1943 Auburn state by-election
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Registered22,540
Turnout83.98% (
9.58)
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Electoral district of Auburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 22,540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Auburn state by-election was held on 2 October 1943 to elect the member for Auburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Jack Lang, who contested the seat of Reid at the 1946 federal election.
Having been unsuccessful in his federal election campaign, Lang recontested Auburn at the by-election and was re-elected with 57.89% of the primary vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Lang Labor | Jack Lang | 10,779 | 57.89 | −11.77[a] | |
| Labor | Gordon Byrne | 5,346 | 28.71 | −40.95[a] | |
| Independent | Edward Spensley | 2,495 | 13.40 | +13.40 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,620 | 98.37 | +4.30 | ||
| Informal votes | 308 | 1.63 | −4.30 | ||
| Turnout | 18,928 | 83.98 | −9.58 | ||
| Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | |||||