1945 Ryde state by-election

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A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Ryde on 3 February 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of James Shand (Independent Democrat). [1]

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The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Eric Hearnshaw. This was the first election contested and first election won by the Liberal Party in New South Wales since the founding of its New South Wales division a month earlier in January 1945. [2] Hearnshaw also became the first Liberal Party member in the New South Wales parliament, as at the time, parliamentary members of the Democratic Party had yet to join the Liberal Party. [3]

Dates

DateEvent
21 December 1944James Shand died. [1]
10 January 1945 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [4]
19 January 1945Nominations
3 February 1945Polling day
16 February 1945Return of writ

Results

1945 Ryde by-election
Saturday 3 February  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Hearnshaw 7,63038.6+19.6
Labor William Browne5,59128.3+2.2
Independent George Vaughan2,69013.6
Independent William Irvine1,8539.4
Independent Leonard McKay9985.1
Independent Henry Brierly5122.6
Social Credit Howard Miscamble3821.9+0.5
Fair DealJohn Price1020.5
Total formal votes19,75894.6-1.5
Informal votes1,1275.4+1.5
Turnout 20,88583.9-8.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Hearnshaw 11,33957.4
Labor William Browne8,41942.6
Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Major James Barclay Shand (1870–1944)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Executives elected by Liberals". The Daily Telegraph . 5 January 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 2 December 2019– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "The first Liberal for 30 years". The Sun . 11 February 1945. Retrieved 2 December 2019– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: Ryde". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 3. 10 January 1945. p. 31. Retrieved 24 March 2021– via Trove.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1945 Ryde by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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