1915 Castlereagh state by-election

1915 Castlereagh state by-election

←  1913 February 20, 1915 (1915-02-20) 1917  →
Registered	10,579
Turnout	5,583 (52.8%)
F&S Candidate Guy Arkins Harold Blackett Party Labor Farmers and Settlers Popular vote 3,214 2,369 Percentage 57.6% 42.4%
Member of Parliament before election John Treflé Labor Member of Parliament after election Guy Arkins Labor

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Castlereagh on 20 February 1915 following the death of John Treflé (Labor). ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
11 January 1915	John Treflé died. [1]
28 January 1915	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
6 February 1915	Nominations
20 February 1915	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
9 March 1915	Return of writ

Result

1915 Castlereagh by-election
Saturday 20 February  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Guy Arkins	3,214	57.6	+5.2
	Farmers and Settlers	Harold Blackett	2,369	42.4	−5.2
Total formal votes			5,583	100.0	+3.0
Informal votes			0	0.0	−3.0
Turnout			5,583	52.8  [a]	−18.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Castlereagh
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 10,579 at the 1913 election

References

1. "Mr John Louis Trefle (1865–1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 134. 28 January 1915. p. 4303. Retrieved 23 August 2020– via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1915 Castlereagh by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 October 2019.