Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney

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

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Billy Hughes	Labour	1901—1916
		Nationalist	1916—1917
	Con Wallace	Labor	1917—1919
	T. J. Ryan	Labor	1919—1921
	William Lambert	Labor	1921—1928
	Jack Beasley	Labor	1928—1931
		Labor (NSW)	1931—1936
		Labor	1936—1940
		Labor (N-C)	1940—1941
		Labor	1941—1946
	William O'Connor	Labor	1946—1949
	Dan Minogue	Labor	1949—1969

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1966

1966 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	15,823	61.8	−13.5
	Liberal	Albert Curtin	6,908	27.0	+27.0
	Democratic Labor	Denise Clancy	1,770	6.9	−11.1
	Communist	Ron Maxwell	1,115	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			25,616	94.1
Informal votes			1,593	5.9
Turnout			27,209	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		66.9	−11.2
	Liberal	Albert Curtin		33.1	+33.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−11.2

1963

1963 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	22,051	74.3	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty	5,352	18.0	+8.6
	Independent	Maurice Law	1,464	4.9	+4.9
	New Guinea	Charles Kilduff	813	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			29,680	95.6
Informal votes			1,371	4.4
Turnout			31,051	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		78.1	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty		21.9	+21.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

1961

1961 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	21,937	70.4	+4.7
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic	4,555	14.6	−4.4
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty	2,927	9.4	−1.5
	Communist	Ron Maxwell	1,746	5.6	+1.3
Total formal votes			31,165	95.5
Informal votes			1,477	4.5
Turnout			32,642	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		76.5	+4.9
	Liberal	Milovan Kovjanic		24.5	−4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	22,610	65.7	−8.0
	Liberal	Adrian Cook	6,535	19.0	−1.2
	Democratic Labor	Allan Charlesworth	3,763	10.9	+10.9
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	1,489	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			34,397	94.8
Informal votes			1,892	5.2
Turnout			36,289	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		71.6	−7.7
	Liberal	Adrian Cook		28.4	+7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.7

1955

1955 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	28,309	73.7	−1.1
	Liberal	Frank Weaver	7,751	20.2	+1.1
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	2,364	6.2	+0.1
Total formal votes			38,424	95.4
Informal votes			1,853	4.6
Turnout			40,277	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		79.3	−1.0
	Liberal	Frank Waver		20.7	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.0

1954

1954 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	21,226	72.5	+9.1
	Independent	Anthony Micallef	6,264	21.4	+21.4
	Communist	Lance Sharkey	1,776	6.1	−4.3
Total formal votes			29,266	95.3
Informal votes			1,432	4.7
Turnout			30,698	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		78.0	+3.4
	Independent	Anthony Micallef		22.0	−3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

1951

1951 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	21,123	63.4	+13.6
	Liberal	Basil Mottershead	8,203	24.6	+4.3
	Communist	Jack Miles	3,483	10.4	+5.4
	Independent Labor	Clare Peters	528	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			33,337	96.2
Informal votes			1,300	3.8
Turnout			34,637	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		74.6	+18.9
	Liberal	Basil Mottershead		25.4	+25.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+18.9

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Minogue	17,732	49.8	−18.2
	Lang Labor	Horace Foley	8,872	24.9	+16.6
	Liberal	Basil Mottershead	7,235	20.3	+1.2
	Communist	Stan Moran	1,786	5.0	+0.4
Total formal votes			35,625	96.8
Informal votes			1,168	3.2
Turnout			36,793	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Minogue		55.7	−21.7
	Lang Labor	Horace Foley		44.3	+21.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−21.7

1946

1946 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William O'Connor	29,417	56.6	−13.1
	Lang Labor	Thomas Ryan	7,671	14.8	+14.8
	Liberal	John Mant	6,300	12.1	+12.1
	Communist	Stan Moran	4,380	8.4	+8.4
	Protestant People	Ronald Sarina	2,162	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	2,063	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			51,993	94.8
Informal votes			2,829	5.2
Turnout			54,822	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William O'Connor		77.4	−1.8
	Lang Labor	Thomas Ryan		22.6	+22.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.8

1943

1943 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Beasley	34,404	69.7	+47.7
	State Labor	Horace Foley	9,166	18.6	+14.5
	One Parliament	Eddington Sherwood	4,481	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	957	1.9	+1.9
	Soldiers Labor	William McCristal	352	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			49,360	96.6
Informal votes			1,748	3.4
Turnout			51,108	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Beasley		79.2	+43.5
	State Labor	Horace Foley		20.8	+20.8
	Labor gain from Labor (N-C)		Swing	+43.5

1940

1940 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (N-C)	Jack Beasley	30,570	62.8	+62.8
	Labor	Henry Mulcahy	10,714	22.0	−78.0
	Independent	Malinda Ivey	2,937	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Stan Moran	2,470	5.1	+5.1
	State Labor	Peter Burke	1,983	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			48,674	94.9
Informal votes			2,610	5.1
Turnout			51,284	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (N-C)	Jack Beasley		64.3	+64.3
	Labor	Henry Mulcahy		35.7	−64.3
	Labor (N-C) gain from Labor		Swing	+64.3

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Beasley	unopposed
	Labor gain from Labor (NSW)		Swing

1934

1934 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley	32,283	63.5	+7.9
	United Australia	Henry Wood	11,160	22.0	−0.9
	Labor	Clarrie Campbell	3,398	6.7	−13.0
	Social Credit	Frederick Taylor	2,529	5.0	+5.0
	Communist	Robert Brechin	1,460	2.9	+1.7
Total formal votes			50,830	95.2
Informal votes			2,571	4.8
Turnout			53,401	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley		73.7	+1.9
	United Australia	Henry Wood		26.3	−1.9
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	+1.9

1931

1931 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley	19,768	63.9	+63.9
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell	6,579	21.3	+7.8
	Labor	James Donaldson	4,596	14.9	−71.6
Total formal votes			30,943	95.8
Informal votes			1,372	4.2
Turnout			32,315	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Jack Beasley		75.1	+75.1
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell		24.9	+11.4
	Labor (NSW) gain from Labor		Swing	+11.4

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Beasley	28,121	86.5	+4.8
	Nationalist	Lindsay Thompson	4,404	13.5	−4.8
Total formal votes			32,525	97.1
Informal votes			973	2.9
Turnout			33,498	94.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

1928

1928 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Beasley	25,286	81.7	+7.7
	Nationalist	Alfred Benjamin	5,649	18.3	−7.7
Total formal votes			30,935	94.1
Informal votes			1,930	5.9
Turnout			32,865	91.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.7

1925

1925 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Lambert	24,604	74.0	+0.1
	Nationalist	Lindsay Thompson	8,634	26.0	+26.0
Total formal votes			33,238	97.4
Informal votes			885	2.6
Turnout			34,123	87.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

1922

1922 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Lambert	13,359	73.9	−3.8
	Protestant Labor	Thomas Bryde	3,631	20.1	+20.1
	Majority Labor	Arthur O'Donnell	1,077	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			18,067	94.3
Informal votes			1,102	5.7
Turnout			19,169	47.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Lambert		75.4	−2.3
	Independent Labor	Thomas Bryde		24.6	+24.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.3

1921 West Sydney by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Lambert	7,857	57.3	−14.9
	Nationalist	Alfred Henry	5,237	38.2	+10.4
	Independent Labor	William McCristal	430	3.1	+3.1
	Taxpayers' Association	John Powell	186	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			13,710	95.8
Informal votes			606	4.2
Turnout			14,316	45.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	William Lambert		59.6	−12.6
	Nationalist	Alfred Henry		40.4	+12.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.6

Elections in the 1910s

1919

1919 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Ryan	14,234	72.2	+5.7
	Nationalist	Richard Sleath	5,488	27.8	−5.7
Total formal votes			19,722	96.4
Informal votes			738	3.6
Turnout			20,460	66.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

1917

1917 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Con Wallace	14,664	66.5	−8.8
	Nationalist	Gideon Gillespie	7,389	33.5	+8.8
Total formal votes			22,053	96.8
Informal votes			739	3.2
Turnout			22,792	63.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.8

1914

1914 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Billy Hughes	15,774	75.3	+4.0
	Liberal	Walter Finch	5,187	24.7	−4.0
Total formal votes			20,961	96.6
Informal votes			731	3.4
Turnout			21,692	54.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

1913

1913 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Billy Hughes	17,658	71.3	-0.0
	Liberal	John Sutton	7,119	28.7	+2.9
Total formal votes			24,777	94.6
Informal votes			1,406	5.4
Turnout			26,183	64.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.5

1910

1910 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	13,000	69.8	+14.3
	Liberal	Stanley Cole	4,986	26.8	−17.7
	Socialist Labor	Harry Holland	628	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			18,614	98.2
Informal votes			341	1.8
Turnout			18,955	60.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.0

Elections in the 1900s

1906

1906 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	7,561	55.5	−14.4
	Anti-Socialist	James Burns	6,056	44.5	+14.4
Total formal votes			13,617	96.7
Informal votes			469	3.3
Turnout			14,086	50.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−14.4

1903

1903 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	7,272	69.9	−3.7
	Free Trade	Edward Warren	3,129	30.1	+30.1
Total formal votes			10,403	96.2
Informal votes			406	3.8
Turnout			10,809	41.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.5

1901

1901 Australian federal election: West Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Billy Hughes	6,652	73.7	+73.7
	Protectionist	James Beer	2,062	22.9	+22.9
	Ind. Protectionist	James Hanrahan	307	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			9,021	97.0
Informal votes			279	3.0
Turnout			9,300	63.4
	Labour win		(new seat)

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos