1945 Blacktown state by-election

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A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Blacktown on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Frank Hill (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
11 July 1945Frank Hill died. [1]
25 July 1945 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
3 August 1945Nominations
18 August 1945Polling day
31 August 1945Return of writ

Results

1945 Blacktown by-election
Saturday 18 August [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 10,87955.5+4.3
Liberal George Maunder6,34432.4+13.3
Independent Ernest Phelps1,9139.8
Independent John Cammell4532.3
Total formal votes19,58997.3+1.7
Informal votes5382.7-1.7
Turnout 20,12782.8-8.1
Labor hold Swing  

Preferences were not distributed. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Francis Hill (1883-1945)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Blacktown". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 77. 25 July 1945. p. 1345. Retrieved 24 March 2021 via Trove.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1945 Blacktown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 September 2019.