A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley on 31 October 1953 because of the death of Clarrie Martin (Labor).[1]

Dates

DateEvent
5 September 1953 Clarrie Martin died.[1]
30 September 1953 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
13 October 1953 Day of nomination
31 October 1953 Polling day
20 November 1953 Return of writ

Result

1953 Waverley by-election
Saturday 31 October [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Ferguson 11,284 61.0 -7.5
Liberal Ben Doig 6,678 36.1 +4.6
Independent Edward Maher 539 2.9
Total formal votes 18,501 98.2 +0.3
Informal votes 338 1.8 -0.3
Turnout 18,839 81.7 -9.3
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Major (Clarrie) Clarence Edward Martin, QC (1900-1953)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Waverley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 171. 30 September 1953. p. 3145. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1953 Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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