1941 Sydney City Council election explained

Country:Sydney
Election Date:6 December 1941
Previous Election:1937 Sydney City Council election
Previous Year:1937
Next Election:1944 Sydney City Council election
Next Year:1944
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Turnout:< 14,000
Image1: CRA
Colour1:00A2FF
Seats1:12
Party2:Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
Seats2:8
Image3: SLP
Color3:75140C
Seats3:0

The 1941 Sydney City Council election was held on 6 December 1941 to elect councillors to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.[1]

The election saw the Civic Reform Association, which had controlled the council since 1930, re-elected. Suffrage was extended to all adult residents, however turnout was lower than the previous election in 1937.[1] [2]

Campaign

The Sun observed that there was a "mysterious appearance of "illegal" how-to-vote cards in Macquarie Ward" on the day of the election, which saw Civic Reform preference Official Labor over the State Labor Party.[1]

Prior to the election, Fitzroy Ward alderman Arthur McElhone rejoined Civic Reform to contest as an endorsed candidate.[3]

Phillip Ward was uncontested.[1]

Results

Phillip

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City Council Victory In Elections . Trove . The Sun.
  2. News: CITIZENS' REFORM ASSOCIATION. . . 17 March 1928 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Ald McElhone may join up. Ald Arthur McElhone, "stormy petrel" of civic politics, may rejoin the Civic Reform Party to contest the next City Council elections as an official candidate. . City of Sydney.