The 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 7 October 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of Malcolm Brown (Country).[1] There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party.
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 August 1939 | Death of Malcolm Brown.[1] |
| 11 September 1939 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 19 September 1939 | Nominations |
| 7 October 1939 | Polling day |
| 21 October 1939 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | James Russell | 5,470 | 42.5 | ||
| Country | D'Arcy Rose | 2,099 | 16.3 | ||
| Ind. United Australia | Augustine Marshall | 2,031 | 15.8 | ||
| Country | Arie Dorsman | 1,682 | 13.1 | ||
| Country | Marcus Hyndes | 1,596 | 12.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,878 | 96.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 433 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 13,311 | 90.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | D'Arcy Rose | 6,489 | 50.4 | ||
| Labor | James Russell | 6,389 | 49.6 | ||
| Country hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Malcolm Brown (1881-1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 138. 11 September 1939. p. 4549. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1939 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2019.