A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 12 November 1938 because of the death of Mark Morton (United Australia).[1]
Date | Event |
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28 September 1938 | Mark Morton died.[1] |
17 October 1938 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
24 October 1938 | Nominations |
12 November 1938 | Polling day |
25 November 1938 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | Jeff Bate | 2,255 | 19.0 | ||
Independent | Thomas Gilmore | 2,326 | 19.6 | ||
Independent | Tom Mack | 1,918 | 16.2 | ||
United Australia | Henry Morton | 1,509 | 12.7 | ||
United Australia | Peter Loughlin | 1,379 | 11.6 | ||
United Australia | Herbert Venables | 1,312 | 11.1 | ||
United Australia | William Pickles | 603 | 5.1 | ||
Ind. United Australia | Walter Moss | 503 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | James Graham | 56 | 0.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,861 | 93.7 | |||
Informal votes | 804 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 12,665 | 89.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
United Australia | Jeff Bate | 6,821 | 57.5 | ||
Independent | Thomas Gilmore | 5,040 | 42.5 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | N/A |