1931 Clarence state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 7 March 1931 following the death of Country Party member Alfred Pollack.[1] There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Alfred Henry | 5,594 | 44.99 | ||
Country | William Robinson | 3,308 | 26.60 | ||
Independent Country | John Flaherty | 1,196 | 9.62 | ||
Country | Joseph Reid | 1,072 | 8.62 | ||
Independent Country | Frederick Sargant | 814 | 6.55 | ||
Communist | William Laidlaw | 330 | 2.65 | ||
Independent | Edward Wesala | 81 | 0.65 | ||
Independent Country | Stanley Jones | 40 | 0.32 | ||
Informal votes | 431 | 3.35 | |||
Turnout | 12,866 | ||||
After distribution of preferences | |||||
Country | Alfred Henry | 6,536 | 52.56 | ||
Country | William Robinson | 3,910 | 31.44 | ||
Independent Country | John Flaherty | 1,989 | 16.00 | ||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
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gollark: *Can* you efficiently just convert carbon dioxide/water back into oxygen/carbon? I mean, the whole reason we do it the other way round is the fact that a lot of energy is released.
gollark: Or just keep them lying around, like in forests, but there are capacity limits.
gollark: I mean, plants turn carbon dioxide into... plant bits... which means you have to grow plants and then stockpile those plant bits somewhere without burning them.
gollark: Funnily enough, photovoltaic panels are actually more efficient at sunlight→energy conversion than plants.
References
- "Mr Alfred John Pollack (1878–1931)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1931 results Clarence". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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