A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hartley on 13 December 1947 because of the resignation of Hamilton Knight (Labor) to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
29 October 1947 Hamilton Knight resigned.[1]
14 November 1947 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
28 November 1947 Nominations
13 December 1947 Polling day
2 January 1948 Return of writ

Result

1947 Hartley by-election
Saturday 13 December [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Chalmers 7,489 53.26
Liberal Harold Coates 5,071 36.07
Industrial Labor William Alexander 1,500 10.67
Total formal votes 14,060 98.38
Informal votes 231 1.62
Turnout 14,291 88.10
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Hamilton Knight (1988-1964)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Hartley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. 14 November 1947. p. 2681. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1947 Hartley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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