1939 Waverley state by-election

The 1939 Waverley state by-election was held on 22 April 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley because of the death of John Waddell (United Australia). ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
15 March 1939	Death of John Waddell. [1]
24 March 1939	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
3 April 1939	Nominations
22 April 1939	Polling day
5 May 1939	Return of writ

Result

1939 Waverley by-election
Saturday 22 April  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Industrial Labor	Clarrie Martin	6,397	34.8
	United Australia	Ella Waddell  [a]	6,539	34.6	−16.8
	Labor	James Ormonde	5,630	30.6	−18.0
Total formal votes			18,386	98.0	−0.1
Informal votes			370	2.0	+0.1
Turnout			18,756	93.0	−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Industrial Labor	Clarrie Martin	10,477	56.8
	United Australia	Ella Waddell  [a]	7,939	43.2	−8.2
	Industrial Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	N/A

See also

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

Notes

1. Ella Waddell was the widow of former member John Waddell.

References

1. "Mr John William Waddell (1891–1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Waverley". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 49. 24 March 1939. p. 1453. Retrieved 26 March 2021– via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1939 Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 March 2021.