1943 Lachlan state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lachlan on 6 June 1943. It was triggered by the death of Griffith Evans (Country). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
16 August 1943Griffith Evans died. [1]
1 September 1943 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
8 September 1943Day of nomination
25 September 1943Polling day
11 October 1943Return of writ

Result

1943 Lachlan by-election
Saturday 25 September [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Chanter 5,40856.93
Country Lindsay McIvor2,10722.18
Country John Sommers1,98420.89
Total formal votes9,49999.29
Informal votes680.71
Turnout 9,56774.86
Labor gain from Country Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Griffith Parry Evans (1869-1943)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Lachlan". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 98. 1 September 1943. p. 1537. Retrieved 1 October 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1943 Lachlan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 October 2020.