1940 Barwon state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of sitting Country party member, Ben Wade.[1]

Results
1940 Barwon by-election [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roy Heferen 6,246 46.80
Country Favel Satterthwaite 3,372 25.26
Country Harold Johnston 1,779 13.33
Labor (N-C) William McArdle 1,024 7.67
Country Loenard Conway 926 9.94
Total formal votes 13,347 97.10
Informal votes 399 2.90
Turnout 13,746 84.51
Labor gain from Country Swing
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See also

References
  1. "Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1940 results Barwon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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