1929 Ashfield state by-election
Election result for Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 5 October 1929 because of the resignation of Milton Jarvie (Nationalist).[1]
Sir Colin Davidson, a Judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed to conduct a Royal Commission to investigate whether there were attempts at bribery with an application for a Campsie bus service.[2] On 7 June 1929 the Royal Commission reported its findings, including that Jarvie had attempted to bribe Albert Bruntnell who was the Chief Secretary.[3] Jarvie was charged with criminal offences, however on 1 July 1929 he was found not guilty.[4] Jarvie nonetheless resigned so that the electors of Ashfield could return him with an overwhelming majority.[5]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 June 1929 | Royal Commission report given to Governor.[3] |
| 1 July 1929 | Jarvie found not guilty.[4] |
| 17 September 1929 | Jarvie resigned.[1] |
| 19 September 1929 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[6] |
| 24 September 1929 | Nominations |
| 5 October 1929 | Polling day |
| 18 October 1929 | Return of writ |
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Clancy | 3,526 | 38.4 | +12.5 | |
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie | 3,484 | 38.0 | â20.2 | |
| Independent | Alexander Huie | 1,692 | 18.5 | +2.6 | |
| Nationalist | Reginald Kirkwood | 281 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Nationalist | Albert Pikett | 190 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,173 | 99.0 | â0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 95 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,268 | 71.9 | â13.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie (re-elected) | 4,376 | 51.5 | ||
| Labor | John Clancy | 4,128 | 48.5 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||