1937 Woollahra state by-election

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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]

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Dates

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

Result

1937 Woollahra by-election
Saturday 26 June [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Grant6,68646.3-25.6
Independent UAP Harold Mason 6,17342.7
Independent UAP George McDonald 1,59511.0
Total formal votes14,64496.1-0.7
Informal votes5853.9+0.7
Turnout 15,03880.5-10.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Harold Mason 7,33150.7
United Australia George Grant7,12349.3-22.6
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Aftermath

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 (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.