This is a list of candidates for the 1920 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 20 March 1920. The election was the first of three conducted under the system of proportional representation; as a result, it is not possible to estimate the notional pre-election numbers.
Retiring Members
Labor Claude Bushell MLA (Lyndhurst) John Cochran MLA (Darling Harbour)
Nationalist Alfred Edden MLA (Kahibah) James Fallick MLA (Singleton) David Hall MLA (Enmore) — appointed to the Legislative Council John Hunt MLA (Camden) William Latimer MLA (Woollahra) — appointed to the Legislative Council Charles Lee MLA (Tenterfield) George McDonald MLA (Bingara) — appointed to the Legislative Council John Perry MLA (Byron) William Robson MLA (Ashfield) — appointed to the Legislative Council David Storey MLA (Randwick) — appointed to the Legislative Council William Thompson MLA (Ryde)
Independent Alexander Graff MLA (Drummoyne) — elected as a Nationalist but became an Independent in 1920
Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful parties are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Electorate Vacancies Labor candidates Nationalist candidates Progressive candidates Soldiers and Citizens candidates Other candidates Balmain5John Doyle*John Quirk*John Storey*Robert Stuart-Robertson*Albert Smith*Campbell CarmichaelGeorge SaundersCharles ShieldsSolomon Amein (Ind)Peter Christensen (ISLP)William Corcoran (ISLP)Arthur Griffith (Ind)Charles Lawlor (Dem)Henry Levy (Ind)James Moroney (ISLP)George Nielsen (Ind)Herbert Weston (ISLP)Robert Stopford Tom Keegan Bathurst3James Dooley*Valentine Johnston*John Fitzpatrick*Arthur BrownAlbert RogersJames McIntyre (Ind)John GilchristHenry CamfieldBotany5Frank Burke*Simon Hickey*William McKell*Thomas Mutch*John Lee*Charles CoghlanPhilip Strange-MureCharles BanksChristopher EversEdward Connell (Dem)George Crowley (Ind)Henry Denford (ISLP)Jock Jamieson (ISLP)William McCristal (ISLP)Stanley McGowen (Ind)Patrick Quinn (Ind)Annie Toohey (ISLP)James MorrishBill Ratcliffe Byron3Tom Swiney*George Nesbitt*Stephen Perdriau*James McDougall (Ind)William McKeever (Ind)Percy Tighe (Ind)Thomas Winterton (Ind)John Yates (Ind)Roger RyanWilliam ZuillWilliam MissinghamDuncan NicholsonCootamundra3Peter Loughlin*Greg McGirr*Arthur D'ArcyWilliam HolmanHugh Main*Hugh BrownJohn FitzpatrickCharles TrefleCumberland3Voltaire Molesworth*Ernest Carr*Bruce Walker Sr*Barton AddisonDavid FitchWilliam ArmstrongCharles HelyWilliam Crittenden (Ind)Francis LagerlowAlbert JonesWilliam FitzSimonsEastern Suburbs5James Fingleton*Bob O'Halloran*Harold Jaques*Charles Oakes*James Macarthur-Onslow*Alexander HoganGrace ScobieEdgar SpencerFrederick Winn-WalkerSidney Buckleton (Ind)William Ross (Ind)Scott CampbellDaniel DwyerWalter HumphriesJames MullaneyHenry RogersCharles WilliamsArthur DoranGoulburn3John Bailey*Augustus James*Thomas Rutledge*John Brogan (Ind)Percy Evans (Ind)Francis Grogan (Ind)Richard MacdonaldFrank MorganWilliam MillardPatrick BourkePatrick O'BrienWilliam TomkinsMaitland3Walter O'Hearn*William Cameron*Walter Bennett*Joseph Compton (Ind)Thomas Hays (Ind)William BrennanDionysius McGuireStephen HungerfordCharles NicholsonWilliam Roberts Cecil TindaleMurray3William O'Brien*Richard Ball*George Beeby*Edmund ClearClaude ThompsonArthur ManningMatthew KilpatrickMurrumbidgee3Martin Flannery*Arthur Grimm*Ernest Buttenshaw*Herbert Hawkins (Ind)Patrick McGarry (Ind Nat)Andrew Stewart (Ind)George BodkinPatrick McGirrWilliam AdamsHerbert CuthbertWilliam KillenNamoi3Patrick Scully*Frank Chaffey*Walter Wearne*Robert Levien (Ind)Thomas BolandWilliam ScullyJohn CraneFrank HeywoodCharles WoollettNewcastle5Hugh Connell*John Estell*William Kearsley*John Fegan*Roland GreenArthur Gardiner* (Ind)George O'BrienJohn PatonJoseph Charlton (ISLP)Michael Dillon (Ind)William Grahame (Ind Nat)Thomas Johnston (ISLP)John Kingsborough (Ind)Robert Mackenzie (Dem)John McDonald (ISLP)David McNeill (ISLP)William North (ISLP) Amram LewisDavid Murray North Shore5Cecil Murphy*Richard Arthur*Arthur Cocks*Reginald Weaver*Frank FarnellFrancis KilleenArchie OgilvyArthur WalkerEdward Cortis Richard Fitz-GeraldAlfred Reid* (Ind Nat)Alexander CampbellAlbert RobertsAlfred WartonHenry WillisMary Booth (WP)Frederick Clancy (Ind)Edward Clark (Ind)Timothy O'Donoghue (Dem)Percy ColquhounRichard LambtonNorthern Tableland3Alfred McClelland*Leonard FrancisHerbert LaneMichael Bruxner*David Drummond*Joseph ByrneJohn CrappPatrick LittleFollett ThomasOxley3Joseph Fitzgerald*Henry MortonGeorge Briner*Richard Price*Edward Hill (Ind)Eugene Rudder (Ind)John CulbertRobert PinkertonTheodore HillParramatta3Bill Ely*Jack Lang*Albert Bruntnell*Francis SilverstoneJames ThomsonRichard YeendAlexander Finn (Dem)Harry Moss (Ind)Frederick ParkesEdward PomfretRyde5Robert Greig*David Anderson*Sir Thomas Henley*Thomas Bavin*Maurice DearnCharles LaseronDavid MorganJohn PattisonFrancis RussellEdward Loxton* (Ind Nat)Henry DouglassWilliam HutchisonVernon JarvisErnest SheilesBenjamin GellingHenry Bernard (Ind)
Robin Levick (Ind)Sydney HerringHerbert SmallSt George5George Cann*Mark Gosling*Guy Arkins*William Bagnall*Thomas Ley*Charles ChurchCharles RiderJoseph Andrew (Ind)Sydney Cook (Ind)William O'Driscoll (Dem)Sir Charles RosenthalPatrick DonovanWilliam GibbsSam ToombsFrederick ReedSturt3Mat Davidson*Brian Doe*Percy Brookfield* (ISLP)Walter WebbJabez WrightJohn ThornFrank WilkinsonThomas Hynes (ISLP)John O'Reilly (ISLP)Sydney5John Birt*Arthur Buckley*Michael Burke*Patrick Minahan*Daniel Levy*John ClasbyJames RitchieCharles SmithAlfred Bartlett (Ind)Patrick Cleary (Dem)Patrick Craddock (Ind)Ernie Judd (ISLP)Daisy Loughran (ISLP)Edwin Miller (Ind)Richard Meagher (Ind)John O'Sullivan (Ind)Joseph Sydney (Ind)William Thomas (Ind)Joseph Jackson Tom Smith Wammerawa3Joseph Clark*Bill Dunn*William Ashford*William HarrisNeil McLennanHarold ThorbyWilliam Kelk (Ind)Edwin Utley (Ind)Sydney Webb (Ind)Sidney SkuthorpeWilliam WebsterWestern Suburbs5Carlo Lazzarini*Edward McTiernan*Tom Hoskins*Sydney Shillington*James Wilson*Stanley GellingThomas McVittieJohn NessJohn WeekleyPeter Bowling (Ind)Alexander Huie (Ind)Daniel Noon (Dem)Benjamin Richards (Ind)Claude Sugden (Ind)Frederick RobinsFrederick McDonaldBarney OldeJohn SheilsDavid DoullHenry GarlingWollondilly3John Cleary*Billy Davies*Sir George Fuller*Arthur Silvey-Reardon (Ind)Mark MortonDaniel Chalker
See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922 Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election
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