A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 24 February 1934 because of the death of Hugh Connell, (Labor).[1]

Dates

DateEvent
31 January 1934 Hugh Connell died.[1]
7 February 1934 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
12 February 1934 Day of nomination
24 February 1934 Polling day
7 March 1934 Return of writ

Result

1934 Hamilton by-election
Saturday, 24 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) William Brennan 9,391 51.5 +1.3
United Australia Gordon Skelton 7,445 40.8 +13.3
Communist Sidney Bethune 1,220 6.7 +5.7
Independent William Stott 176 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 18,232 97.2 -0.5
Informal votes 527 2.8 +0.5
Turnout 18,759 91.9 -5.2
Labor (NSW) hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Major Hugh John Connell (1884-1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Hamilton". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 24. 7 February 1934. p. 705. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1934 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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