1928 Hamilton state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 5 October 1928, triggered by the death of David Murray (Labor).[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 May 1928 | David Murray died.[1] |
| 14 August 1928 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 21 August 1928 | Nominations |
| 8 September 1928 | Polling day |
| 21 September 1928 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | James Smith | 5,851 | 48.0 | −10.6 | |
| Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton | 4,851 | 38.8 | +31.5 | |
| Nationalist | Henry Cornish | 1,468 | 12.0 | −8.5 | |
| Independent | James Iceton | 23 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 12,193 | 98.9 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 140 | 1.1 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 12,333 | 70.9 | −14.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | James Smith | 5,968 | 51.2 | ||
| Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton | 5,684 | 48.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
[edit]- Electoral results for the district of Hamilton (New South Wales)
- List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr David Murray (1885–1928)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Hamilton". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 109. 14 August 1928. p. 3811. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1928 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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