1928 Coogee state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 22 September 1928 because of the death of Hyman Goldstein (Nationalist). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
7 September 1928 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
14 September 1928Nominations
22 September 1928Polling day
5 October 1928Return of writ

Results

1928 Coogee by-election
Saturday 22 September [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist John Dunningham 7,85469.23
Labor Morris Curotta 3,49030.77
Total formal votes11,34499.45
Informal votes630.55
Turnout 11,40761.92
Nationalist hold Swing

Hyman Goldstein (Nationalist) died. [3]

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References

  1. "Mr Hyman Goldstein". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Coogee". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (124). 7 September 1928. p. 4155. Retrieved 12 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1928 results Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 October 2019.