title: Electoral results for the Division of West Sydney
text: # 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 |
  | Billy Hughes | Nationalist | 1916—1917 |
  | Con Wallace | Labor | 1917—1919 |
  | T. J. Ryan | Labor | 1919—1921 |
  | William Lambert | Labor | 1921—1928 |
  | Jack Beasley | Labor | 1928—1931 |
  | Jack Beasley | Labor (NSW) | 1931—1936 |
  | Jack Beasley | Labor | 1936—1940 |
  | Jack Beasley | Labor (N-C) | 1940—1941 |
  | Jack Beasley | 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 | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,616 | 94.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,593 | 5.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -11.2 | |
  
  **1963**
  
  1963 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,680 | 95.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,371 | 4.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
  
  **1961**
  
  1961 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,165 | 95.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,477 | 4.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1958**
  
  1958 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,397 | 94.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,892 | 5.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -7.7 | |
  
  **1955**
  
  1955 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,424 | 95.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,853 | 4.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -1.0 | |
  
  **1954**
  
  1954 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,266 | 95.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,432 | 4.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
  
  **1951**
  
  1951 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,337 | 96.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,300 | 3.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | +18.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1949**
  
  1949 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,625 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,168 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -21.7 | |
  
  **1946**
  
  1946 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,993 | 94.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,829 | 5.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
  
  **1943**
  
  1943 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,360 | 96.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,748 | 3.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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) | Labor gain from Labor (N-C) | Swing | +43.5 | |
  
  **1940**
  
  1940 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,674 | 94.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,610 | 5.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor (N-C) gain from Labor | Swing | +64.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  **1937**
  
  1937 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Beasley | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Labor gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | | |
  
  **1934**
  
  1934 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,830 | 95.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,571 | 4.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
  
  **1931**
  
  1931 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,943 | 95.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,372 | 4.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor (NSW) gain from Labor | Swing | +11.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  **1929**
  
  1929 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Beasley | 28,121 | 86.5 | +4.8 |
  | | Nationalist | Lindsay Thompson | 4,404 | 13.5 | -4.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,525 | 97.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 973 | 2.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,498 | 94.2 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
  
  **1928**
  
  1928 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Beasley | 25,286 | 81.7 | +7.7 |
  | | Nationalist | Alfred Benjamin | 5,649 | 18.3 | -7.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,935 | 94.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,930 | 5.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,865 | 91.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
  
  **1925**
  
  1925 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Lambert | 24,604 | 74.0 | +0.1 |
  | | Nationalist | Lindsay Thompson | 8,634 | 26.0 | +26.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,238 | 97.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 885 | 2.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,123 | 87.0 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.4 | |
  
  **1922**
  
  1922 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,067 | 94.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,102 | 5.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
  
  1921 West Sydney by-election :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,710 | 95.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 606 | 4.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 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 | Labor hold | Swing | -12.6 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1919**
  
  1919 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 14,234 | 72.2 | +5.7 |
  | | Nationalist | Richard Sleath | 5,488 | 27.8 | -5.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,722 | 96.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 738 | 3.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,460 | 66.7 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Con Wallace | 14,664 | 66.5 | -8.8 |
  | | Nationalist | Gideon Gillespie | 7,389 | 33.5 | +8.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,053 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 739 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,792 | 63.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.8 | |
  
  **1914**
  
  1914 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Billy Hughes | 15,774 | 75.3 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal | Walter Finch | 5,187 | 24.7 | -4.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,961 | 96.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 731 | 3.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,692 | 54.8 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Billy Hughes | 17,658 | 71.3 | -0.0 |
  | | Liberal | John Sutton | 7,119 | 28.7 | +2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,777 | 94.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,406 | 5.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,183 | 64.6 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,614 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 341 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,955 | 60.7 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +16.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1906**
  
  1906 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,617 | 96.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 469 | 3.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,086 | 50.1 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -14.4 | |
  
  **1903**
  
  1903 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,403 | 96.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 406 | 3.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,809 | 41.9 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 | |
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 Australian federal election: West Sydney :
  
  | Party | 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 | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,021 | 97.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 279 | 3.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,300 | 63.4 | |
  | | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  