1943 Lachlan state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lachlan on 6 June 1943. It was triggered by the death of Griffith Evans (Country).[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 August 1943 | Griffith Evans died.[1] |
| 1 September 1943 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 8 September 1943 | Day of nomination |
| 25 September 1943 | Polling day |
| 11 October 1943 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Chanter | 5,408 | 56.93 | ||
| Country | Lindsay McIvor | 2,107 | 22.18 | ||
| Country | John Sommers | 1,984 | 20.89 | ||
| Total formal votes | 9,499 | 99.29 | |||
| Informal votes | 68 | 0.71 | |||
| Turnout | 9,567 | 74.86 | |||
| Labor gain from Country | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr Griffith Parry Evans (1869-1943)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Lachlan". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 98. 1 September 1943. p. 1537. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1943 Lachlan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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