1949 Cessnock state by-election

Election result for Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election for the seat of Cessnock in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 8 October 1949. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Jack Baddeley (Labor) to accept the position of Chairman of the State Coal Mine Authority.[1][2]

A by-election for the seat of Redfern was held on the same day.

## Dates

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Date  | Event

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8 September 1949  | Jack Baddeley resigned.[2]
14 September 1949  | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
20 September 1949  | Close of nominations
8 October 1949  | Polling day
8 November 1949  | Return of writ

## Results

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1949 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | John Crook | 16,204  | 80.50  |
| Communist | John Tapp  | 3,925  | 19.50  |
Total formal votes  | 20,129  | 95.83  |
Informal votes  | 877  | 4.17  |
Turnout | 21,006  | 89.99  |
| Labor hold | Swing |  |

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1949 Cessnock by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
2. ^ a b "Mr John Marcus Baddeley (1881–1953)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. ^ "Writ of election: Cessnock". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 178\. 14 September 1949. p. 2727. Retrieved 1 October 2019 - via Trove.

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