A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley on 31 October 1953 because of the death of Clarrie Martin (Labor).[1]
Dates
editDate | Event |
---|---|
5 September 1953 | Clarrie Martin died.[1] |
30 September 1953 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
13 October 1953 | Day of nomination |
31 October 1953 | Polling day |
20 November 1953 | Return of writ |
Result
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Ferguson | 11,284 | 61.0 | -7.5 | |
Liberal | Ben Doig | 6,678 | 36.1 | +4.6 | |
Independent | Edward Maher | 539 | 2.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,501 | 98.2 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 338 | 1.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 18,839 | 81.7 | −9.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
- Preferences were not distributed.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Major (Clarrie) Clarence Edward Martin, QC (1900-1953)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Waverley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 171. 30 September 1953. p. 3145. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2021.