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Hawkesbury - 1950 (Roll: 17,702)
Retained by Liberal Party
Not contested by both major parties, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Daley, Herbert George Independent 4,711 30.77 6,023 39.34
Deane, Bernard Sydney Llewellyn (Elected) Liberal Party 7,274 47.51 9,286 60.66
McGirr, John Joseph Gregory Country Party 3,324 21.71
Formal Votes 15,309
Informal Votes 742 4.62
Total Votes / Turnout 16,051 90.67
Notes: On the new boundaries, Hawkesbury became a solid conservative seat, and sitting Labor MP F.J.Finnan chose to contest the new inner-city electorate of Darlinghurst. Dr J J G McGirr was the son of former NSW Labor Deputy Premier J J Greg McGirr, contesting this election in opposition to his uncle James McGirr.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
McGirr (CP)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Daley (IND) 1312 39.47 6023 39.34
Deane (LIB) 2012 60.53 9286 60.66
McGirr (CP) -3324