A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ryde on 14 September 1940 following the resignation of Eric Spooner (United Australia),[1] to contest the federal seat of Robertson at the 1940 election,[2] at which he was elected.[3]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
23 August 1940 | Eric Spooner resigned.[1] |
30 August 1940 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
5 September 1940 | Nominations |
14 September 1940 | Polling day |
21 September 1940 | Federal election |
28 September 1940 | Return of writ |
Candidates
- Bert Cowell (Independent) was a grocer from Gladesville.[5]
- William Harrison (Independent) was an estate agent from West Ryde and the Mayor of Ryde, the youngest to hold that office.[5]
- Herbert Mitchell (United Australia) was a secretary and superintendent of the Central District Ambulance.[6]
- James Stewart (State Labor) was a tyre moulder, representing the far-left Hughes-Evans group, which had been removed as the Labor executive in July 1940.[5][7]
- Arthur Williams (Labor) was an accountant specialising in the auditing of trade unions.[8]
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Williams | 7,680 | 35.6 | +9.3 | |
United Australia | Herbert Mitchell | 7,742 | 35.9 | -17.4 | |
Independent | William Harrison | 3,048 | 14.1 | -6.3 | |
State Labor | James Stewart | 1,685 | 7.8 | ||
Independent | Bert Cowell | 1,431 | 6.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,586 | 96.6 | −2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 755 | 3.4 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 22,341 | 89.7 | −7.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Arthur Williams | 10,908 | 50.5 | ||
United Australia | Herbert Mitchell | 10,678 | 49.5 | ||
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A |
See also
References
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