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1939 Hurstville state by-election
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 (United Australia).
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 (United Australia).
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 February 1939 | Death of James Webb. |
| 24 February 1939 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 3 March 1939 | Nominations |
| 18 March 1939 | Polling day |
| 31 March 1939 | Return of writ |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 7,017 | 33.8 | ||
| United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 7,925 | 38.1 | −18.0 | |
| Labor | John McGrath | 5,852 | 28.1 | −15.8 | |
| 20,794 | 98.5 | +0.6 | |||
| 309 | 1.5 | −0.6 | |||
| 21,103 | 93.9 | −3.2 | |||
| Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 12,168 | 58.5 | ||
| United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 8,626 | 41.5 | −14.6 | |
| Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A |
- Electoral results for the district of Hurstville
- List of New South Wales state by-elections
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