1937 Corowa state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Corowa on 11 December 1937 because of the death of Richard Ball (Country). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
30 October 1937Richard Ball died. [1]
10 November 1937 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2]
19 November 1937Nominations
11 December 1937Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
24 December 1937Return of writ

Result

1937 Corowa by-election]]
Saturday 11 December 1937 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 5,86250.3
Country Sydney Creed3,11226.7
Country Alfred Townsend2,45121.1
Independent Robert Ballantyne2191.9
Total formal votes11,64498.2
Informal votes2111.8
Turnout 11,85590.5
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. Richard Thomas Ball (1857–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Corowa". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 167. 10 November 1937. p. 4501. Retrieved 30 August 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1937 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2020.