1942 South Coast state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of South Coast on 14 November 1942. It was triggered by the death of Rupert Beale (Independent). [1] [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
28 September 1942Rupert Beale died. [1]
19 October 1942 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
26 October 1942Day of nomination
14 November 1942Polling day
27 November 1942Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1942 South Coast by-election
Saturday 14 November [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Beale 7,91572.9
United Australia Henry Bate 2,94227.1-22.7
Total formal votes10,85799.2+0.7
Informal votes860.8-0.7
Turnout 10,94384.0-8.8
Independent hold Swing N/A

Aftermath

Jack Beale would go on to hold the seat for 30 years, as an Independent until 1948 when he joined the Liberals. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1942 South Coast by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: South Coast". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 140. 19 October 1942. p. 2817. Retrieved 25 March 2021 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1941 South Coast". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2019.