1944 New South Wales state election

For the local government elections held in December, see 1944 New South Wales local elections.

1944 New South Wales state election
← 1941 27 May 1944 (1944-05-27) 1947 →
All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader William McKell Reginald Weaver Michael Bruxner
Party Labor Democratic Country
Leader since 23 September 1939 10 February 1944 26 April 1932
Leader's seat Redfern Neutral Bay Tenterfield
Last election 54 seats 14 seats 12 seats
Seats won 56 12 10
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2 Decrease2
Percentage 45.20% 18.91% 10.41%
Swing Decrease5.60 Decrease1.38 Decrease0.64
Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate
Premier before election

William McKell
Labor

Elected Premier

William McKell
Labor

The 1944 New South Wales state election was held on 27 May 1944. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1940 redistribution. The election was for all of the 90 seats in the Legislative Assembly.