The

1917 New South Wales state election The 1917 New South Wales state election was held on 24 March 1917. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 24th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majorit ...

involved 90

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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.

Election results

Albury

The sitting member

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was expelled from in the November 1916

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over conscription.

Alexandria

Allowrie

Annandale

Sitting member

Arthur Griffith Arthur Joseph Griffith ( ga, Art Seosamh Ó Gríobhtha; 31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation at the negotiations that prod ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Armidale

Ashburnham

Ashfield

Balmain

Bathurst

The sitting member was

Ernest Durack Ernest Durack (10 August 1882 – 16 November 1967) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1913 until 1917, and the leader of the Labor Party (ALP) in New South Wales for three months unti ...

() who did not contest the election.

Bega

Belmore

The sitting Labor member for Belmore,

Patrick Minahan Patrick Joseph Minahan, (27 March 1866 – 3 October 1933) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Killaloe, County Clare to bootmaker Patrick Minahan and Mary, ''née'' Murphy. He arrived in New South Wales around 1883 and b ...

, lost preselection and unsuccessfully contested

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against Labor turned Nationalist

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Bingara

George McDonald had been elected as a 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

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as an Independent.

Bondi

Botany

Burrangong

The sitting member George Burgess was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Burwood

Byron

Camden

Camperdown

Canterbury

Castlereagh

The sitting member

Guy Arkins James Guy Dalley Arkins (14 October 1888 – 2 August 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Millthorpe, New South Wales, he was educated at public schools before becoming a builder. In 1915 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislativ ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Cessnock

Clarence

Cobar

Cootamundra

The sitting member

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

was the sitting member for Belmore however he lost preselection for that seat.

Corowa

Darling Harbour

Darlinghurst

Drummoyne

Dulwich Hill

Durham

Enmore

The sitting member David Hall was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Glebe

Gloucester

Richard Price Richard Price (23 February 1723 – 19 April 1791) was a British moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician. He was also a political reformer, pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the French ...

had been elected as a member in the 1913 election. He joined the Party however he was not endorsed by the party for the 1917 election and ran as an independent.

Gordon

The sitting member was

Charles Wade Sir Charles Gregory Wade KCMG, KC, JP (26 January 1863 – 26 September 1922) was Premier of New South Wales – 21 October 1910. According to Percival Serle, "Wade was a public-spirited man of high character. His ability, honesty and coura ...

() who did not contest the election.

Gough

Goulburn

Granville

Gwydir

Hartley

Hastings and Macleay

Hawkesbury

Hurstville

Kahibah

The sitting member

Alfred Edden Alfred Edden (24 November 1850 – 27 July 1930) was a politician, trade union organiser and coal miner in New South Wales, Australia. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for more than 28 years, including 3 as Secretary f ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

King

The sitting member James Morrish was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Lachlan

Leichhardt

Lismore

Liverpool Plains

The sitting member William Ashford was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Lyndhurst

Macquarie

Maitland

Marrickville

The sitting member Thomas Crawford was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Middle Harbour

Monaro

Mosman

Mudgee

Murray

The sitting member Robert Scobie was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Murrumbidgee

The sitting member

Patrick McGarry Patrick McGarry (1863 – 23 December 1930) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born in Killalbely in County Meath to farmer Bernard McGarry and Mary Loughlin. In Ireland, where he worked as an alluvial miner, he was active in t ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Namoi

The sitting member George Black was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Newcastle

The sitting member

Arthur Gardiner Arthur Rowland Gardiner (14 March 1876 – 11 February 1948) was an Australian politician. Gardiner was born in Windsor, New South Wales and educated at Windsor and Sydney Superior public schools and Sydney Teachers' College (now part of the U ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Newtown

The sitting member

Robert Hollis Robert Hollis (14 January 1851 – 25 May 1937) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Belper in Derbyshire to labourer Robert Hollis and Mary Ann Wragg. He worked in the railways from the age of thirteen, becoming an engi ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Orange

Paddington

Parramatta

Petersham

Phillip

The sitting member

Richard Meagher Richard Denis Meagher (11 January 1866 – 17 September 1931) was an Australian solicitor and was the first Labor Lord Mayor of Sydney, serving from 1916 to 1917. Early life Meagher was born in Bathurst, New South Wales and educated at St St ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Raleigh

Randwick

Redfern

The sitting member

James McGowen James Sinclair Taylor McGowen (16 August 1855 – 7 April 1922) was an Australian politician. He served as premier of New South Wales from 1910 to 1913, the first member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold the position, and was a key f ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Rozelle

The sitting member was James Mercer () was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription, and did not contest the election.

Ryde

St George

The sitting member

William Bagnall William Roy Clifford Bagnall (10 April 1882 – 28 May 1950) was a New Zealand-born Australian politician. He was born at Turua to sawmill owner Albert Edward Bagnall and Emma, ''née'' Brent. He moved to Sydney in 1903, where he immediatel ...

was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

St Leonards

Singleton

Sturt

Surry Hills

The sitting member

Henry Hoyle Henry "Harry" Clement Hoyle (20 November 1852 – 20 July 1926) was an Australian politician and rugby league football administrator of the 1890s and 1900s. A life member of the New South Wales Rugby League, Hoyle is credited with helping t ...

() was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription, and did not contest the election.

Tamworth

Tenterfield

Upper Hunter

Wagga Wagga

Wallsend

Waverley

Wickham

The sitting member William Grahame was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Willoughby

Willyama

Wollondilly

Wollongong

The sitting member John Nicholson was expelled from in the November 1916

over conscription.

Woollahra

Yass

Notes

References

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