1940 Croydon state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Croydon on 7 September 1940 because of the resignation of Bertram Stevens (United Australia), to contest the federal seat of Lang in the 1940 election, [1] however, he was unsuccessful. [2]

Contents

Dates

DateEvent
12 August 1940Bertram Stevens resigned. [3]
20 August 1940 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [4]
27 August 1940Nominations
7 September 1940Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
21 September 1940Return of writ
Federal election

Candidates

Result

1940 Croydon state by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Weir 6,24938.9
United Australia David Hunter 4,69329.2
Ind. United Australia Harold Reed3,95524.6
Ind. United Australia Bob Hunt1,0916.8
Independent Robert Woolston600.4
Total formal votes16,04895.8+1.9
Informal votes7074.2−1.9
Turnout 16,75588.2−6.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia David Hunter 9,00356.1−13.5
Labor George Weir 7,04543.9
United Australia hold Swing −13.5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1940 Croydon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. "Writ of election: Croydon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 114. 20 August 1940. p. 3547. Retrieved 30 August 2020 via Trove.
  5. 1 2 "Federal election plans". The Daily Telegraph . 17 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2020 via Trove.
  6. "Our Firm's History". Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. Retrieved 30 August 2020.