1943 Lachlan state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lachlan on 6 June 1943. It was triggered by the death of Griffith Evans (Country).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
16 August 1943 Griffith Evans died.[1]
1 September 1943 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
8 September 1943 Day of nomination
25 September 1943 Polling day
11 October 1943 Return of writ

Result
1943 Lachlan by-election
Saturday 25 September [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chanter 5,408 56.93
Country Lindsay McIvor 2,107 22.18
Country John Sommers 1,984 20.89
Total formal votes 9,499 99.29
Informal votes 68 0.71
Turnout 9,567 74.86
Labor gain from Country Swing

See also

References
  1. "Mr Griffith Parry Evans (1869-1943)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Lachlan". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (98). 1 September 1943. p. 1537. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1943 Lachlan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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