# Results of the 1944 New South Wales local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 1944 New South Wales local elections.
(Note: Some results only show vote totals for successful candidates).

## Albury

1944 New South Wales local elections: Albury :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Dudley Padman | 2,518 |
| Independent | Cleaver Bunton | 2,278 |
| Independent | L. E. Heath | 1,980 |
| Independent | H. Lamtert | 1,875 |
| Independent | Alfred Waugh | 1,846 |
| Independent | R. A. Robertson | 1,628 |
| Independent | S. H. Logan | 1,595 |
| Independent | J. P. Jelbart | 1,582 |
| Independent | A. A. Rogers | 1,581 |

## Kearsley

1944 New South Wales local elections: Kearsley :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Communist | Communist | 4,149 | 52.29 | +52.29 | 5 | 5 |
| | Independent | Independent | 3,084 | 38.86 | | 2 | |
| | Labor | Labor | 703 | 8.85 | | 1 | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 7,936 | 100.0 | | | |

### A Riding

1944 New South Wales local elections: A Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | A. Collins (elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Independent | L. Blackwell (elected) | unopposed | | |

### B Riding

1944 New South Wales local elections: B Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Communist | Bill Varty (elected) | 1,033 | 40.92 | +40.92 |
| | Communist | Allan Opie (elected) | 838 | 33.20 | +33.20 |
| | Various independents | Various independents | 653 | 25.88 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,524 | 100.0 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Communist | Communist | 1,871 | 74.12 | +74.12 |
| | Independent | Independent | 653 | 25.88 | |

### C Riding

1944 New South Wales local elections: C Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Various independents | Various independents | 1,153 | 46.88 | |
| | Labor | A. Johnson (elected) | 703 | 28.57 | |
| | Communist | James Palmer (elected) | 604 | 24.55 | +24.55 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,460 | 100.0 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Independent | Independent | 1,153 | 46.88 | |
| | Labor | Labor | 703 | 28.57 | |
| | Communist | Communist | 604 | 24.55 | +24.55 |

### D Riding

1944 New South Wales local elections: D Riding :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Various independents | Various independents | 1,278 | 43.30 | |
| | Communist | Jock Graham (elected) | 893 | 30.25 | +30.25 |
| | Communist | Nellie Simm (elected) | 781 | 26.45 | +26.45 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,952 | 100.0 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Communist | Communist | 1,674 | 56.70 | +56.70 |
| | Independent | Independent | 1,278 | 43.30 | |

## North Illawarra

1944 New South Wales local elections: North Illawarra :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | C. W. Carr (elected) | 1,533 |
| Independent | D. A. Amour (elected) | 1,434 |
| Independent | C. W. Smith (elected) | 1,296 |
| Communist | Jack Martin (elected) | 1,225 |
| Independent | W. L. Vidler (elected) | 1,221 |
| Independent | J. L. Dawson (elected) | 1,075 |
| Independent | G. C. C. Rowland (elected) | 1,071 |
| Independent | T. Dalton (elected) | 1,047 |
| Independent | O. J. T. Murphy (elected) | 1,041 |
| Independent | A. Marshall | 1,025 |
| Independent | F. B. McMahon | 976 |
| Independent | J, Campbell | 969 |
| Independent | W. T. Hopwood | 962 |
| Independent | W. J. T. Mascord | 859 |
| Independent | T. B. G. Ward | 827 |
| Independent | A. T. Ziems | 816 |
| Independent | R. G. Hall | 744 |
| Independent | T. Silcocks | 738 |
| Independent | A. R. Wales | 731 |
| Independent | G. Parker | 714 |
| Independent | C. E. Tyler-White | 617 |
| Independent | E. Downie | 404 |
| Independent | W. A. G. Pollock | 232 |
| Independent | W. P. Devlin | 190 |
| Independent | R. Stibbard | 132 |

## Singleton

1944 New South Wales local elections: Singleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Brittliffe | 503 | 13.4 |
| | Independent | J. McGrogan | 452 | 12.1 |
| | Independent | R. H. Burgess | 451 | 12.0 |
| | Independent | R. J. Tulloch | 443 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | C. H. Dunlop | 414 | 11.0 |
| | Independent | E. Patridge | 399 | 10.6 |
| | Independent | G. H. Dunlop | 383 | 10.2 |
| | Independent | F. H. Madden | 367 | 9.8 |
| | Independent | F. Dickinson | 337 | 9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,749 | 100.0 |

## Sydney

1944 New South Wales local elections: Sydney :
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Civic Reform | Civic Reform | 4,032 | 34.44 | 12 |
| | Labor | Labor | 3,819 | 32.61 | 8 |
| | Lang Labor | Lang Labor | 2,938 | 25.09 | 0 |
| | Independent | Independent | 920 | 7.86 | |
| Formal votes | Formal votes | Formal votes | 11,709 | 100.0 | |

### Fitzroy

1944 New South Wales local elections: Fitzroy Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Civic Reform | Arthur McElhone (elected) | 1,267 | 45.5 |
| | Lang Labor | P. McDonnell | 548 | 19.7 |
| | Independent | E. P. Tressider | 495 | 17.8 |
| | Independent | J. H. Catts | 168 | 6.0 |
| | Civic Reform | William James Bradley (elected) | 130 | 4.7 |
| | Independent | N. C. Jackson | 56 | 2.0 |
| | Civic Reform | Kenneth Stewart Williams (elected) | 36 | 1.3 |
| | Independent | G. Harrington | 27 | 1.0 |
| | Lang Labor | T. A. H. Mooney | 26 | 0.9 |
| | Civic Reform | William Parker Henson (elected) | 12 | 0.4 |
| | Lang Labor | V. R. Maney | 11 | 0.4 |
| | Lang Labor | C. L. Wagner | 6 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,782 | |

### Flinders

1944 New South Wales local elections: Flinders Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John James Carroll (elected) | 1,178 | 43.1 |
| | Lang Labor | N. C. Christie | 838 | 30.7 |
| | Labor | Tom Shannon (elected) | 292 | 10.7 |
| | Labor | Dan Minogue (elected) | 229 | 8.4 |
| | Lang Labor | R. B. White | 73 | 2.7 |
| | Lang Labor | B. Cooley | 62 | 2.3 |
| | Labor | Anthony Doherty (elected) | 34 | 1.2 |
| | Lang Labor | E. J. McKenna | 25 | 0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,731 | |

### Gipps

1944 New South Wales local elections: Gipps Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Civic Reform | Ernest Samuel Marks (elected) | 1,093 | 67.0 |
| | Lang Labor | Susan Francis | 224 | 13.7 |
| | Civic Reform | Reginald James Bartley (elected) | 158 | 9.7 |
| | Lang Labor | E. J. O'Reilly | 39 | 2.4 |
| | Lang Labor | E. P. McCudden | 38 | 2.3 |
| | Civic Reform | James McMahon (elected) | 38 | 2.3 |
| | Civic Reform | Stanley Crick (elected) | 33 | 2.0 |
| | Lang Labor | R. McPherson | 9 | 0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,632 | |

### Macquarie

1944 New South Wales local elections: Macquarie Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Civic Reform | William Neville Harding (elected) | 1,112 | 55.7 |
| | Labor | J. S. Garden | 573 | 28.7 |
| | Labor | E. S. Glasgow | 122 | 6.1 |
| | Civic Reform | William Becker (elected) | 75 | 3.8 |
| | Civic Reform | Herbert Gordon Carter (elected) | 45 | 2.3 |
| | Civic Reform | Frank Grenville Pursell (elected) | 33 | 1.7 |
| | Labor | E. C. Sheiles | 24 | 1.2 |
| | Labor | A. W. Thompson | 14 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,998 | |

### Phillip

1944 New South Wales local elections: Phillip Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ernest Charles O'Dea (elected) | 1,075 | 41.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 998 | 38.9 |
| | Labor | John Armstrong (elected) | 188 | 7.3 |
| | Independent | L. Drury | 141 | 5.5 |
| | Labor | Paddy Stokes (elected) | 54 | 2.1 |
| | Labor | Sydney George Molloy (elected) | 36 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | E. Taylor | 33 | 1.3 |
| | Lang Labor | S. H. Howey | 22 | 0.9 |
| | Lang Labor | J. Barry | 15 | 0.6 |
| | Lang Labor | L. C. Killmore | 4 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,566 | |