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1939 Waverley state by-election

The 1939 Waverley state by-election was held on 22 April 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley because of the death of John Waddell (United Australia).

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The 1939 Waverley state by-election was held on 22 April 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley because of the death of John Waddell (United Australia).

Date	Event
15 March 1939	Death of John Waddell.
24 March 1939	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
3 April 1939	Nominations
22 April 1939	Polling day
5 May 1939	Return of writ

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Industrial Labor	Clarrie Martin	6,397	34.8
	United Australia	Ella Waddell	6,539	34.6	−16.8
	Labor	James Ormonde	5,630	30.6	−18.0
18,386	98.0	−0.1
370	2.0	+0.1
18,756	93.0	−1.9
	Industrial Labor	Clarrie Martin	10,477	56.8
	United Australia	Ella Waddell	7,939	43.2	−8.2
	Industrial Labor gain from United Australia	Swing	N/A

Electoral results for the district of Waverley
List of New South Wales state by-elections

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