revision preference src: James McGowen, MLA for Redfern and first ALP Premier of New South Wales, had been expelled from the party for supporting conscription. Although James McGowen, a fellow James McGowen, had been something of a mentor, McKell made the painful decision to seek ALP pre-selection. <SEP> tgt: James McGowen, MLA for Redfern and first ALP Premier of New South Wales, had been expelled from the party for supporting conscription. Although McGowen, a fellow boilermaker, had been something of a mentor, McKell made the painful decision to seek Labor pre-selection.