1948 Coogee state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 8 May 1948 because of the death of Lou Cunningham (Labor). [1] The Labor candidate was his widow Catherine. [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
23 March 1948Lou Cunningham died. [1]
12 April 1948 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
20 April 1948Nominations
8 May 1948Polling day
4 June 1948Return of writ

Results

1948 Coogee by-election
Saturday 8 May [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Kevin Ellis 11,04750.65+2.35
Labor Catherine Cunningham9,89645.37-6.33
Communist Wilton Brown7173.29
Independent Clare Peters1520.70
Total formal votes21,81297.37
Informal votes5892.63
Turnout 22,40187.52
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +2.35

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Lucien Lawrence Cunningham (1889-1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1948 Coogee by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Coogee". New South Wales Government Gazette (40). 15 April 1948. p. 889. Retrieved 18 October 2019 via Trove.