1942 South Coast state by-election

Election result for South Coast, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held on 14 November 1942 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of South Coast. It was triggered by the death of Rupert Beale, who was an independent MP.[1][2]

## Dates

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Date | Event

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28 September 1942  | Rupert Beale died.[1]
19 October 1942  | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
26 October 1942  | Day of nomination
14 November 1942  | Polling day
27 November 1942  | Return of writ

## Candidates

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* Henry Bate (United Australia) was the former member for South Coast, who had been defeated by Rupert Beale by 39 votes at the 1941 election.[4]
* Jack Beale (Independent) was the son of Rupert, and was an engineer on munition works with the New South Wales Department of Public Works.[5]

## Result

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1942 South Coast by-election
Saturday 14 November [2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Jack Beale | 7,915  | 72.9  |
| United Australia | Henry Bate | 2,942  | 27.1  | -22.7
Total formal votes  | 10,857  | 99.2  | +0.7
Informal votes  | 86  | 0.8  | −0.7
Turnout | 10,943  | 84.0  | −8.8
| Independent hold | Swing | N/A |

## Aftermath

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Jack Beale went on to hold the seat for 30 years. He was an independent until 1948, after which he joined the Liberal Party.[5]

## See also

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* Electoral results for the district of South Coast
* List of New South Wales state by-elections

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1942 South Coast by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
3. ^ "Writ of election: South Coast". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 140\. 19 October 1942. p. 2817. Retrieved 25 March 2021 - via Trove.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "1941 South Coast". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
5. ^ a b "The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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