1934 Gloucester state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gloucester on 25 August 1934 because of the death of Walter Bennett, (United Australia). [1]

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Walter Bennett's son Charles was selected as the United Australia candidate.

Dates

DateEvent
16 July 1934Walter Bennett died. [1]
1 August 1934 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
8 August 1934Day of nomination
25 August 1934Polling day
12 September 1934Return of writ

Result

1934 Gloucester by-election
Saturday 25 August [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Charles Bennett 6,86853.2+2.6
Country George Waller3,53127.4+27.4
Country William Hawdon2,50619.4−10.6
Total formal votes12,90597.2−1.1
Informal votes3742.8+1.1
Turnout 13,27989.9−6.3
United Australia hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Gloucester". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 142. 1 August 1934. p. 2807. Retrieved 15 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1934 Gloucester by-election for". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 September 2020.