1939 Hurstville state by-election
{{Short description|Election result for Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2021}}
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The 1939 Hurstville state by-election was held on 18 March 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hurstville because of the death of James Webb ({{Australian politics/name|UAP}}).{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Captain James Eli Webb (1887-1939) |id=1457 |former=Yes |access-date=13 May 2019}}
Dates
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! Date !! Event |
| 14 February 1939 |
| 24 February 1939
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222080125 |title=Writ of election: Hurstville |newspaper=New South Wales Government Gazette |issue=34 |date=24 February 1939 |access-date=2021-03-26 |page=1001 |via=Trove}} |
| 3 March 1939
| Nominations |
| 18 March 1939
| Polling day |
| 31 March 1939
| Return of writ |
Result
{{Election box begin
|title =
Saturday 18 March{{hsp}}{{cite NSW election |title=1939 Hurstville by-election |year=1938 |district=Hurstville_1 |access-date=2021-03-26}}
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{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Industrial Labor
|candidate = Clive Evatt
|votes = 7,017
|percentage = 33.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = UAP
|candidate = Alfred Thomas
|votes = 7,925
|percentage = 38.1
|change = -18.0
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor NSW
|candidate = John McGrath
|votes = 5,852
|percentage = 28.1
|change = -15.8
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 20,794
|percentage = 98.5
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 309
|percentage = 1.5
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 21,103
|percentage = 93.9
|change = -3.2
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Industrial Labor
|candidate = Clive Evatt
|votes = 12,168
|percentage = 58.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = UAP
|candidate = Alfred Thomas
|votes = 8,626
|percentage = 41.5
|change = -14.6
}}
{{Election box gain AU party
|winner = Industrial Labor
|loser = UAP
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
James Webb ({{Australian politics/name|UAP}}) died.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NSW by-elections 32nd parl|state=expanded}}
{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}
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Category:1939 elections in Australia