State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1917
1917 New South Wales state election [ 1] [ 2] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
1,109,830
Votes cast
616,146
Turnout
61.43
-6.81
Informal votes
6,332
Informal
1.02
–1.28
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Nationalist [ a]
292,306
47.44
+1.17
52
+13
Labor
262,655
42.63
−4.00
33
−16
Independent
25,528
4.14
+1.86
3
+2
Independent Labor
20,085
3.26
+1.88
1
0
Ind. Nationalist
15,201
2.47
+0.03
1
+1
Ind. Socialist Labor
371
0.06
–0.19
0
0
Total
616,146
90
The 1917 New South Wales state election involved 90 electoral district returning one member each. If a candidate failed to achieve at least 50% of the vote in an electorate, a run-off election would take place in the following weeks. In this election, 8 electorates proceeded to second round elections.[ 1]
The sitting member John Cusack was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
Sitting member Arthur Griffith was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member was Ernest Durack (Labor ) who did not contest the election.
The sitting Labor member for Belmore, Patrick Minahan , lost preselection and unsuccessfully contested Cootamundra against Labor turned Nationalist Premier William Holman .
George McDonald had been elected as a Labor member in the 1913 election . He resigned from the party and his seat as a protest at the behaviour of the Easter 1916 NSW Labor conference and retained the seat at the by-election as an Independent.[ 16]
The sitting member George Burgess was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Guy Arkins was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member William Holman was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4] Patrick Minahan was the sitting member for Belmore however he lost preselection for that seat.
The sitting member David Hall was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
Richard Price had been elected as a Farmers and Settlers member in the 1913 election . He joined the Nationalist Party however he was not endorsed by the party for the 1917 election and ran as an independent.
The sitting member was Charles Wade (Nationalist ) who did not contest the election.
Hastings and Macleay [ edit ]
The sitting member Alfred Edden was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member James Morrish was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member William Ashford was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Thomas Crawford was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Robert Scobie was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Patrick McGarry was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 64]
The sitting member George Black was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Arthur Gardiner was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Robert Hollis was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Richard Meagher was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member James McGowen was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member was James Mercer (Nationalist ) was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription,[ 4] and did not contest the election.
The sitting member William Bagnall was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
The sitting member Henry Hoyle (Nationalist ) was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription,[ 4] and did not contest the election.
The sitting member William Grahame was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 64]
The sitting member John Nicholson was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[ 4]
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 election totals" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 March 2020 .
^ Hughes, Colin A. (1975). Voting for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964 . Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0708103057 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Albury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "PLL expulsions" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 November 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Alexandria" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Allowrie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Annandale" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Armidale" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Ashburnham" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Ashfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Balmain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Bega" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Belmore" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Bingara" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1916 Bingara by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Bondi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Botany" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Burrangong" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Burwood" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Byron" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Camden" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Camperdown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Canterbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Castlereagh" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Cessnock" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Clarence" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Cobar" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Cootamundra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Corowa" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Darling Harbour" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Darlinghurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Drummoyne" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Dulwich Hill" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Durham" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Enmore" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Glebe" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Gloucester" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Gordon" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Gough" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Granville" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Gwydir" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Hartley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Hastings and Macleay" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Hawkesbury" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Hurstville" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Kahibah" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 King" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Lachlan" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Leichhardt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Lismore" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Liverpool Plains" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Lyndhurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Macquarie" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Marrickville" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Middle Harbour" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Monaro" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Mosman" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Mudgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b "Proceedings in the Assembly: censure motion defeated" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 November 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
^ a b Green, Antony . "1917 Namoi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Newtown" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Orange" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Paddington" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Petersham" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Phillip" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Raleigh" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Randwick" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Redfern" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Rozelle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Ryde" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 St George" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 St Leonards" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Singleton" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Surry Hills" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Tamworth" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Tenterfield" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Upper Hunter" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Wagga Wagga" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Wallsend" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Waverley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Wickham" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Willoughby" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Willyama" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Wollondilly" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Wollongong" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Woollahra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1917 Yass" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
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