1944 Sydney City Council election explained

Country:Sydney
Election Date:2 December 1944
Previous Election:1941 Sydney City Council election
Previous Year:1941
Next Election:1948 Sydney City Council election
Next Year:1948
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Turnout:22.5%[1]
Leader1:Reg Bartley
Leaders Seat1:Gipps Ward
Colour1:00A2FF
Seats1:12 seats
Percentage1:34.44%
Leaders Seat2:Phillip Ward
Party2:Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
Seats2:8 seats
Percentage2:32.61%
Leader3:Horace Foley
Leaders Seat3:None (contested Phillip Ward)
Color3:D6806B
Seats3:0 seats
Percentage3:25.09%

The 1944 Sydney City Council election was held on 2 December 1944 to elect 20 councillors to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia.[2]

The election saw the Civic Reform Association, which had controlled the council since 1930, re-elected.[3]

Lang Labor came close to a victory in Phillip Ward, where Horace Foley had the second-highest primary vote. However, Labor retained all four seats.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Golder . Hilary . A short electoral history of the Sydney City Council . City of Sydney . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313231044/https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/-/media/corporate/files/publications/history/history-of-sydney-city-council/hs_chos_electoral_history.pdf?download=true#:~:text=Since%20the%20City%20of%20Sydney,is%20far%20more%20than%20local. . 13 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Local Government Election Results . Trove . Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. Web site: Little Interest in Local Elections . Trove . Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: Sweeping victory for Civic Reform in City poll . The Sun . 3 December 1944.