A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 11 February 1950 because of the resignation of David Drummond (Country) to successfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1949 election.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 28 October 1949 | David Drummond resigned.[1] |
| 10 December 1949 | 1949 federal election |
| 17 January 1950 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 23 January 1950 | Nominations |
| 11 February 1950 | Polling day |
| 13 March 1950 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Davis Hughes | 4,240 | 32.8 | ||
| Labor | Jim Cahill | 6,064 | 46.9 | ||
| Country | William Fooks | 2,616 | 20.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,920 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 124 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 13,044 | 86.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Davis Hughes | 6,652 | 51.5 | ||
| Labor | Jim Cahill | 6,268 | 48.5 | ||
| Country hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Hon. David Henry Drummond (1890-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Armidale". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 111. 17 January 1950. p. 161. Retrieved 29 July 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 July 2020.