1947 Hartley state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hartley on 13 December 1947 because of the resignation of Hamilton Knight (Labor) to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission.[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 October 1947 | Hamilton Knight resigned.[1] |
| 14 November 1947 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 28 November 1947 | Nominations |
| 13 December 1947 | Polling day |
| 2 January 1948 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jim Chalmers | 7,489 | 53.26 | ||
| Liberal | Harold Coates | 5,071 | 36.07 | ||
| Industrial Labor | William Alexander | 1,500 | 10.67 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,060 | 98.38 | |||
| Informal votes | 231 | 1.62 | |||
| Turnout | 14,291 | 88.10 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr Hamilton Knight (1988-1964)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Hartley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. 14 November 1947. p. 2681. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1947 Hartley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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