A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gordon on 7 August 1937 because of the resignation of Sir Philip Goldfinch (United Australia).
Dates
Date | Event |
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5 July 1937 | Sir Philip Goldfinch resigned. |
16 July 1937 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
27 July 1937 | Nominations |
7 August 1937 | Polling day |
19 August 1937 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | Harry Turner | 11,902 | 61.82 | ||
Independent | Sydney Storey | 7,351 | 38.18 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,253 | 98.00 | |||
Informal votes | 393 | 2.00 | |||
Turnout | 19,646 | 89.54 | |||
United Australia hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Philip Henry Macarthur Goldfinch (1884–1943)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Writ of election: Gordon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 99. 16 July 1937. p. 2759. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1937 Gordon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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