1940 Barwon state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of Ben Wade (Country), [1] to contest the federal seat of Gwydir at the 1940 election, [2] however he was unsuccessful. [3]

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Dates

DateEvent
16 August 1940Ben Wade resigned. [1]
21 September 1940 Federal election
16 October 1940 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [4]
25 October 1940Nominations
16 November 1940Polling day
29 November 1940Return of writ

Results

1940 Barwon by-election
Saturday 16 November [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roy Heferen 6,24646.8
Country Favel Satterthwaite3,37225.3
Country Harold Johnston1,77913.3
Labor (N-C) William McArdle1,0247.7
Country Loenard Conway9269.9
Total formal votes13,34797.11.5
Informal votes3992.9+1.5
Turnout 13,74684.5-10.8
After distribution of preferences
Labor Roy Heferen 7,32554.9
Country Favel Satterthwaite3,76228.2
Country Harold Johnston2,26016.9
Labor gain from Country Swing N/A

Preferences were not distributed to completion. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1940 Barwon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. "1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. "Writ of election: Barwon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (139). 16 October 1940. p. 4137. Retrieved 27 March 2021 via Trove.