1940 Ryde state by-election

Last updated

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ryde on 14 September 1940 following the resignation of Eric Spooner (United Australia), [1] to contest the federal seat of Robertson at the 1940 election, [2] at which he was elected. [3]

Contents

Dates

DateEvent
23 August 1940Eric Spooner resigned. [1]
30 August 1940 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [4]
5 September 1940Nominations
14 September 1940Polling day
21 September 1940 Federal election
28 September 1940Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1940 Ryde by-election
Saturday 14 September [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Williams 7,68035.6+9.3
United Australia Herbert Mitchell7,74235.9−17.4
Independent William Harrison3,04814.1−6.3
State Labor James Stewart1,6857.8
Independent Bert Cowell1,4316.6
Total formal votes21,58696.6−2.1
Informal votes7553.4+2.1
Turnout 22,34189.7−7.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Williams 10,90850.5
United Australia Herbert Mitchell10,67849.5
Labor gain from United Australia Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. Eric Sydney Spooner (1891–1952)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1940 Ryde 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 27 March 2021.
  4. "Writ of election: Ryde". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 118. 30 August 1940. p. 3639. Retrieved 27 March 2021 via Trove.
  5. 1 2 3 "Five will stand for Ryde". The Sun . 5 September 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 27 March 2021 via Trove.
  6. "Seek Ryde selection". The Daily Telegraph . 31 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 27 March 2021 via Trove.
  7. Clune, David. "Facts and Figures - Political Parties of NSW (Overview)". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  8. "Mr Arthur John Leonard Williams (1888-1968)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.