1945 Blacktown state by-election

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A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Blacktown on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Frank Hill (Labor).[1]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
11 July 1945 Frank Hill died.[1]
25 July 1945 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
3 August 1945 Nominations
18 August 1945 Polling day
31 August 1945 Return of writ

Results[edit]

1945 Blacktown by-election
Saturday 18 August [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Freeman 10,879 55.5 +4.3
Liberal George Maunder 6,344 32.4 +13.3
Independent Ernest Phelps 1,913 9.8
Independent John Cammell 453 2.3
Total formal votes 19,589 97.3 +1.7
Informal votes 538 2.7 -1.7
Turnout 20,127 82.8 -8.1
Labor hold Swing  

Preferences were not distributed.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Francis Hill (1883-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Blacktown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 77. 25 July 1945. p. 1345. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1945 Blacktown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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