Not contested by both major parties, Second ballot required
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2nd Ball
%
Black, George (Defeated)
Ind Labor
883
15.64
Egan, Thomas Bede
Labor Party
2,373
42.04
2,516
44.71
Wearne, Walter Ernest (Elected)
Ind Nationalist
2,389
42.32
3,112
55.29
Formal Votes
5,645
5,628
Informal Votes
117
2.03
25
0.44
Total Votes / Turnout
5,762
61.02
5,653
59.86
Notes: George Black was denied Nationalist pre-selection despite the backing of William Holman. In the Daily Telegraph list of nominations (5 March), it is mentioned that the Nationalists chose not to nominate a candidate, leaving Black to contest against WE Wearne, an officer of the Farmers and Settlers Association. The SMH (24 March) listed Black as an Independent Labor MP for whom Nationalist Supporters should vote. Hughes and Graham (1975) listed Black as an Independent Nationalist.