Candidates of the 1920 New South Wales state election
This is a list of candidates for the 1920 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 20 March 1920. The election was the first of three conducted under the system of proportional representation; as a result, it is not possible to estimate the notional pre-election numbers.
Retiring Members
Labor
- Claude Bushell MLA (Lyndhurst)
- John Cochran MLA (Darling Harbour)
Nationalist
- Alfred Edden MLA (Kahibah)
- James Fallick MLA (Singleton)
- David Hall MLA (Enmore) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- John Hunt MLA (Camden)
- William Latimer MLA (Woollahra) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- Charles Lee MLA (Tenterfield)
- George McDonald MLA (Bingara) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- John Perry MLA (Byron)
- William Robson MLA (Ashfield) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- David Storey MLA (Randwick) — appointed to the Legislative Council
- William Thompson MLA (Ryde)
Independent
- Alexander Graff MLA (Drummoyne) — elected as a Nationalist but became an Independent in 1920
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful parties are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
| Electorate | Vacancies | Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Progressive candidates | Soldiers and Citizens candidates | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 5 |
Campbell Carmichael |
Solomon Amein (Ind) | |||
| Robert Stopford | ||||||
Tom Keegan | ||||||
| Bathurst | 3 |
Arthur Brown |
James McIntyre (Ind) | |||
| John Gilchrist | Henry Camfield | |||||
| Botany | 5 |
Charles Coghlan |
Charles Banks |
Edward Connell (Dem) | ||
| James Morrish | ||||||
Bill Ratcliffe | ||||||
| Byron | 3 |
James McDougall (Ind) | ||||
| Roger Ryan | William Zuill | William Missingham Duncan Nicholson | ||||
| Cootamundra | 3 |
Arthur D'Arcy |
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| Hugh Brown John Fitzpatrick | ||||||
| Charles Trefle | ||||||
| Cumberland | 3 |
Barton Addison |
William Armstrong |
William Crittenden (Ind) | ||
| Francis Lagerlow Albert Jones | ||||||
| William FitzSimons | ||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 5 |
Alexander Hogan |
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| Scott Campbell [a] Daniel Dwyer Walter Humphries |
James Mullaney Henry Rogers Charles Williams |
Arthur Doran | ||||
| Goulburn | 3 | |||||
| Richard Macdonald Frank Morgan |
William Millard | Patrick Bourke Patrick O'Brien William Tomkins | ||||
| Maitland | 3 | |||||
| William Brennan Dionysius McGuire |
Stephen Hungerford Charles Nicholson |
William Roberts Cecil Tindale | ||||
| Murray | 3 | |||||
| Edmund Clear Claude Thompson |
Arthur Manning | Matthew Kilpatrick | ||||
| Murrumbidgee | 3 |
Herbert Hawkins (Ind) | ||||
| George Bodkin Patrick McGirr |
William Adams Herbert Cuthbert William Killen | |||||
| Namoi | 3 | |||||
| Thomas Boland William Scully |
John Crane | Frank Heywood Charles Woollett | ||||
| Newcastle | 5 | |||||
| George O'Brien John Paton |
Joseph Charlton (ISLP) Michael Dillon (Ind) William Grahame (Ind Nat) Thomas Johnston (ISLP) John Kingsborough (Ind) Robert Mackenzie (Dem) John McDonald (ISLP) David McNeill (ISLP) William North (ISLP) | |||||
Amram Lewis David Murray | ||||||
| North Shore | 5 |
Frank Farnell |
Edward Cortis |
Alfred Reid* (Ind Nat) | ||
| Alexander Campbell Albert Roberts Alfred Warton Henry Willis |
Mary Booth (WP) Frederick Clancy (Ind) Edward Clark (Ind) Timothy O'Donoghue (Dem) | |||||
| Percy Colquhoun Richard Lambton | ||||||
| Northern Tableland | 3 |
Leonard Francis |
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| Joseph Byrne | ||||||
| John Crapp Patrick Little Follett Thomas | ||||||
| Oxley | 3 | |||||
| John Culbert Robert Pinkerton | ||||||
| Theodore Hill | ||||||
| Parramatta | 3 |
Francis Silverstone |
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| Frederick Parkes | ||||||
| Edward Pomfret | ||||||
| Ryde | 5 | Robert Greig* |
Maurice Dearn |
Edward Loxton* (Ind Nat) | ||
| Henry Douglass William Hutchison Vernon Jarvis Ernest Sheiles |
Benjamin Gelling | Henry Bernard (Ind)
Robin Levick (Ind) | ||||
| Sydney Herring Herbert Small | ||||||
| St George | 5 |
Charles Church |
Joseph Andrew (Ind) | |||
| Sir Charles Rosenthal | ||||||
| Patrick Donovan William Gibbs Sam Toombs |
Frederick Reed | |||||
| Sturt | 3 | |||||
| Walter Webb Jabez Wright |
John Thorn Frank Wilkinson |
Thomas Hynes (ISLP) John O'Reilly (ISLP) | ||||
| Sydney | 5 |
John Clasby |
Alfred Bartlett (Ind) | |||
| Joseph Jackson | ||||||
Tom Smith | ||||||
| Wammerawa | 3 |
William Harris |
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| Sidney Skuthorpe | ||||||
| William Webster | ||||||
| Western Suburbs | 5 |
Stanley Gelling |
Peter Bowling (Ind) | |||
| Frederick Robins | ||||||
| Frederick McDonald Barney Olde John Sheils |
David Doull Henry Garling | |||||
| Wollondilly | 3 |
Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind) | ||||
| Mark Morton | ||||||
| Daniel Chalker |
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922
- Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election
Notes
- ^ a b Patrick Minahan and Scott Campbell were nominated by the Labor Party, however their endorsement was withdrawn before the polling day because they signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World.[1]
References
- ^ "The ALP: definite action taken against candidates who sign pledges". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1920. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Green, Antony. "1920 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2019.