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

DateEvent
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

1950 Armidale by-election
Saturday 11 February [3]
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

References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. David Henry Drummond (1890-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1950 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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