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]

Dates

DateEvent
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

Results

1940 Barwon by-election
Saturday 16 November [2]
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 SwingN/A

Preferences were not distributed to completion.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1940 Barwon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: Barwon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 139. 16 October 1940. p. 4137. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Trove.
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