1939 Upper Hunter state by-election
Election result for Upper Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
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The 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 7 October 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of Malcolm Brown (Country).[1] There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party.
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 August 1939 | Death of Malcolm Brown.[1] |
| 11 September 1939 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 19 September 1939 | Nominations |
| 7 October 1939 | Polling day |
| 21 October 1939 | Return of writ |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | James Russell | 5,470 | 42.5 | ||
| Country | D'Arcy Rose | 2,099 | 16.3 | ||
| Ind. United Australia | Augustine Marshall | 2,031 | 15.8 | ||
| Country | Arie Dorsman | 1,682 | 13.1 | ||
| Country | Marcus Hyndes | 1,596 | 12.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 12,878 | 96.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 433 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 13,311 | 90.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | D'Arcy Rose | 6,489 | 50.4 | ||
| Labor | James Russell | 6,389 | 49.6 | ||
| Country hold | Swing | ||||