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1946 Ashfield state by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 9 November 1946 because of the resignation of Athol Richardson (Liberal) to contest the federal seat of Parkes at the 1946 election. Richardson was narrowly defeated, and nominated as a candidate to regain the seat.
| Date | Event |
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| 16 August 1946 | Athol Richardson resigned. |
| 28 September 1946 | Federal election. |
| 15 October 1946 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 21 October 1946 | Nominations |
| 9 November 1946 | Polling day |
| 27 November 1946 | Return of writ |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±% | |
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| Liberal | Athol Richardson (re-elected) | 12,036 | 56.5 | +3.1 | |
| Labor | William Peters | 9,265 | 43.5 | −3.1 | |
| 21,301 | 98.9 | +2.1 | |||
| 231 | 1.1 | −2.1 | |||
| 21,532 | 87.6 | −6.2 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 |
- Electoral results for the district of Ashfield
- List of New South Wales state by-elections
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