A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paddington on 26 July 1919 because of the death of Lawrence O'Hara (Labor) who had been elected just 21 days previously in the May 1919 Paddington by-election.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 June 1919 | Lawrence O'Hara died.[1] |
| 11 July 1919 | Writ of election issued by the Governor.[2][a] |
| 18 July 1919 | Nominations |
| 26 July 1919 | Polling day |
| 2 August 1919 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Birt | 2,678 | 88.1 | ||
| Socialist | Arthur Reardon | 208 | 6.8 | ||
| Independent | James Jones | 153 | 5.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,039 | 100.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,039 | 23.7 [b] | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Ordinarily the writ for a by-election would be issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, however the position of speaker was vacant since the resignation of John Cohen on 30 January 1919 and the writ was issued by the Governor.
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 12,842 at the 1917 election.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr Lawrence Joseph O'Hara (1889–1919)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Paddington". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 171. 11 July 1919. p. 3923. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "July 1919 Paddington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.