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Election result for Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 24 February 1934 because of the death of Hugh Connell, (Labor).[1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
31 January 1934 | Hugh Connell died.[1] |
7 February 1934 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
12 February 1934 | Day of nomination |
24 February 1934 | Polling day |
7 March 1934 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | William Brennan | 9,391 | 51.5 | +1.3 | |
United Australia | Gordon Skelton | 7,445 | 40.8 | +13.3 | |
Communist | Sidney Bethune | 1,220 | 6.7 | +5.7 | |
Independent | William Stott | 176 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 18,232 | 97.2 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 527 | 2.8 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 18,759 | 91.9 | −5.2 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
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