A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Concord on 12 March 1949 because of the death of Bill Carlton (Labor). [1]
The Cobar by-election was held on the same day.
Date | Event |
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30 January 1949 | Bill Carlton died. [1] |
11 February 1949 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2] |
24 February 1949 | Nominations |
12 March 1949 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm |
24 March 1949 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Brice Mutton | 10,495 | 47.0 | ||
Labor | James Moloney | 9,353 | 21.9 | ||
Lang Labor | Lyle Armstrong | 2,503 | 11.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,351 | 98.1 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 422 | 1.9 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,773 | 90.7 | −5.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Brice Mutton | 11,184 | 50.04 | +3.64 | |
Labor | James Moloney | 11,167 | 49.96 | −3.64 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | 3.64 |
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