1933 Lismore state by-election
Election result for Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lismore on 11 March 1933 because of the death of William Missingham, Country.[1] William Frith of the National Party of Australia â NSW won the election with 33.4% of the vote.
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 February 1933 | William Missingham died.[1] |
| 14 February 1933 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 21 February 1933 | Day of nomination |
| 11 March 1933 | Polling day |
| 25 March 1933 | Return of writ |
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | William Frith | 4,039 | 33.4 | ||
| Labor (NSW) | Jim Fredericks | 3,634 | 30.1 | +6.1 | |
| Country | Robert Gibson | 2,456 | 20.3 | ||
| Country | Percy Tighe | 931 | 7.7 | ||
| Independent | Phillip Wilkins | 924 | 7.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,079 | 97.8 | â1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 277 | 2.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,356 | 90.6 | â6.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | William Frith | 7,730 | 64.0 | â12.0 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Jim Fredericks | 4,349 | 36.0 | +12.0 | |
| Country hold | Swing | â12.0 | |||