1933 Annandale state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Annandale on 24 June 1933 following the death of sitting member, Robert Stuart-Robertson.[1]

Results
1933 Annandale by-election [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor (NSW) Bob Gorman 9,517 66.34
Labor Percival Druitt McDonald 3,819 26.62
Unificationist Harry Edward Cotter 543 3.79
Communist Thomas Wright 466 3.25
Total formal votes 14,345 95.30
Informal votes 708 4.70
Turnout 15,053 86.96
Labor (NSW) hold Swing

This by-election was caused by the death of Robert Stuart-Robertson on 2 June 1933.[1] The seat was won by first time State Labor candidate Bob Gorman.[2] He defeated the Federal Labor candidate Percival McDonald, standing in his second and final election,[3] Thomas Wright who stood previously stood as a Communist in the 1930 election in the seat of Kogarah [4] and first time candidate Harry Cotter standing as a Labor Party Unificationist who never stood again.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1933 results Annandale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Ghalayini to Gorrick". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: McCaughey to McKeever". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  4. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Wild to Wrightson". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  5. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Copland to Crittenden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
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