A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of Ben Wade (Country),[1] to contest the federal seat of Gwydir at the 1940 election,[2] however he was unsuccessful.[3]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 August 1940 | Ben Wade resigned.[1] |
| 21 September 1940 | Federal election |
| 16 October 1940 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 25 October 1940 | Nominations |
| 16 November 1940 | Polling day |
| 29 November 1940 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Roy Heferen | 6,246 | 46.8 | ||
| Country | Favel Satterthwaite | 3,372 | 25.3 | ||
| Country | Harold Johnston | 1,779 | 13.3 | ||
| Labor (N-C) | William McArdle | 1,024 | 7.7 | ||
| Country | Loenard Conway | 926 | 9.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,347 | 97.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 399 | 2.9 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 13,746 | 84.5 | −10.8 | ||
| After distribution of preferences | |||||
| Labor | Roy Heferen | 7,325 | 54.9 | ||
| Country | Favel Satterthwaite | 3,762 | 28.2 | ||
| Country | Harold Johnston | 2,260 | 16.9 | ||
| Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |||
Preferences were not distributed to completion.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1940 Barwon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: Barwon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 139. 16 October 1940. p. 4137. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Trove.