +29.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,681 | 96.7 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 674 | 3.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,355 | 95.3 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Newtown

1938 New South Wales state election: Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Burke | 11,757 | 70.9 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Cyril Glassop | 4,831 | 29.1 | +29.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,588 | 97.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 503 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,091 | 96.0 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### North Sydney

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 | |

### Orange

1938 New South Wales state election: Orange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Alwyn Tonking | 8,140 | 56.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Edward McGarry | 6,380 | 43.9 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,520 | 98.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,724 | 97.0 | +0.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

### Oxley

1938 New South Wales state election: Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Lewis Martin | 8,255 | 55.4 | -15.1 |
| | Independent | George Mitchell | 6,642 | 44.6 | +44.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,897 | 98.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 252 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,149 | 96.1 | −0.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Paddington

1938 New South Wales state election: Paddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | 13,768 | 90.2 | +23.7 |
| | Communist | Lance Sharkey | 1,503 | 9.8 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,271 | 92.3 | −3.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,266 | 7.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,537 | 92.9 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Parramatta

1938 New South Wales state election: Parramatta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | George Gollan | 12,878 | 61.1 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Albert Rowe | 8,203 | 38.9 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,081 | 97.9 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 445 | 2.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,526 | 96.5 | 0.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Petersham

1938 New South Wales state election: Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Eric Solomon | 9,033 | 50.5 | +1.4 |
| | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 8,861 | 49.5 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,894 | 98.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 307 | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,201 | 97.1 | +1.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Phillip

1938 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Raleigh

1938 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 8,659 | 56.2 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | Les Jordan | 5,429 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Labor | John Devine | 1,316 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,404 | 98.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,701 | 95.1 | −0.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Randwick

1938 New South Wales state election: Randwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Arthur Moverly | 11,100 | 56.0 | +3.1 |
| | Labor | Bob O'Halloran | 8,719 | 44.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,819 | 98.3 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 332 | 1.7 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,151 | 95.8 | −0.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Redfern

1938 New South Wales state election: Redfern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William McKell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Ryde

1938 New South Wales state election: Ryde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Eric Spooner | 11,669 | 53.3 | -6.0 |
| | Labor | James Walsh | 5,746 | 26.3 | -14.4 |
| | Independent | William Harrison | 4,478 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,893 | 98.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,187 | 97.0 | −0.5 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### South Coast

1938 New South Wales state election: South Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Henry Bate | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

### Sturt

1938 New South Wales state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ted Horsington | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Tamworth

1938 New South Wales state election: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Frank Chaffey | 8,255 | 60.0 | -15.7 |
| | Labor | John Killalea | 4,688 | 34.1 | +7.9 |
| | Independent | Augustine Logue | 804 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,747 | 98.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,951 | 96.8 | +0.8 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Temora

1938 New South Wales state election: Temora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Doug Dickson | 3,225 | 27.0 | -32.3 |
| | Country | Hugh Roberton | 3,015 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| | Independent | Lancelot Redgrave | 2,568 | 21.5 | +21.5 |
| | Independent | Alfred Hollande | 2,404 | 20.2 | +20.2 |
| | Independent | Harold Munro | 717 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,929 | 95.9 | −2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 513 | 4.1 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,442 | 96.4 | +0.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Doug Dickson | 6,618 | 55.5 | -3.8 |
| | Independent | Lancelot Redgrave | 5,311 | 44.5 | +44.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Tenterfield

1938 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Michael Bruxner | 7,995 | 61.9 | -38.1 |
| | Independent | William McCotter | 2,968 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Independent | Edward Ogilvie | 1,959 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,922 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,164 | 94.4 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Upper Hunter

1938 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Malcolm Brown | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Vaucluse

1938 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Murray Robson | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |
William Foster (United Australia) died and Murray Robson had been elected as an Independent candidate at the resulting by-election however he re-joined the United Australia party.

### Wagga Wagga

1938 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Matthew Kilpatrick | 8,092 | 63.1 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Eric McKeig | 4,734 | 36.9 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,826 | 98.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 196 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,022 | 95.3 | −0.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.4 | |

### Waratah

1938 New South Wales state election: Waratah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Cameron | 16,442 | 77.8 | +19.0 |
| | Communist | Robert Cram | 4,693 | 22.2 | +13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21.135 | 94.4 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,249 | 5.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,384 | 95.9 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Waverley

1938 New South Wales state election: Waverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Waddell | 10,210 | 51.4 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | William Clementson | 9,641 | 48.6 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,851 | 98.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 380 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,231 | 94.9 | −0.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Willoughby

1938 New South Wales state election: Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Edward Sanders | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

### Wollondilly

1938 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Mark Morton | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

### Woollahra

1938 New South Wales state election: Woollahra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Vernon Treatt | 9,512 | 53.6 | -18.3 |
| | United Australia | Arthur Butterell | 8,227 | 46.4 | +46.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,739 | 93.6 | −3.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,216 | 6.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,955 | 91.6 | +0.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
The sitting member Sir Daniel Levy (United Australia) died in 1937. The resulting by-election was won by Harold Mason (Ind. United Australia) however he did not contest the election and the seat was regained by Vernon Treatt (United Australia).

### Yass

1938 New South Wales state election: Yass :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | George Ardill | 7,074 | 57.4 | -0.4 |
| | Independent | Vivian Partridge | 5,240 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,314 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 186 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,500 | 96.1 | −1.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Young

1938 New South Wales state election: Young :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Albert Reid | 7,522 | 53.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | Reginald Phillips | 6,435 | 46.1 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,957 | 99.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 1.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,102 | 97.3 | +0.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.2 | |