The 1931 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 13 June 1931 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of William Cameron (Nationalist).[1] The Country Party did not nominate an official candidate because the seat had been held by the Nationalist Party. Malcolm Brown was nominated as an independent country candidate,[2][3] and was supported in his campaign by the leader of the Country Party, Michael Bruxner.[4]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 May 1939 | Death of William Cameron.[1] |
| 18 May 1931 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
| 26 May 1931 | Nominations |
| 13 June 1931 | Polling day |
| 27 June 1931 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Alister McMullin | 5,216 | 45.7 | −10.6 | |
| Independent Country | Malcolm Brown | 3,964 | 34.7 | ||
| Independent Labor | Percy Forsyth | 2,173 | 19.0 | ||
| Communist | William Richards | 65 | 0.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,418 | 96.6 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 406 | 3.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 11,824 | 89.6 [a] | −8.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Independent Country | Malcolm Brown | 6,078 | 52.5 | ||
| Nationalist | Alister McMullin | 5,494 | 47.5 | ||
| Independent Country gain from Nationalist | Swing | ||||
Malcom Brown won the seat on Labor preferences,[8] and joined the Country Party once he entered Parliament.[6]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr William Cameron (1877–1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Upper Hunter seat". Singleton Argus. 22 May 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Upper Hunter: Country Party candidate". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Advertising". Singleton Argus. 8 June 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 61. 18 May 1931. p. 1799. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1931 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1930 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Upper Hunter: Nationalist defeated, Brown gets Labor preferences". Western Champion. 22 June 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Trove.