1945 Ryde state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Ryde on 3 February 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Independent member James Shand.[1]
The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Eric Hearnshaw. This was the first election contested and first election won by the Liberal Party in New South Wales since the founding of its New South Wales division in January 1945.[2] Hearnshaw also became the first Liberal Party member in the New South Wales parliament, as parliamentary members of the Democratic Party had yet to join the Liberal Party.[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 7,630 | 38.62 | ||
Labor | William Browne | 5,591 | 28.30 | ||
Independent | George Vaughan | 2,690 | 13.61 | ||
Independent | William Irvine | 1,853 | 9.38 | ||
Independent | Leonard McKay | 998 | 5.05 | ||
Independent | Henry Brierly | 512 | 2.59 | ||
Social Credit | Howard Miscamble | 382 | 1.93 | ||
Fair Deal | John Price | 102 | 0.52 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,758 | 94.60 | |||
Informal votes | 1,127 | 5.40 | |||
Turnout | 20,885 | 83.92 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 11,339 | 57.39 | ||
Labor | William Browne | 8,419 | 42.61 | ||
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
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References
- "Major James Barclay Shand (1870–1944)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- "Executives Elected By Liberals". The Daily Telegraph. 5 January 1945. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "The first Liberal for 30 years". The Sun. 11 February 1945. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1945 Ryde by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "Poll Declared at Ryde". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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