A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lismore on 11 March 1933 because of the death of William Missingham, Country.[1] William Frith of the National Party of Australia – NSW won the election with 33.4% of the vote.
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 February 1933 | William Missingham died.[1] |
| 14 February 1933 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 21 February 1933 | Day of nomination |
| 11 March 1933 | Polling day |
| 25 March 1933 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Frith | 4,039 | 33.4 | ||
| Labor (NSW) | Jim Fredericks | 3,634 | 30.1 | +6.1 | |
| Country | Robert Gibson | 2,456 | 20.3 | ||
| Country | Percy Tighe | 931 | 7.7 | ||
| Independent | Phillip Wilkins | 924 | 7.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,079 | 97.8 | −1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 277 | 2.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,356 | 90.6 | −6.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | William Frith | 7,730 | 64.0 | −12.0 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Jim Fredericks | 4,349 | 36.0 | +12.0 | |
| Country hold | Swing | −12.0 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr William Thomas Missingham (1868–1933)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Lismore". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 24. 14 February 1933. p. 741. Retrieved 29 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1933 Lismore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 March 2021.