1933 Bulli state by-election
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The 1933 Bulli state by-election was held on 3 June 1933 to elect the member for Bulli in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor MP Andrew Lysaght.[1][2]
Registered13,008
Turnout92.0% (
5.3)
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3 June 1933
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Electoral district of Bulli in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 13,008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 92.0% ( 5.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Sweeney retained the seat for the Jack Lang-led Labor Party despite a negative swing of 17.3% from the 1932 state election.[3][4] Much of the party's vote went to Albert Willis, who contested the by-election as a "Miners' Candidate" after being expelled from Labor for standing against an endorsed candidate.[5][6]
Key events
- 3 May 1933 â Andrew Lysaght dies[8]
- 7 May 1933 â Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly[9]
- 22 May 1933 â Candidate nominations[10]
- 3 June 1933 â Polling day[11]
- 9 June 1933 â Results declared[12]
- 14 June 1933 â Return of writ[13]
Candidates
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
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| United Australia | Arthur Butterell | Accountant and candidate for West Sydney at the 1931 federal election[14][15] | |
| Communist | Paul Martin | Labourer who said he was "sure to finish fourth"[15][16][17] | |
| Labor | John Sweeney | Former secretary of the Southern District Miners' Federation[18] | |
| Miners | Albert Willis | Former Agent-General and Legislative Council member[19][20] | |
Additionally, the Federal Labor Party was expected to contest the by-election after receiving 3.8% of the vote in 1932, but this did not eventuate.[21]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labor | John Sweeney | 5,376 | 45.5 | â17.3 | |
| United Australia | Arthur Butterell | 3,084 | 26.1 | â4.0 | |
| Miners | Albert Willis | 2,783 | 23.5 | +23.5 | |
| Communist | Paul Martin | 586 | 5.0 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 11,829 | 98.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 136 | 1.1 | â0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 11,965 | 92.0 | â5.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Sweeney | 7,734 | 65.4 | +65.4 | |
| United Australia | Arthur Butterell | 4,095 | 34.6 | +34.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||