1933 Annandale state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Annandale on 24 June 1933 following the death of sitting member, Robert Stuart-Robertson (Labor (NSW)). ^[1]

Candidates

• Harry Cotter standing as a Labor Party Unificationist was a first time candidate who never stood again. ^[2]
• Bob Gorman was a first time state Labor candidate. ^[3]
• Percival McDonald (Federal Labor) was standing in his second and final election. ^[4]
• Thomas Wright (Communist) who stood previously stood as a Communist in the 1930 election in the seat of Kogarah. ^[5]

Results

1933 Annandale by-election
Saturday 24 June  ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Bob Gorman	9,517	66.34
	Federal Labor	Percival McDonald	3,819	26.62
	Unificationist	Harry Cotter	543	3.79
	Communist	Thomas Wright	466	3.25
Total formal votes			14,345	95.30
Informal votes			708	4.70
Turnout			15,053	86.96
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. Green, Antony. "1933 results Annandale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 September 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Copland to Crittenden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 January 2011.
3. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Ghalayini to Gorrick". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 January 2011.
4. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: McCaughey to McKeever". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 January 2011.
5. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Wild to Wrightson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 January 2011.