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Politics & elections, 1952

1,643 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 83

Blue-ribbon Electorate Changes Hands Ashfield Seat Goes To Labour Party Man For First Time "Astonishing" Swing: Early Election Tip

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 29 June 1952 · page 1

The Labour Party for the first time has won the Ashfield seat in the Legislative Assembly. When counting ended for the night after yesterday's by-election the Labour candidate was 1,216 votes ahead of his Liberal…

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More Lab. Gains In Vic. Elections

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 29 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The swing to Labour at the Victorian Legislative Council…

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Detailed Votes In By-election

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 29 June 1952 · page 3

An analysis of the votes cast in individual polling places in Ashfield shows the following comparison between yesterday's by-election and polling at the 1950 general election for…

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Shock victory to Labor in Ashfield Officials Now Forecast Early State Election

The Sun · Sunday 29 June 1952 · page 1

LABOR PARTY yesterday scored a shock win over the Liberal Party in the Ashfield State by-election. Anti-Labor parties had held the seat for 58 years. A more than 9 pc swing from…

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Date of election depends on loan works

The Sun · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 5

There will not be an early State election if the Commonwealth decides to make available the sum voted for loan works at the last Loan Council…

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Needing money, Victoria may hold election

The Sun · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Victoria's unsuccessful attempts to obtain more finance from…

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Defeated candidate heckled

The Sun · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 2

Ashfield Liberal candidate Ray Watson was heckled at the declaration of the poll outside…

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Leg. Council Election Woman A.L.P. Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 2

Mrs. Gertrude Melville has resigned from the State executive of the Labour Party to seek election to the Legislative…

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United ticket in South Coast FIA elections

Tribune · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 5

WOLLONGONG.—A united and progressive union leadership is the aim of the- Federated Ironworkers’ Association Unity Committee in the…

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Communist vote up in Vic. elections

Tribune · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 3

MORE than one in ten voters in the giant Melbourne West electorate voted for Dr. Alex Dobbin, Communist Party Candidate,…

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Wharf union elections next week

Tribune · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 12

UNITED Trade Union candidates will contest branch and federal elections of the Waterside workers Federation next week on a policy of…

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U.S. Presidential election race Taft can't' win prophecy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tues. -- Senator Taft would stand little chance of…

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"Towards To-morrow" Labor in Parliament

The Biz · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 16

The success of the Labor Party in N.S.W. in the 1891 elections came as a considerable shock to [?] conservative press. The…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.)-- President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 25

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.) --President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 25

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.) -- President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 25

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.) --President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 25

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.) -- President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 25

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.) -- President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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Truman Alters Election Plan

Daily Mirror · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (I.N.S.) -- President Truman has booked the entire fifth floor of the Chicago Blackstone Hotel for a week before the start of the Democratic convention…

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