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Newtown - 1944 (Roll: 20,420)
Lang Labor gain from Labor Party
Not contested by both major parties
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Burke, Francis Michael (Defeated) Labor Party 7,987 44.43
Fowler, Lilian (Elected) Lang Labor 9,989 55.57
Formal Votes 17,976
Informal Votes 753 4.02
Total Votes / Turnout 18,729 91.72