A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 12 November 1938 because of the death of Mark Morton (United Australia).[1]

Dates

DateEvent
28 September 1938 Mark Morton died.[1]
17 October 1938 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
24 October 1938 Nominations
12 November 1938 Polling day
25 November 1938 Return of writ

Result

1938 Wollondilly by-election
Saturday 12 November [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Jeff Bate 2,255 19.0
Independent Thomas Gilmore 2,326 19.6
Independent Tom Mack 1,918 16.2
United Australia Henry Morton 1,509 12.7
United Australia Peter Loughlin 1,379 11.6
United Australia Herbert Venables 1,312 11.1
United Australia William Pickles 603 5.1
Ind. United Australia Walter Moss 503 4.2
Independent James Graham 56 0.5
Total formal votes 11,861 93.7
Informal votes 804 6.4
Turnout 12,665 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Jeff Bate 6,821 57.5
Independent Thomas Gilmore 5,040 42.5
United Australia hold SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Mark Fairlies Morton (1865–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Wollondilly". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 149. 17 October 1938. p. 3979. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1938 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

 

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