Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1941–1944

This is a list of members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

from 1941 to 1944, as elected at the 1941 state election

New South Wales state election, 1941

The 1941 New South Wales state election was held on 10 May 1941. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 33nd New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting....

.

During this term, the opposition United Australia Party merged with the new Commonwealth Party

Commonwealth Party (New South Wales)

The Commonwealth Party was a short-lived, urban, conservative political party which was active in New South Wales, Australia in 1943-4.Following the defection of Joseph Lyons from the Australian Labor Party to the conservative side of politics in 1931, the opposition Nationalist Party and the five...

to form the Democratic Party in late 1943. The merger was only at a state level, however; the federal United Australia Party, however, remained intact during this period.

Name	Party	Electorate New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is elected from 93 single-member electorates called districts.- Current districts :This is a list of districts for the 2011 state election.* Albury* Auburn* Ballina...	Term in office
Joshua Arthur Joshua Arthur Joshua George Arthur was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Hamilton and the Electoral district of Kahibah for the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:...	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	Hamilton	1935–1953
Hon Jack Baddeley	Labor	Cessnock Electoral district of Cessnock Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...	1922–1949
Jeff Bate	UAP United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia... /Democratic	Wollondilly Electoral district of Wollondilly Wollondilly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Jai Rowell of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1938–1949
Jack Beale Jack Beale Jack Gordon Beale AO was an Australian politician who championed the need for Australia to conserve and develop its water resources. He was also Australia's first environment minister...	Independent	South Coast Electoral district of South Coast South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Shelley Hancock of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for South Coast:-Election results:...	1942–1973
Rupert Beale Rupert Beale Rupert Noel Beale was an Australian politician and an Independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 16 months from May 1941 until his death.-Early life:...	Independent	South Coast Electoral district of South Coast South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Shelley Hancock of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for South Coast:-Election results:...	1941–1942
George Booth George Booth (Australian politician) George Booth was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Booth was born in Bolton, England. He worked part time as a coal miner at eleven and attended classes by Philip Snowden and became interested in the Labour Movement...	Labor	Kurri Kurri Electoral district of Kurri Kurri Kurri Kurri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927, with the abolition of the multi-member electorates of Newcastle and Maitland and named after the Hunter Valley town of Kurri Kurri. It was abolished in 1968 and replaced by...	1925–1960
George Brain George Brain George William Brain was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the longest-serving member for Willoughby, serving from 1943 until his retirement in 1968. Brain was recognized as one of the primary forces in establishing the Free Library Movement in...	Liberal	Willoughby Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...	1943–1968
Hon Michael Bruxner Michael Bruxner Lieutenant Colonel Sir Michael Frederick Bruxner KBE, DSO, JP was an Australian politician and soldier, serving for many years as Leader of the Country Party and its predecessors...	Country	Tenterfield Electoral district of Tenterfield Tenterfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, partly replacing New England and Macleay, and named after, and including, Tenterfield. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was...	1920–1962
Arthur Budd	Country	Byron Electoral district of Byron Byron was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1913, replacing Rous, and named after Cape Byron. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, Byron absorbed Lismore and Clarence and elected three members...	1927–1944
Frank Burke	Labor	Newtown Electoral district of Newtown Newtown was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Newtown. It elected one member from 1859 to 1880, two members from 1880 to 1885, three members from 1885 to 1891...	1917–1944
Fred Cahill Fred Cahill Frederick Joseph Cahill was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1959 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....	Labor	Young Electoral district of Young Young was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Young area. It elected two members between 1880 to 1894 and one member from 1894 to 1904, when it was replaced by Burrangong. Young was recreated in 1927 and abolished in 1981.-Members for...	1941–1959
Hon Joseph Cahill Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,...	Labor	Cook's River Electoral district of Cook's River Cook's River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1941, partly replacing Arncliffe, and named after inner southwestern Sydney's Cooks River. It was abolished in 1973....	1925–1959
Robert Cameron	Labor	Waratah	1927–1956
Bill Carlton Bill Carlton William Joseph Carlton was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1935 and his death. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and Australian Labor Party....	Labor	Concord Electoral district of Concord Concord was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1930, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Concord. It was abolished in 1968.-Members for Concord:-References:...	1935–1949
Bill Chaffey Bill Chaffey William Adolphus Chaffey was an Australian farmer, soldier and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the district of Tamworth...	Independent UAP	Tamworth Electoral district of Tamworth Tamworth is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Kevin Anderson of the National Party of Australia...	1940–1973
John Chanter John Courtenay Chanter For John Courtenay Chanter's father, John Moore Chanter, a member of the New South Wales and Australian parliaments see John ChanterJohn Courtenay Chanter was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1943 and 1947...	Labor	Lachlan Electoral district of Lachlan Lachlan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. During the first two Parliaments , there was an electorate in the same area called Lachlan and Lower Darling, named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. Lachlan was created in 1859 and...	1943–1947
Hon Daniel Clyne Daniel Clyne Daniel Clyne was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1956 and, variously, a member of the Australian Labor Party and Lang Labor. He was the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1947.Clyne was...	Labor	King Electoral district of King King was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1904, replacing Sydney-King, and in 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of Sydney. It was recreated in 1927, but it was abolished in...	1927–1956
Lou Cunningham Lou Cunningham Lucien Lawrence "Lou" Cunningham was an Australian farmer and politician. He was born at Inverell, New South Wales, to a farmer, Eugene Cunningham, and his wife Mary, née Edgeworth, both born in Ireland...	Labor	Coogee Electoral district of Coogee Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Bruce Notley-Smith of the Liberal Party.-Members for Coogee:-Election results:...	1941–1948
William Currey	Labor	Kogarah Electoral district of Kogarah Kogarah is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's St George district. It is represented by Cherie Burton of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...	1941–1948
Mat Davidson	Labor	Cobar Electoral district of Cobar Cobar was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1894 to 1920, when it was combined with Willyama and Sturt to create a three-member Sturt. Cobar was recreated in 1932 and abolished in 1968. It included Cobar.-Members for Cobar:...	1918–1949
Billy Davies	Labor	Wollongong-Kembla Electoral district of Wollongong-Kembla Wollongong-Kembla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1941, and abolished in 1968, being split into Wollongong and Kembla.-Members for Wollongong-Kembla:...	1917–1949
Doug Dickson Doug Dickson Samuel Douglas Dickson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until his death in 1960. He was a member of the Country Party, serving as its Deputy Leader from 1953 to 1958.Dickson was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales...	Country	Temora Electoral district of Temora Temora was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1927 to 1981, including the town of Temora.-Members for Temora:...	1938–1960
Edgar Dring Edgar Dring Edgar Percy Dring was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death in 1955. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....	Labor	Ashburnham Electoral district of Ashburnham Ashburnham was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894 in the Parkes area and named after Ashburnham County. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Murrumbidgee, along with...	1941–1955
Hon David Drummond	Country	Armidale Electoral district of Armidale Armidale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing New England, and named after and including Armidale. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Northern...	1920–1949
Hon Bill Dunn Bill Dunn (Australian politician) William Fraser Dunn was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1910 until 1950. He was a member of the ALP.-Early life:...	Labor	Mudgee Electoral district of Mudgee Mudgee was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales first created in 1859, partly replacing Wellington and Bligh and named after and including Mudgee. Following the abolition of Goldfields West in 1880, it elected three members simultaneously,...	1910–1911, 1911–1932, 1935–1950
George Enticknap George Enticknap The Hon. Ambrose George Enticknap was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1965...	Independent Labor/Labor	Murrumbidgee Electoral district of Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. It is represented by Adrian Piccoli of the National Party of Australia....	1941–1965
Griffith Evans Griffith Evans (politician) Griffith Parry Evans was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party.-Early life:...	Country	Lachlan Electoral district of Lachlan Lachlan was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. During the first two Parliaments , there was an electorate in the same area called Lachlan and Lower Darling, named after the Lachlan and Darling Rivers. Lachlan was created in 1859 and...	1938–1943
Clive Evatt Clive Evatt Clive Evatt QC was an Australian politician, barrister and raconteur. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1939 until 1959. At various times he sat as a member of the Industrial Labor Party, ALP and as an independent.-Early life:Evatt was born in Maitland and was the...	Labor	Hurstville Electoral district of Hurstville Hurstville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Hurstville....	1939–1959
Frank Finnan Frank Finnan The Hon. Frank Finnan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1953 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1947 and 1953 .Finnan was born in The Rocks, New South Wales and was...	Labor	Hawkesbury Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia, who contested the 2007 election as an independent but was defeated by Ray Williams of the Liberal Party of...	1941–1953
Ray Fitzgerald Ray Fitzgerald (politician) Raymond Leo Fitzgerald was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1962 and served as an independent member until 1950 and then as a member of the Country Party....	Independent	Gloucester Electoral district of Gloucester Gloucester was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, partly replacing Williams, and named after Gloucester or Gloucester County . In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into...	1941–1962
Herbert FitzSimons	UAP/Democratic	Lane Cove Electoral district of Lane Cove Lane Cove is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Anthony Roberts of the Liberal Party of Australia...	1930–1944
Howard Fowles Howard Fowles Howard Fowles was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1968 and a member of the Australian Labor Party . He was the acting Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 3 months in 1962.Fowles was born in Merrylands, New...	Labor	Illawarra Electoral district of Illawarra Illawarra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was originally created in 1859, replacing East Camden. It was replaced by Wollongong in 1904 and recreated in 1927. In 1968, it was abolished and partly replaced by Kembla. In 1971,...	1941–1968
William Frith William Frith (politician) William Frith was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1933 until 1953. He was a member of the Country Party. He was the party whip from 1938 till 1953....	Country	Lismore Electoral district of Lismore Lismore is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Thomas George of the National Party of Australia....	1933–1953
James Geraghty James Geraghty James Leo Geraghty was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1953. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party until 1950 and then sat as an Independent Labor member .-Early life:Geraghty was born in Parramatta, New South Wales...	Labor	North Sydney Electoral district of North Sydney North Sydney was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Created in 1927, it replaced part of the multi-member electorate of North Shore, and was named after and included the Sydney suburb of North Sydney. It was abolished in 1962 and partly...	1941–1953
Hon George Gollan George Gollan The Hon. George Charles Gollan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1932 until 1953 . He was variously a member of the United Australia Party , Democratic Party and Liberal Party of Australia...	UAP/Democratic	Parramatta Electoral district of Parramatta Parramatta is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently held by Geoff Lee of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1932–1953
William Gollan William Gollan The Hon. William McCulloch Gollan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1962 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1953 and 1959.Gollan was born in Woodburn, New South Wales...	Labor	Randwick Electoral district of Randwick Randwick was an Australian electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Woollahra. It was named after and including the Sydney...	1941–1962
Bob Gorman Bob Gorman Robert Douglas Gorman was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1933 and 1950...	Labor	Annandale Electoral district of Annandale Annandale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member constituencies, from part of Balmain, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Annandale. With the introduction of proportional...	1933–1950
Eddie Graham Eddie Graham (politician) The Hon. Edgar Hugh Graham was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions...	Labor	Wagga Wagga Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Daryl Maguire of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1941–1957
Robert Greig Robert Greig (politician) Robert Greig was an Australian politician for the Labour party. He represented the Electoral district of Drummoyne 1941—1947. He served alongside Thomas Bavin in the Electoral district of Ryde 1920-27.-References:...	Labor	Drummoyne Electoral district of Drummoyne Drummoyne is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Sidoti of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...	1920–1927, 1941–1947
Raymond Hamilton Raymond Hamilton (politician) Raymond George Hamilton was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1950. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:...	Labor	Namoi Electoral district of Namoi The Namoi was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1880 and named after the Namoi River. It elected two members between 1891 and 1894. In 1894 it was abolished and partly replaced by Narrabri...	1941–1950
Frank Hawkins	Labor	Newcastle Electoral district of Newcastle Newcastle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales named after and including Newcastle. It is represented by Tim Owen of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...	1935–1968
Roy Heferen Roy Heferen Stephen Roy Heferen was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1950. During his parliamentary career he was a member of the Australian Labor Party but sat as an Independent Labor member between March and May 1950.-Early life:Heferen...	Labor	Barwon	1940–1950
Hon Robert Heffron Robert Heffron Robert James "Bob" Heffron was one of the longest-serving New South Wales state parliamentarians. He was the Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 28 October 1959, to 30 April 1964.-Early years:...	Labor	Botany Electoral district of Botany Botany was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Redfern, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Botany...	1930–1968
Frank Hill Frank Hill (politician) Francis Hill was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and his death. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:...	Labor	Blacktown	1941–1945
Ted Horsington	Labor	Sturt	1922–1947
Walter Howarth Walter Howarth Walter Arthur Harrex Howarth was an Australian politician who represented the Maitland for the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia .-Early life:...	UAP/Democratic	Maitland Electoral district of Maitland Maitland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Parker of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1932–1956
David Hunter David Hunter (politician) David Benjamin Hunter was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1940 to 1976, representing three successive conservative parties - the United Australia Party, Democratic Party, and Liberal Party...	UAP/Democratic	Croydon Electoral district of Croydon (New South Wales) Croydon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1927, with the abolition of proportional representation from part of the multi-member electorate of Western Suburbs, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Croydon...	1940–1976
Gordon Jackett Gordon Jackett Harry Gordon Jackett was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1935 and 1938 and from 1941 until his death. He was variously a United Australia Party , Independent UAP, Democratic Party and Liberal Party member of parliament .Jackett was born in...	Independent UAP	Burwood Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales) Burwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, first created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Burwood. With the introduction of...	1935–1951
Joseph Jackson Joseph Jackson (Australian politician) Joseph Jackson was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1922 until 1956...	UAP/Democratic	Nepean Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales) Nepean was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859, and named after the Nepean River. It was abolished in 1904 with the downsizing of the Assembly after Federation. Nepean was recreated in 1927 and abolished again in...	1922–1956
Hon Gus Kelly Gus Kelly (politician) Christopher Augustus "Gus" Kelly was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1932 and again from 1935 until his death in 1967, representing the electorate of Bathurst...	Labor	Bathurst	1925–1932, 1935–1967
Hamilton Knight Hamilton Knight The Hon. Hamilton Knight was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1947 . During his parliamentary career he was, at various times, a member of the Australian Labor Party , the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	Hartley Electoral district of Hartley (New South Wales) Hartley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1859 in the Lithgow area and named after the town of Hartley, near Lithgow. It replaced part of Cook and Westmoreland. From 1891 to 1894, it elected two members...	1927–1947
Bill Lamb Bill Lamb The Hon. William Henry Lamb was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until 1962 and, variously, a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Lang Labor Party...	Labor	Granville Electoral district of Granville Granville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's West. It is currently represented by Tony Issa of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...	1938–1962
Abe Landa Abe Landa The Hon. Abram Landa was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1932 and from 1941 until 1965. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	Bondi Electoral district of Bondi Bondi was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Bondi. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Eastern Suburbs...	1930–1965
Jack Lang Jack Lang (Australian politician) John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...	Labor/Lang Labor Lang Labor Lang Labor was the name commonly used to describe three successive break-away sections of the Australian Labor Party, all led by the New South Wales Labor leader Jack Lang premier of NSW .-Initial opposition to Lang's leadership:...	Auburn	1913–1943, 1943–1946
Joe Lawson Joe Lawson (politician) Joseph Alexander Lawson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....	Country	Murray Electoral district of Murray (New South Wales) Murray was an electoral district in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was a single-member electorate from 1859 to 1920, but from 1920 to 1927 it was merged with Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga to create a three-member electorate, voting by proportional representation. It was recreated as a...	1932–1973
Hon Carlo Lazzarini Carlo Lazzarini Carlo Camillo Lazzarini , also known as Charlie Lazzarini, was an Australian politician affiliated with the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	Marrickville Electoral district of Marrickville Marrickville is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a 13.47 km² urban electorate in Sydney's inner west, centred on the suburb of Marrickville from which it takes its name...	1917–1952
Christopher Lethbridge Christopher Lethbridge Christopher Baron Lethbridge was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1937 and 1946. He was an Independent member of parliament.-Early life:...	Independent	Corowa Electoral district of Corowa Corowa was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales.Created in 1904, it takes its name from town of Corowa. In 1920, Corowa, Albury and Wagga Wagga was absorbed into Murray and elected four members under proportional representation...	1937–1946
Donald Macdonald Donald Macdonald (Australian politician) Donald Peter Macdonald was an Australian politician and clergyman. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1947 and an Independent member of parliament.-Early life:...	Independent UAP	Mosman Electoral district of Mosman Mosman was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1913 and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Middle Harbour. Mosman...	1941–1947
Hon Alexander Mair Alexander Mair Alexander Mair was an Australian politician and served as the Premier of New South Wales from 5 August 1939 to 16 May 1941. Born in Melbourne, working in various businesses, Mair moved to Albury, New South Wales and went on to be a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for fourteen...	UAP/Democratic	Albury	1932–1946
Clarrie Martin Clarrie Martin Major Clarence Edward Martin was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1932 and from 1939 until his death in 1953. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party , the Industrial Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	Waverley Electoral district of Waverley Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member constituencies, out of part of Paddington, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Waverley. In 1920, with the...	1930–1932, 1939–1953
Claude Matthews Claude Matthews (Australian politician) The Hon. Claude Hilton Matthews was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1934 until his death in 1954 . He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	Leichhardt	1934–1954
James McGirr James McGirr James McGirr was the Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February 1947 to 3 April 1952.A Catholic, McGirr was the seventh son of John Patrick McGirr, farmer and Irish immigrant, and Mary McGirr, whose maiden name was O'Sullivan. Born in Parkes, New South Wales, he grew up on a dairy farm near...	Labor	Bankstown	1922–1952
John McGrath John McGrath (New South Wales politician) The Hon. John Francis McGrath was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1959 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held a number of ministerial positions including Minister for Housing.-Early and Personal Life:McGrath...	Labor	Rockdale Electoral district of Rockdale Rockdale is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Flowers of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...	1941–1959
Hon William McKell William McKell Sir William John McKell GCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He was also the oldest Governor General of Australia, at 93 when he died....	Labor	Redfern Electoral district of Redfern Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...	1917–1947
George Mitchell	Independent	Oxley	1941–1944
Roger Nott Roger Nott The Hon. Roger Bede Nott was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1961. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1954 and 1961...	Labor	Liverpool Plains Electoral district of Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1859 and including the Liverpool Plains and the extensive pastoral district around the Gwydir River in the northwest of the state. It was created when the seat of...	1941–1961
Robert O'Halloran Robert O'Halloran Robert "Bob" Emmet O'Halloran was an Australian politician. He was an Labor Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly spanning 27 years, representing Eastern Suburbs between 1920 to 1927 and Orange between 1941 and 1947.-Early years:O'Halloran was born in Euchareena, New South Wales...	Labor	Orange Electoral district of Orange Orange is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Andrew Gee of the National Party of Australia....	1920–1927, 1941–1947
Hon Maurice O'Sullivan Maurice O'Sullivan (politician) The Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1959. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party...	Labor	Paddington	1927–1959
Mary Quirk Mary Quirk Mary Lily May Quirk was an Australian politician.Born in Coonamble in New South Wales to farmer Julius Deal and his wife Emma Margaretta White, she was educated at Rozelle before commencing work as a domestic servant. She was later employed as a shop assistant with Grace Brothers, leading to her...	Labor	Balmain Electoral district of Balmain Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It includes the suburbs and localities of Annandale, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Glebe Island, Haberfield, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Rozelle,...	1939–1950
Alfred Reid	UAP/Democratic	Manly Electoral district of Manly Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has historically tended to be a Liberal-leaning seat. It is currently represented by the Treasurer of New South Wales, Mike Baird of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Manly:-Election...	1920–1922, 1925–1945
John Reid John Reid (Australian politician) John Thomas Reid was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 until 1963 and a member of the Country Party....	Country	Casino Electoral district of Casino Casino was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales originally created in 1930 and named after Casino. It was abolished in 1968, recreated in 1971 and abolished again in 1981.-Members for Casino:...	1930–1953
Jack Renshaw Jack Renshaw John Brophy "Jack" Renshaw AC was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of New South Wales from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965.-Early life:...	Labor	Castlereagh Electoral district of Castlereagh Castlereagh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales originally created in 1904, partly replacing Coonamble and named after the Castlereagh River. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Wammerawa,...	1941–1980
Hon Athol Richardson Athol Richardson Athol Railton Richardson OBE, QC was an Australian politician and judge. Richardson represented the Electoral district of Ashfield for the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia from 26 March 1938 until 5 February 1952.-Early life:Richardson was born to parents Stephen Arthur...	UAP/Democratic	Ashfield Electoral district of Ashfield Ashfield was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, first created in 1894 with the abolition of multi-member electoral districts from part of Canterbury, and named after the Sydney suburb of Ashfield. It was abolished in 1920, with the...	1935–1946, 1946–1952
Clarrie Robertson Clarrie Robertson Clarence Gordon Robertson was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1942 and 1950 and again between 1953 and 1959. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party....	Labor	Dubbo Electoral district of Dubbo Dubbo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Troy Grant of the National Party of Australia....	1942–1950, 1953–1959
Murray Robson	UAP/Democratic	Vaucluse Electoral district of Vaucluse Vaucluse is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, based on the suburb of Vaucluse. Vaucluse is one of two original electorates to have never been held by the opposing Labor party and always by the Liberal Party or its predecessors, the other...	1936–1957
D'Arcy Rose D'Arcy Rose D'Arcy Rose was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1939 until 1959. He was a member of the Country Party.Rose was born in Ashfield, New South Wales...	Country	Upper Hunter Electoral district of Upper Hunter Upper Hunter is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by George Souris of the National Party of Australia....	1939–1959
Edward Sanders	UAP	Willoughby Electoral district of Willoughby Willoughby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Gladys Berejiklian of the Liberal Party of Australia.-History:...	1925–1943
John Seiffert John Seiffert John Wesley Seiffert was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death in 1965...	Labor	Monaro Electoral district of Monaro Monaro is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by John Barilaro of the National Party of Australia....	1941–1965
James Shand	Independent UAP	Ryde Electoral district of Ryde Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It includes the suburbs and localities of Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Ryde, North Ryde, West Ryde; and part of Eastwood.It is...	1926–1944
Tom Shannon Tom Shannon For the artist see Tom Shannon Thomas John Shannon was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until his death. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor Party .Shannon was born in Redfern, New South Wales...	Labor	Phillip Electoral district of Phillip Phillip was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, in central Sydney and named after Arthur Phillip, created in 1904 from part of Sydney-Phillip. It was initially south of Liverpool Street, east of George Street and City Road, north of...	1927–1954
Bill Sheahan	Labor	Yass Electoral district of Yass Yass was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1894 and 1920. It largely replaced the electoral district of Yass Plains. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed along with Burrangong into...	1941–1973
Fred Stanley Fred Stanley (politician) Fred Stanley was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1950...	Labor	Lakemba Electoral district of Lakemba Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. It has been held by the Australian Labor Party since its creation in 1927...	1927–1950
Sydney Storey Sydney Storey Sydney Albert Dawson Storey was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1962...	Independent UAP	Hornsby Electoral district of Hornsby Hornsby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor party and always by the Liberals, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other such district...	1941–1962
John Sweeney	Labor	Bulli Electoral district of Bulli Bulli was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Bulli area. It was originally created in 1930, replacing Wollongong. In 1971 it was abolished and was divided between the new electoral district of Heathcote and Corrimal. In 1991,...	1933–1947
Arthur Tonge Arthur Tonge Arthut Tonge was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1926 and 1932 and from 1935 to 1962...	Labor	Canterbury Electoral district of Canterbury Canterbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Linda Burney of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...	1926–1932, 1935–1962
Hon Vernon Treatt Vernon Treatt Sir Vernon Haddon Treatt KBE, MM, QC was an Australian lawyer, soldier, Rhodes Scholar and politician. Born in Singleton, New South Wales and educated at Shore School, Treatt interrupted his studies at the University of Sydney to enlist at the outbreak of the First World War...	UAP/Democratic	Woollahra Electoral district of Woollahra Woollahra was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created with the abolition of multi-member constituencies in 1894 from part of Paddington, along with Waverley and Randwick. It was named after and including the Sydney suburb of...	1938–1962
Hon Jack Tully Jack Tully John Moran "Jack" Tully was an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1932 and from 1935 to 1946....	Labor	Goulburn Electoral district of Goulburn Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Pru Goward of the Liberal Party of Australia....	1925–1932, 1935–1946
Harry Turner	UAP/Democratic	Gordon	1937–1952
Hon Roy Vincent Roy Vincent Roy Vincent was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1922 until 1953. He was a member of the "True Blue" faction of the Progressive Party until it became the Country Party in 1927. He was the party's Deputy Leader and Whip between 1950 and 1953...	Country	Raleigh Electoral district of Raleigh Raleigh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, partly replacing Macleay, and named after Raleigh County. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Oxley, along with...	1922–1953
Hon Reginald Weaver Reginald Weaver Reginald Walter Darcy Weaver was an Australian conservative parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years. Serving from 1917 in the backbenches, he entered the cabinet of Thomas Bavin in 1929 as Secretary for Mines and Minister for Forests until he returned to...	UAP/Democratic	Neutral Bay Electoral district of Neutral Bay Neutral Bay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1927, replacing part of the multi-member electorate of North Shore, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay. It was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced...	1917–1925, 1927–1945
George Weir George Weir George Weir was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 to 1953.-Early life:...	Labor	Dulwich Hill Electoral district of Dulwich Hill Dulwich Hill was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1913, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill. With the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the multi-member electorate of...	1941–1953
Arthur Williams Arthur Williams (Australian politician) Arthur John Leonard Williams was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1940 until 1956. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....	Labor	Georges River Electoral district of Georges River Georges River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1930 to 2007. It was replaced by Oatley.-Members for Georges River:-Election results:...	1940–1956
George Wilson	Country	Dubbo Electoral district of Dubbo Dubbo is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Troy Grant of the National Party of Australia....	1932–1942
Cecil Wingfield Cecil Wingfield Cecil Wingfield was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1938 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party....	Country	Clarence Electoral district of Clarence Clarence is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.It was represented by Steve Cansdell of the National Party of Australia until he resigned on 16th September 2011 due to issues relating to a statutory declaration related to a speeding offence...	1938–1955

Murrumbidgee MLA George Enticknap

George Enticknap

The Hon. Ambrose George Enticknap was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1965...

was elected as an Independent Labor candidate, defeating the endorsed Labor candidate, but was readmitted by the party soon after his election.

Dubbo Country Party MLA George Wilson died on 24 April 1942. Labor candidate Clarrie Robertson

Clarrie Robertson

Clarence Gordon Robertson was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1942 and 1950 and again between 1953 and 1959. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party....

won the resulting by-election on 6 June.

South Coast independent MLA Rupert Beale

Rupert Beale

Rupert Noel Beale was an Australian politician and an Independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 16 months from May 1941 until his death.-Early life:...

died on 28 September 1942. His son, independent candidate Jack Beale

Jack Beale

Jack Gordon Beale AO was an Australian politician who championed the need for Australia to conserve and develop its water resources. He was also Australia's first environment minister...

, won the resulting by-election on 14 November.

Willoughby UAP MLA Edward Sanders died on 10 July 1943. UAP candidate George Brain

George Brain

George William Brain was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was the longest-serving member for Willoughby, serving from 1943 until his retirement in 1968. Brain was recognized as one of the primary forces in establishing the Free Library Movement in...

won the resulting by-election on 25 September.

Lachlan Country Party MLA Griffith Evans

Griffith Evans (politician)

Griffith Parry Evans was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until his death. He was a member of the Country Party.-Early life:...

died on 16 August 1943. Labor candidate John Chanter

John Courtenay Chanter

For John Courtenay Chanter's father, John Moore Chanter, a member of the New South Wales and Australian parliaments see John ChanterJohn Courtenay Chanter was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1943 and 1947...

won the resulting by-election on 25 September.

Auburn MLA Jack Lang

Jack Lang (Australian politician)

John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...

was expelled from the Labor Party in 1943 and sat as a Lang Labor

Lang Labor

Lang Labor was the name commonly used to describe three successive break-away sections of the Australian Labor Party, all led by the New South Wales Labor leader Jack Lang premier of NSW .-Initial opposition to Lang's leadership:...

candidate thereafter, in the final Lang Labor split. Unlike the previous Labor schisms, however, all of his parliamentary colleagues in this parliament remained in the official Labor Party.

Lang resigned on 15 July 1943 to contest the federal seat of Reid

Division of Reid

The Division of Reid is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Abbotsford, Auburn , Berala , Breakfast Point, Burwood , Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon , Drummoyne,...

at the 1943 election

Australian federal election, 1943

Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 August 1943. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin easily defeated the opposition Country Party led...

, but lost the federal contest, and contested and won the by-election for his state seat on 2 October.

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