1937 Woollahra state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Woollahra on 26 June 1937 because of the death of Sir Daniel Levy (United Australia). ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
20 May 1937	Sir Daniel Levy died. [1]
2 June 1937	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
14 June 1937	Nominations
26 June 1937	Polling day
9 July 1937	Return of writ

Result

1937 Woollahra by-election]]
Saturday 26 June  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	George Grant	6,686	46.3	−25.6
	Ind. United Australia	Harold Mason	6,173	42.7
	Ind. United Australia	George McDonald	1,595	11.0
Total formal votes			14,454	96.1	−0.7
Informal votes			584	3.9	+0.7
Turnout			15,038	80.5	−10.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Ind. United Australia	Harold Mason	7,331	50.7
	United Australia	George Grant	7,123	49.3	−22.6
	Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia		Swing	N/A

Aftermath

Harold Mason did not serve long, retiring at the general election on 26 March 1938. ^[4]

See also

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

References

1. "Sir Daniel Levy (1872–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Woollahra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 78. 2 June 1937. p. 2125. Retrieved 28 March 2021– via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1937 Woollahra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 March 2021.
4. "Mr Harold Harvey Mason (1890-1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.