1937 Woollahra state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Woollahra on 26 June 1937 because of the death of Sir Daniel Levy (United Australia).[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 20 May 1937 | Sir Daniel Levy died.[1] |
| 2 June 1937 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 14 June 1937 | Nominations |
| 26 June 1937 | Polling day |
| 9 July 1937 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | George Grant | 6,686 | 46.3 | −25.6 | |
| Ind. United Australia | Harold Mason | 6,173 | 42.7 | ||
| Ind. United Australia | George McDonald | 1,595 | 11.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,644 | 96.1 | −0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 585 | 3.9 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 15,038 | 80.5 | −10.7 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Ind. United Australia | Harold Mason | 7,331 | 50.7 | ||
| United Australia | George Grant | 7,123 | 49.3 | −22.6 | |
| Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |||
Aftermath
[edit]Harold Mason did not serve long, retiring at the general election on 26 March 1938.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sir Daniel Levy (1872–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Woollahra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 78. 2 June 1937. p. 2125. Retrieved 28 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1937 Woollahra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Mr Harold Harvey Mason (1890-1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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