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1940 Croydon state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Croydon on 7 September 1940 because of the resignation of Bertram Stevens (United Australia), to contest the federal seat of Lang in the 1940 election,[1] however, he was unsuccessful.[2]

Dates

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Date Event
12 August 1940 Bertram Stevens resigned.[3]
20 August 1940 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[4]
27 August 1940 Nominations
7 September 1940 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
21 September 1940 Return of writ
Federal election

Candidates

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Result

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1940 Croydon by-election]]
Saturday 7 September [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Weir 6,249 38.9
United Australia David Hunter 4,693 29.2
Ind. United Australia Harold Reed 3,955 24.6
Ind. United Australia Bob Hunt 1,091 6.8
Independent Robert Woolston 60 0.4
Total formal votes 16,048 95.8 +1.9
Informal votes 707 4.2 −1.9
Turnout 16,755 88.2 −6.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia David Hunter 9,003 56.1 -13.5
Labor George Weir 7,045 43.9
United Australia hold Swing -13.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1940 Croydon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ "1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Croydon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 114. 20 August 1940. p. 3547. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ a b "Federal election plans". The Daily Telegraph. 17 August 1940. p. 5. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Our Firm's History". Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. Retrieved 30 August 2020.