Candidates of the 1922 New South Wales state election
This is a list of candidates for the 1922 New South Wales state election.[1] The election was held on 25 March 1922. The election was the second of three conducted under the system of proportional representation.
Retiring Members
Labor
- Arthur Buckley MLA (Sydney)
- John Estell MLA (Newcastle) — appointed to the Legislative Council
Nationalist
- James Macarthur-Onslow MLA (Eastern Suburbs) — elected as Progressive
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 | Sitting MPs | Labor candidates | Nationalist candidates | Progressive candidates | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain | 4 Labor 1 Nationalist |
John Doyle |
Thomas Greentree |
Solomon Amein (Ind) | |
| Bathurst | 2 Labor 1 Nationalist |
Alfred Craig |
Alfred Birney |
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| Botany | 4 Labor 1 Nationalist |
Frank Burke* |
David Alexander |
Daniel McGrath (Dem) | |
| Byron | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Roger Kiely |
George Nesbitt* |
Stephen Blackman |
|
| Cootamundra | 2 Labor 1 Progressive |
Arthur Manning |
Thomas Hough |
William Lucas (Ind) | |
| Cumberland | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist |
Voltaire Molesworth* |
Edwin Crowther |
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| Eastern Suburbs | 2 Labor 2 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Robert Campbell |
William Foster |
Alfred Barber |
Scott Campbell (Ind Lab)[a] |
| Goulburn | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
John Bailey* |
Edward Halliday |
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| Maitland | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Walter Bennett* |
Benjamin Gelling |
Patrick Ferry (Ind) | |
| Murray | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Walter Boston |
Richard Ball* |
Ernest Field |
|
| Murrumbidgee | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Arthur Grimm* |
Ernest Buttenshaw* |
James McMahon (Ind) | |
| Namoi | 1 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Septimus Humphries |
Roland Green |
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| Newcastle | 3 Labor 1 Nationalist 1 Independent |
Jack Baddeley* |
Magnus Cromarty* |
John Cram |
Arthur Gardiner (Ind Lab) |
| North Shore | 1 Labor 3 Nationalist 1 Ind Nationalist |
John Cochran |
Richard Arthur* |
Edward Clark (Ind) | |
| Northern Tableland | 1 Labor 2 Progressive |
Amos Clarke |
David Doull |
Michael Bruxner* |
|
| Oxley | 1 Labor 2 Progressive |
Frederick Bennett |
Theodore Hill* |
Charles Algie |
Patrick Moran (Ind) |
| Parramatta | 2 Labor 1 Nationalist |
Albert Bruntnell* |
John Blake (Ind) | ||
| Ryde | 1 Labor 2 Nationalist 1 Progressive 1 Ind Nationalist |
John English |
David Anderson* |
Lindsay Thompson |
John Pattison (Ind) |
| St George | 2 Labor 2 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
George Cann* |
Guy Arkins* |
John Cordell |
|
| Sturt | 2 Labor 1 Nationalist |
William Daish |
Walter O'Grady |
William Couch (Ind) | |
| Sydney | 4 Labor 1 Nationalist |
John Birt* |
Richard Caldwell |
Richard Allen (Ind) | |
| Wammerawa | 2 Labor 1 Nationalist |
John Macdonald |
James Berryman |
William Ashford* (Ind) | |
| Western Suburbs | 2 Labor 2 Nationalist 1 Progressive |
Carlo Lazzarini* |
Tom Hoskins* |
Alexander Huie |
|
| Wollondilly | 2 Labor 1 Nationalist |
John Cleary |
Samuel Emmett |
William Howarth |
Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind) |
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1922–1925
- Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election
Notes
- ^ Scott Campbell had been nominated by the Labor Party for the 1920 election however his endorsement was withdrawn before the polling day because he signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World.[2]
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "1922 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "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.