1950 Armidale state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 11 February 1950 because of the resignation of David Drummond (Country) to successfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1949 election. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
28 October 1949 David Drummond resigned. [1]
10 December 1949 1949 federal election
17 January 1950 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
23 January 1950Nominations
11 February 1950Polling day
13 March 1950Return of writ

Result

1950 Armidale by-election
Saturday 11 February [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Davis Hughes 4,24032.8
Labor Jim Cahill 6,06446.9
Country William Fooks2,61620.3
Total formal votes12,92099.1
Informal votes1241.0
Turnout 13,04486.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Davis Hughes 6,65251.5
Labor Jim Cahill 6,26848.5
Country hold 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. David Henry Drummond (1890-1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Armidale". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 111. 17 January 1950. p. 161. Retrieved 29 July 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1950 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 July 2020.