Electoral results for the Division of East Sydney

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For the former New South Wales state electorate, see Electoral results for the district of East Sydney.

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of East Sydney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1901 until its abolition in 1969.

Members[]

Member Party Term
  George Reid Free Trade, Anti-Socialist 1901–1909
  Commonwealth Liberal 1909–1910
  John West Labor 1910–1931
  Eddie Ward Labor (NSW) 1931–1931
  John Clasby United Australia 1931–1932
  Eddie Ward Labor (NSW) 1932–1936
  Labor 1936–1963
  Len Devine Labor 1963–1969

Election results[]

Elections in the 1960s[]

1966[]

1966 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Devine 15,004 52.9 -8.3
Liberal William Berman 10,636 37.5 +4.4
Democratic Labor Mel Antcliff 1,807 6.4 +6.4
Communist Bill Brown 940 3.3 -2.4
Total formal votes 28,387 94.3
Informal votes 1,731 5.7
Turnout 30,118 90.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Devine 57.0 -9.4
Liberal William Berman 43.0 +9.4
Labor hold Swing -9.4

1963[]

1963 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Devine 19,779 61.2 -6.6
Liberal William Foster 10,711 33.1 +11.1
Communist Bill Brown 1,827 5.7 +2.5
Total formal votes 32,317 97.3
Informal votes 885 2.7
Turnout 33,202 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Devine 66.4 -5.5
Liberal William Foster 33.6 +5.5
Labor hold Swing -5.5
1963 East Sydney by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Len Devine 19,704 80.7 +12.9
Independent Liberal Vernon Luckman 2,233 9.1 +9.1
Independent Leslie Bond 1,224 5.0 +5.0
Property Owners Hazen Cook 699 2.9 +2.9
Republican John Phillips 546 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 24,406 94.9
Informal votes 1,305 5.1
Turnout 25,711 71.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Len Devine 85.1 +13.2
Independent Liberal Vernon Luckman 14.9 +14.9
Labor hold Swing +13.2

1961[]

1961 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 21,999 67.8 +4.6
Liberal John Folbigg 7,137 22.0 -0.8
Democratic Labor Joseph Bergin 2,276 7.0 +0.6
Communist Bill Brown 1,030 3.2 -4.4
Total formal votes 32,442 96.3
Informal votes 1,247 3.7
Turnout 33,689 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 71.9 +1.5
Liberal John Folbigg 28.1 -1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1950s[]

1958[]

1958 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 22,377 63.2 -0.4
Liberal Derek Montefiore-Castle 8,059 22.8 -5.2
Communist Eddie Maher 2,703 7.6 -0.7
Democratic Labor Mervyn Reid 2,283 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 35,422 95.6
Informal votes 1,633 4.4
Turnout 37,055 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 70.4 +0.2
Liberal Derek Montefiore-Castle 29.6 -0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

1955[]

1955 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 24,859 63.6 -3.4
Liberal Joseph Landor 10,953 28.0 -0.4
Communist Bill Brown 3,251 8.3 +3.7
Total formal votes 39,063 96.0
Informal votes 1,642 4.0
Turnout 40,705 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 70.2 -0.9
Liberal Joseph Landor 29.8 +0.9
Labor hold Swing -0.9

1954[]

1954 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 19,282 58.0 +3.1
Liberal George Chambers 12,068 36.3 -8.8
Communist Bill Brown 1,904 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 33,254 98.2
Informal votes 600 1.8
Turnout 33,854 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 62.2 +7.3
Liberal George Chambers 37.8 -7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

1951[]

1951 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 20,379 54.9 -2.1
Liberal Allan Stewart 16,767 45.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 37,146 97.5
Informal votes 961 2.5
Turnout 38,107 94.2
Labor hold Swing -3.1

Elections in the 1940s[]

1949[]

1949 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 22,496 57.0 -4.8
Liberal John Mant 15,398 39.0 +5.9
Independent William Dalton 1,552 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 39,446 97.5
Informal votes 1,015 2.5
Turnout 40,461 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 58.0 -6.3
Liberal John Mant 42.0 +6.3
Labor hold Swing -6.3

1946[]

1946 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 37,863 65.5 -3.5
Liberal Ivan Dougherty 16,348 28.3 +4.8
Protestant People Wal Campbell 3,578 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 57,789 97.1
Informal votes 1,716 2.9
Turnout 59,505 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 67.6 -3.4
Liberal Ivan Dougherty 32.4 +3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4

1943[]

1943 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 36,531 69.0 +19.9
United Australia Vincent Brady 12,430 23.5 -7.0
Liberal Democratic Hugh Angrave 2,377 4.5 +4.5
One Parliament Ernest Carr 1,141 2.2 +2.2
Independent Arthur Shirley 494 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 52,973 96.4
Informal votes 1,967 3.6
Turnout 54,940 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 71.0 +4.9
United Australia Vincent Brady 29.0 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9

1940[]

1940 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 23,685 49.1 -6.9
United Australia Lewis Nott 12,211 25.3 -9.7
Labor (N-C) Steve Gould 5,547 11.5 +11.5
United Australia James Catts 2,508 5.2 +5.2
Independent Fred Aarons 2,264 4.7 +4.7
Independent Diana Gould 1,867 3.9 +3.9
Atokist Louis Phillips 187 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 48,269 95.3
Informal votes 2,386 4.7
Turnout 50,655 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 66.1 +8.1
United Australia Lewis Nott 33.9 -8.1
Labor hold Swing +8.1

Elections in the 1930s[]

1937[]

1937 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 28,484 56.0 +51.3
United Australia Arthur Butterell 20,429 40.2 -2.1
Independent Thomas Grant 1,603 3.2 +3.2
Independent Louis Phillips 348 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 50,864 97.0
Informal votes 1,587 3.0
Turnout 52,451 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 58.0 +58.0
United Australia Arthur Butterell 42.0 -2.1
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +2.1

1934[]

1934 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Eddie Ward 25,567 49.9 +3.9
United Australia Arthur Butterell 21,686 42.3 +1.2
Labor George Laughlan 2,400 4.7 -8.2
Communist Bill McDougall 1,592 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 51,245 96.1
Informal votes 2,070 3.9
Turnout 53,315 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Eddie Ward 55.9 +0.2
United Australia Arthur Butterell 44.1 -0.2
Labor (NSW) hold Swing +0.2
1932 East Sydney by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Eddie Ward 17,461 47.0 +4.6
United Australia William McCall 16,304 43.9 -0.3
Labor Lou Cunningham 2,817 7.6 -5.7
Communist Jack Miles 597 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 37,179 97.3
Informal votes 1,018 2.7
Turnout 38,197 85.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Eddie Ward 18,676 50.2 +1.9
United Australia William McCall 18,503 49.8 -1.9
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing +1.9

1931[]

1931 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia John Clasby 16,977 44.2 +12.6
Labor (NSW) Eddie Ward 16,291 42.4 +42.4
Labor George Buckland 5,112 13.3 -55.1
Total formal votes 38,380 96.2
Informal votes 1,514 3.8
Turnout 39,894 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia John Clasby 19,831 51.7 +11.7
Labor (NSW) Eddie Ward 18,549 48.3 -11.7
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +11.7
1931 East Sydney by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eddie Ward 19,975 54.1 -14.3
Nationalist Lionel Courtenay 16,333 44.2 +12.6
Communist Bill Mountjoy 611 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 36,919 97.2
Informal votes 1,068 2.8
Turnout 37,987 81.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Ward 55.7 -14.3
Nationalist Lionel Courtenay 44.3 +14.3
Labor hold Swing -14.3

Elections in the 1920s[]

1929[]

1929 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 25,105 68.4 +10.0
Nationalist Hyman Diamond 11,583 31.6 -10.0
Total formal votes 36,688 96.2
Informal votes 1,451 3.8
Turnout 38,139 89.1
Labor hold Swing +10.0

1928[]

1928 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 19,651 58.4 +4.6
Nationalist Julian Simpson 13,994 41.6 -4.6
Total formal votes 33,645 94.8
Informal votes 1,852 5.2
Turnout 35,497 87.9
Labor hold Swing +4.6

1925[]

1925 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 18,822 53.8 -5.3
Nationalist Richard Orchard 16,169 46.2 +5.3
Total formal votes 34,991 98.0
Informal votes 729 2.0
Turnout 35,720 85.6
Labor hold Swing -5.3

1922[]

1922 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 10,885 59.1 +1.3
Nationalist Sir Benjamin Fuller 7,518 40.9 -1.3
Total formal votes 18,403 95.8
Informal votes 801 4.2
Turnout 19,204 47.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1910s[]

1919[]

1919 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 12,751 57.8 -42.2
Nationalist John Willson 9,327 42.2 +42.2
Total formal votes 22,078 97.3
Informal votes 617 2.7
Turnout 22,695 58.1
Labor hold Swing -42.2

1917[]

1917 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1914[]

1914 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 12,831 57.3 +1.2
Liberal Lindsay Thompson 9,568 42.7 -1.2
Total formal votes 22,399 96.8
Informal votes 736 3.2
Turnout 23,135 51.1
Labor hold Swing +1.2

1913[]

1913 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John West 14,174 56.1 -0.1
Liberal John Willson 11,077 43.9 +0.1
Total formal votes 25,251 97.2
Informal votes 733 2.8
Turnout 25,984 58.0
Labor hold Swing -0.1

1910[]

1910 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John West 10,487 57.1 +12.0
Liberal Samuel Lees 7,890 42.9 -12.0
Total formal votes 18,377 99.0
Informal votes 181 1.0
Turnout 18,558 58.9
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +12.0

Elections in the 1900s[]

1906[]

1906 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Anti-Socialist George Reid 7,229 54.9 -6.4
Labour John West 5,936 45.1 +12.5
Total formal votes 13,165 98.0
Informal votes 275 2.0
Turnout 13,440 49.0
Anti-Socialist hold Swing -9.5

1903[]

1903 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Reid 8,103 61.3 -6.7
Labour Thomas Thrower 4,308 32.6 +32.6
Protectionist Robert Peel 799 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 13,210 97.3
Informal votes 362 2.7
Turnout 13,572 38.8
Free Trade hold Swing -7.9
1903 East Sydney by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Reid 1,697 82.7 +20.7
Protectionist William Maguire 259 12.6 +12.6
Independent John Blake 96 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 2,052
Free Trade hold Swing +20.7

1901[]

1901 Australian federal election: East Sydney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Reid 6,191 68.0 +68.0
Ind. Protectionist Harry Foran 2,139 23.5 +23.5
Ind. Protectionist John Cleary 517 5.7 +5.7
Independent James Toomey 253 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 9,100 96.7
Informal votes 313 3.3
Turnout 9,413 61.7
Free Trade win (new seat)

References[]

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