1939 Waverley state by-election

The 1939 Waverley state by-election was held on 22 April 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley because of the death of John Waddell (United Australia).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
15 March 1939 Death of John Waddell.[1]
24 March 1939 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
3 April 1939 Nominations
22 April 1939 Polling day
5 May 1939 Return of writ

Result
1939 Waverley by-election
Saturday 22 April [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Industrial Labor Clarrie Martin 6,397 34.8
United Australia Ella Waddell [lower-alpha 1] 6,539 34.6 -16.8
Labor James Ormonde 5,630 30.6 -18.0
Total formal votes 18,386 98.0 -0.1
Informal votes 370 2.0 +0.1
Turnout 18,756 93.0 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Industrial Labor Clarrie Martin 10,477 56.8
United Australia Ella Waddell [lower-alpha 1] 7,939 43.2 -8.2
Industrial Labor gain from United Australia SwingN/A

See also

Notes
  1. Ella Waddell was the widow of former member John Waddell.

References
  1. "Mr John William Waddell (1891–1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Waverley". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 24 March 1939. p. 1453. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1939 Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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