1946 Goulburn state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goulburn on 1 June 1946 because of the resignation of Jack Tully (Labor) to be appointed Agent-General for New South Wales in London. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
9 May 1946Jack Tully resigned. [1]
13 May 1946 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2]
17 May 1946Nominations
1 June 1946Polling day
22 June 1946Return of writ

Candidates

Results

1946 Goulburn by-election
Saturday 1 June [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Tully 7,18451.7
Country Ray Bladwell4,91035.4
Liberal Dick Hollis69612.9
Total formal votes13,89099.2
Informal votes1190.8
Turnout 14,00988.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr John Moran Tully (1885-1966)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Goulburn". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 53. 13 May 1946. p. 1147. Retrieved 17 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. 1 2 3 "To-morrow's by-election: an outline of each candidate". Goulburn Evening Post . 31 May 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2019 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1946 results Goulburn". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 October 2019.