A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby on 25 September 1943. It was triggered by the death of Edward Sanders (United Australia).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 July 1943 | Death of Edward Sanders.[1] |
| 3 September 1943 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 10 September 1943 | Day of nomination |
| 25 September 1943 | Polling day |
| 11 October 1943 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Labor | William Wood | 6,887 | 36.9 | −3.3 | |
| United Australia | George Brain | 4,757 | 25.5 | ||
| United Australia | Joseph Bales | 4,074 | 21.8 | ||
| Independent | Hugh Milne | 1,768 | 9.5 | ||
| Independent | Clarence Faulkner | 479 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent Labor | John Osborne | 439 | 2.4 | ||
| People's Labor | Augustus Fenwick | 251 | 1.35 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,655 | 97.1 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 557 | 2.9 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 19,212 | 83.2 | −9.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| United Australia | George Brain | 10,279 | 55.1 | −4.7 | |
| State Labor | William Wood | 8,376 | 44.9 | +4.7 | |
| United Australia hold | Swing | −4.7 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Edward Lloyd Sanders (1888–1943)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Willoughby". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 100. 3 September 1943. p. 1549. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1943 Willoughby by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 November 2019.