A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 5 October 1928, triggered by the death of David Murray (Labor).[1]
Dates
editDate | Event |
---|---|
8 May 1928 | David Murray died.[1] |
14 August 1928 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
21 August 1928 | Nominations |
8 September 1928 | Polling day |
21 September 1928 | Return of writ |
Result
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Smith | 5,851 | 48.0 | -10.6 | |
Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton | 4,851 | 38.8 | +31.5 | |
Nationalist | Henry Cornish | 1,468 | 12.0 | -8.5 | |
Independent | James Iceton | 23 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 12,193 | 98.9 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 140 | 1.1 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 12,333 | 70.9 | −14.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | James Smith | 5,968 | 51.2 | ||
Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton | 5,684 | 48.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr David Murray (1885–1928)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Hamilton". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 109. 14 August 1928. p. 3811. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1928 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2020.