title: Electoral results for the district of Dulwich Hill
text: # Electoral results for the district of Dulwich Hill
  
  Dulwich Hill, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1913 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1968.
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1913 | | Tom Hoskins | Liberal Reform |
  | 1917 | | Tom Hoskins | Nationalist |
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1927 | | John Ness | Nationalist |
  | 1930 | | Frank Connors | Labor |
  | 1932 | | John Ness | United Australia |
  | 1935 | | John Ness | United Australia |
  | 1938 | | Guy Arkins | United Australia |
  | 1941 | | George Weir | Labor |
  | 1944 | | George Weir | Labor |
  | 1947 | | George Weir | Labor |
  | 1950 | | George Weir | Labor |
  | 1953 | | George Weir | Labor |
  | 1953 by | | Cliff Mallam | Labor |
  | 1956 | | Cliff Mallam | Labor |
  | 1959 | | Cliff Mallam | Labor |
  | 1962 | | Cliff Mallam | Labor |
  | 1965 | | Cliff Mallam | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  **1965**
  
  1965 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 11,144 | 54.3 | −3.3 |
  | | Liberal | Russell Carter | 9,387 | 45.7 | +3.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,531 | 98.2 | −0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,912 | 91.2 | −1.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
  
  **1962**
  
  1962 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 12,703 | 57.6 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal | William Bellenger | 9,340 | 42.4 | −0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,043 | 98.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 1.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,345 | 92.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1959**
  
  1959 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 11,733 | 52.3 |
  | | Liberal | Joseph Hollis | 9,601 | 42.8 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Owen Cahill | 1,104 | 4.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,438 | 98.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 372 | 1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,810 | 93.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 11,954 | 53.3 |
  | | Liberal | Joseph Hollis | 10,484 | 46.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  **1956**
  
  1956 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 10,507 | 52.7 | −9.7 |
  | | Liberal | Lionel Corner | 9,436 | 47.3 | +9.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,943 | 98.4 | +0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 326 | 1.6 | −0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,269 | 92.3 | −1.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.7 | |
  
  **1953 by-election**
  
  1953 Dulwich Hill by-election Saturday 20 June :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 10,886 | 53.01 | -9.43 |
  | | Liberal | William Ness | 9,182 | 44.71 | +7.15 |
  | | Independent | John Sheehan | 468 | 2.28 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,536 | 98.50 | +0.57 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 312 | 1.50 | -0.57 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,848 | 86.69 | -6.88 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **1953**
  
  1953 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Weir | 13,626 | 62.4 |
  | | Liberal | Basil Mottershead | 8,196 | 37.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,822 | 97.9 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 461 | 2.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,283 | 93.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  **1950**
  
  1950 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Weir | 12,732 | 54.3 |
  | | Liberal | Leslie Parr | 10,732 | 45.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,464 | 98.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,764 | 91.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1947**
  
  1947 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Weir | 11,931 | 54.1 | +9.8 |
  | | Liberal | John Adamson | 10,105 | 45.9 | +14.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,036 | 98.7 | +1.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,336 | 94.9 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
  
  **1944**
  
  1944 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Weir | 8,959 | 44.3 | -12.6 |
  | | Democratic | Sidney Turner | 6,297 | 31.1 | -12.0 |
  | | Lang Labor | Henry Ritchie | 3,181 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
  | | Independent | John Laxton | 1,798 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,235 | 97.0 | -1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 625 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,860 | 92.8 | -0.7 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | George Weir | 11,408 | 56.4 | -0.5 |
  | | Democratic | Sidney Turner | 8,827 | 43.6 | +0.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
  
  **1941**
  
  1941 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | George Weir | 11,370 | 56.9 |
  | | United Australia | Guy Arkins | 8,604 | 43.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,974 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 363 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,337 | 93.5 |
  | | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  **1938**
  
  1938 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | Guy Arkins | 7,364 | 36.7 | -25.2 |
  | | Labor | Leslie Morrow | 6,992 | 34.9 | -3.2 |
  | | United Australia | Ronald McCredie | 5,686 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,042 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 326 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,368 | 96.5 | -0.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | United Australia | Guy Arkins | 12,497 | 62.3 | +0.4 |
  | | Labor | Leslie Morrow | 7,545 | 37.7 | -0.4 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
  
  **1935**
  
  1935 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | John Ness | 12,074 | 61.9 | +16.8 |
  | | Labor (NSW) | Frank Connors | 7,429 | 38.1 | +6.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,503 | 98.2 | -0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,862 | 96.7 | +0.5 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +0.4 | |
  
  **1932**
  
  1932 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | John Ness | 8,679 | 45.1 | -3.1 |
  | | Labor (NSW) | Frank Connors | 6,151 | 31.9 | -19.5 |
  | | Independent UAP | Francis Pascoe | 2,679 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
  | | Federal Labor | William Long | 1,746 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,255 | 98.9 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,461 | 96.2 | +2.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | United Australia | John Ness | 11,840 | 61.5 | +13.2 |
  | | Labor (NSW) | Frank Connors | 7,415 | 38.5 | -13.2 |
  | | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | +13.2 | |
  
  **1930**
  
  1930 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Frank Connors | 9,558 | 51.4 |
  | | Nationalist | John Ness (defeated) | 8,970 | 48.2 |
  | | Communist | Edna Kavanagh | 75 | 0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,603 | 98.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,941 | 94.0 |
  | | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  **1927**
  
  1927 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | John Ness | 6,584 | 44.3 | |
  | | Labor | Thomas Gilson | 5,258 | 35.4 | |
  | | Ind. Nationalist | Tom Hoskins (defeated) | 2,887 | 19.4 | |
  | | Independent | Donald Croal | 131 | 0.9 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,860 | 97.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 331 | 2.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,191 | 87.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Nationalist | John Ness | 8,427 | 59.8 | |
  | | Labor | Thomas Gilson | 5,662 | 40.2 | |
  | | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nationalist | Tom Hoskins | 6,098 | 68.8 | +9.3 |
  | | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 2,765 | 31.2 | -7.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,863 | 99.5 | +1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 43 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,906 | 61.6 | -10.0 |
  | | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +9.3 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | Tom Hoskins | 5,316 | 59.5 | |
  | | Labor | Arthur Jones | 3,454 | 38.6 | |
  | | Independent | Harrie McConnell | 107 | 1.2 | |
  | | National Progressive | Evan Prosser | 61 | 0.7 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,938 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,119 | 71.6 | |
  | | Liberal Reform win | Liberal Reform win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  