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Election result for Barwon, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of Ben Wade (Country),[1] to contest the federal seat of Gwydir at the 1940 election,[2] however he was unsuccessful.[3]
Date | Event |
---|---|
16 August 1940 | Ben Wade resigned.[1] |
21 September 1940 | Federal election |
16 October 1940 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
25 October 1940 | Nominations |
16 November 1940 | Polling day |
29 November 1940 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roy Heferen | 6,246 | 46.8 | ||
Country | Favel Satterthwaite | 3,372 | 25.3 | ||
Country | Harold Johnston | 1,779 | 13.3 | ||
Labor (N-C) | William McArdle | 1,024 | 7.7 | ||
Country | Loenard Conway | 926 | 9.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,347 | 97.1 | 1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 399 | 2.9 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 13,746 | 84.5 | −10.8 | ||
After distribution of preferences | |||||
Labor | Roy Heferen | 7,325 | 54.9 | ||
Country | Favel Satterthwaite | 3,762 | 28.2 | ||
Country | Harold Johnston | 2,260 | 16.9 | ||
Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A |
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