1944 New South Wales local elections

the state election held in May 1944 New South Wales state election noneMarch 2024 New South Wales parliamentary no 2 December 1944 1941 New South Wales local elections 1941 1947 New South Wales local elections 1947 The 1944 New South Wales local elections were held on 2 December 1944 to elect the councils of the 301 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The Sydney Morning Herald noted that "little interest" was shown in the elections, with low turnout in the 163 municipalities and 138 shires − in some LGAs, turnout was as low as 25%.Little Interest in Local Elections https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17930249 Trove Sydney Morning Herald A total of 16 members of the Australian Communist Party were elected − the party's best-ever result at a local, state or federal level.Mowbray Martin The Red Shire of Kearsley, 1944-1947: Communists in Local Government Labour History November 1986 51 51 83–94 10.2307/27508799 http://links.org.au/files/Red%20Shire%20of%20Kearsley,%201944-1947%20Communists%20in%20Local%20Government.pdf Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc. 27508799 19 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419120116/http://links.org.au/files/Red%20Shire%20of%20Kearsley,%201944-1947%20Communists%20in%20Local%20Government.pdf dead This included five Communists elected to Kearsley Shire Council, which gave the party a majority.KEARSLEY COUNCIL ELECTS PRESIDENT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208690270 Trove Tribune Other notable results included the re-election of the Civic Reform Association in Sydney, the Progressive Municipal Labor Party losing all of its seats in Cessnock, and 12 Lang Labor candidates (including nine incumbent aldermen) being defeated in Auburn. Results Results of the 1944 New South Wales local elections See also 1944 Kearsley Shire Council election 1944 Sydney City Council election References NewSouthWaleslocal Elections Category:Local elections in New South Wales