1943 Auburn state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Auburn on 2 October 1943. following the resignation of Jack Lang who had resigned to unsuccessfully contest the seat of Reid at the 1943 Australian federal election. Having failed to enter federal politics, he contested and won the by-election for his state seat.^[1][2]

Results

1943 Auburn by-election
Saturday 2 October ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Lang Labor	Jack Lang (re-elected)	10,779	57.89
	Labor	Gordon Byrne	5,346	28.71
	Independent	Edward Spensley	2,495	13.40
Total formal votes			18,620	98.37
Informal votes			308	1.63
Turnout			18,928	83.98
	Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Auburn
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1943 Auburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.