Candidates of the 1917 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates for the 1917 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 24 March 1917.

During the previous parliament, the Labor Party had split over the conscription issue, with Premier William Holman leading many members into the new Nationalist Party, a merger of the pro-conscriptionist Labor members and the Liberal Party. Seats held by the ex-Labor Nationalists are shown as being Labor-held.

Retiring Members

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Labor

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Nationalist

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Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Nationalist candidate Other candidates
Albury Labor George Bodkin Arthur Manning John Cusack (Ind Lab)
Alexandria Labor Simon Hickey Sydney Smith James Dixon (Ind)
Allowrie Nationalist William Gibbs Mark Morton
Annandale Labor William O'Brien Arthur Griffith (Ind Lab)
Armidale Nationalist John Andrews Herbert Lane
Ashburnham Nationalist John Lynch Arthur Grimm
Ashfield Nationalist George Boland William Robson
Balmain Labor John Storey Robert Stopford John Bell (Ind)
Michael Moore (Ind)
Bathurst Labor Valentine Johnston John Miller John Sullivan (Ind)
Bega Nationalist John Webster William Millard
Belmore Labor Michael Burke Thomas Barlow (Ind Lab)
Bingara Ind Labor Alfred McClelland George McDonald
Bondi Nationalist James Macarthur-Onslow
Botany Ind Labor Thomas Mutch Fred Page (Ind Lab)
Burrangong Labor Peter Loughlin George Burgess
Burwood Nationalist Arthur Apsey Thomas Henley
Byron Nationalist John Perry William McKeever (Ind)
Patrick McMahon (Ind)
Percy Tighe (Ind Lab)
Camden Nationalist Frederick Parker John Hunt Arthur Bosley (Ind)
Frederick Webster (Ind)
Camperdown Labor Robert Stuart-Robertson William Weller Arthur Reardon (ISLP)
Canterbury Labor George Cann James Lee (Ind)
Castlereagh Labor Joseph Clark Guy Arkins
Cessnock Labor William Kearsley
Clarence Nationalist William Zuill
Cobar Labor Charles Fern
Cootamundra Labor Patrick Minahan William Holman
Corowa Nationalist Samuel Ringwood Richard Ball
Darling Harbour Labor John Cochran William Phillips William McMahon (Ind)
Darlinghurst Nationalist John Farrell Daniel Levy Percy Brunton (Ind)
Drummoyne Nationalist Bertie Sheiles Alexander Graff Walter Kirkaldy (Ind)
Dulwich Hill Nationalist Joseph Cahill Tom Hoskins
Durham Nationalist Walter O'Hearn William Brown Walter Bennett* (Ind)
Daniel Ferry (Ind)
Enmore Labor Thomas Burke David Hall Dominic Healy (ISLP)
Andrew Macauley (Ind)
Glebe Labor Tom Keegan Walter Clutton David Middleton (Ind)
Gloucester Nationalist Albert Jones Lewis Martin Richard Price (Ind)
Gordon Nationalist Thomas Bavin Robert Forsyth (Ind Nat)
Edward Loxton (Ind Nat)
Fitt Petrie (Ind Nat)
Gough Nationalist Lou Cunningham Follett Thomas
Goulburn Nationalist Con Hogan Augustus James
Granville Labor Jack Lang Walter Duncan Abraham Taylor (Ind)
Gwydir Nationalist William Scully John Crane
Hartley Labor James Dooley James Ryan
Hastings and Macleay Independent Hercules Rowe Henry Morton
Hawkesbury Nationalist Tom Arthur Brinsley Hall Bruce Walker (Ind)
Hurstville Labor Sam Toombs Thomas Ley
Kahibah Labor Hugh Connell Alfred Edden William Ellis (Ind)
King Labor Tom Smith James Morrish James Jones (Ind)
Ernie Judd (ISLP)
Lindsay Thompson (Ind)
Lachlan Labor Thomas Brown Ernest Buttenshaw
Leichhardt Labor Campbell Carmichael
Lismore Nationalist George Nesbitt Michael O'Halloran (Ind Lab)
Liverpool Plains Labor Abraham Berry William Ashford
Lyndhurst Nationalist Claude Bushell Thomas Waddell
Macquarie Labor Thomas Thrower Murdock McLeod
Maitland Nationalist William Brennan Charles Nicholson
Marrickville Labor Carlo Lazzarini Tom Crawford Tedbar Barden (Ind)
Frederick Hodges (Ind)
Middle Harbour Nationalist Richard Arthur Arthur Keirle (Ind)
Alfred Reid (Ind)
Monaro Labor Gus Miller John Perkins
Mosman Nationalist Percy Colquhoun
Mudgee Labor Bill Dunn
Murray Labor Richard O'Halloran Robert Scobie Patrick Duffy (Ind)
Murrumbidgee Labor Arthur Cook Patrick McGarry
Namoi Labor Thomas Egan George Black (Ind Lab)
Walter Wearne* (Ind Nat)
Newcastle Labor Francis McCormack Arthur Gardiner (Ind Lab)
Newtown Labor Frank Burke Robert Hollis John Kilburn (ISLP)
Tom Walsh (Ind)
Orange Nationalist James Tully John Fitzpatrick
Paddington Labor John Osborne Thomas Eslick
Parramatta Nationalist Jock Garden Albert Bruntnell John Strachan (Ind)
Petersham Nationalist James Bourke John Cohen John Lucas (Ind)
Phillip Labor John Doyle Richard Meagher (Ind Lab)
James Slade (ISLP)
Raleigh Nationalist Francis Collins George Briner
Randwick Nationalist Bob O'Halloran David Storey
Redfern Labor William McKell James McGowen Henry Ostler (ISLP)
Rozelle Labor John Quirk Alfred Reed
Ryde Nationalist William Hutchison William Thompson Norman McIntosh (Ind)
St George Labor Arthur Dengate William Bagnall
St Leonards Nationalist Robert Edwards Arthur Cocks Frederick Clancy (Ind)
Singleton Nationalist Richard Bramston James Fallick Leslie Hewitt (Ind)
Valdemar Olling (Ind)
Sturt Labor Percy Brookfield Francis Harvey (Ind Nat)
Surry Hills Labor Arthur Buckley Percy Daly John Eaton (Ind)
Ludwig Klausen (ISLP)
Thomas Kohan (Ind)
Tamworth Nationalist Frank Chaffey Robert Levien (Ind)
Tenterfield Nationalist William Sturgess Charles Lee
Upper Hunter Nationalist Robert Kennedy Mac Abbott
Wagga Wagga Labor Walter Boston George Beeby
Wallsend Labor John Estell
Waverley Labor James Fingleton Charles Oakes
Wickham Labor Christopher Pattinson William Grahame
Willoughby Independent John Chambers Reginald Weaver Frederick Cowdroy (Ind)
John Haynes (Ind)
William Shepherd (Ind)
Willyama Labor Jabez Wright Brian Doe (Ind Nat)
Wollondilly Nationalist Daniel Chalker George Fuller
Wollongong Labor Billy Davies John Nicholson Joseph Charlton (ISLP)
Woollahra Nationalist Chester Davies William Latimer
Yass Labor Greg McGirr Patrick Bourke

See also

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References

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  • Green, Antony. "1917 election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.