1947 New South Wales state election

For the local government elections held in December, see 1947 New South Wales local elections.

1947 New South Wales state election
← 1944 3 May 1947 (1947-05-03) 1950 →
All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James McGirr Vernon Treatt
Party Labor Liberal/Country coalition
Leader since 6 February 1947 20 March 1946
Leader's seat Bankstown Woollahra
Last election 56 seats 22 seats
Seats won 52 34
Seat change Decrease4 Increase12
Percentage 45.95% 40.75%
Swing Increase0.75 Increase11.43
Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate
Premier before election

James McGirr
Labor

Elected Premier

James McGirr
Labor

The 1947 New South Wales state election was held on 3 May 1947. 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.