A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lane Cove on 26 July 1930 because of the death of Bryce Walmsley (Nationalist).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 21 June 1930 | Death of Bryce Walmsley.[1] |
| 7 July 1930 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
| 14 July 1930 | Nominations |
| 26 July 1930 | Polling day |
| 9 August 1930 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Herbert FitzSimons | 5,775 | 43.5 | −14.3 | |
| Labor | Frederick Hutt | 4,080 | 30.7 | +8.0 | |
| Australian | Frederick Dunn | 3,399 | 25.6 | ||
| Independent | Theodore McLennan | 30 | 0.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,284 | 99.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 113 | 0.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 13,397 | 72.8 | −9.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Herbert FitzSimons | 7,160 | 58.9 | ||
| Labor | Frederick Hutt | 4,990 | 41.1 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | +58.9 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Bryce Crawford Walmsley (1881–1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Lane Cove". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 87. 7 July 1930. p. 2701. Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1930 Lane Cove by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2019.