1934 Hamilton state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 24 February 1934 because of the death of Hugh Connell, (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
31 January 1934Hugh Connell died. [1]
7 February 1934 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
12 February 1934Day of nomination
24 February 1934Polling day
7 March 1934Return of writ

Result

1934 Hamilton by-election
Saturday, 24 February  [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) William Brennan 9,39151.5+1.3
United Australia Gordon Skelton7,44540.8+13.3
Communist Sidney Bethune1,2206.7+5.7
Independent William Stott1761.0+1.0
Total formal votes18,23297.2-0.5
Informal votes5272.8+0.5
Turnout 18,75991.9-5.2
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Major Hugh John Connell (1884-1934)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Hamilton". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 24. 7 February 1934. p. 705. Retrieved 23 September 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1934 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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