1946 Goulburn state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goulburn on 1 June 1946 because of the resignation of Labor Party member Jack Tully to be appointed Agent-General for New South Wales in London.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 May 1946	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
17 May 1946	Nominations
1 June 1946	Polling day
22 June 1946	Return of writ

Candidates

• Ray Bladwell, the Country Party candidate, was a local grazier and wool broker.[3] This was his first election campaign and he would unsuccessfully stand for Goulburn in 1947, 1956 and 1959.
• Dick Hollis, the Liberal party candidate, was the Mayor of Goulburn and nephew of the former member Dr Leslie Hollis.[3]
• Laurie Tully, the Labor Party candidate, a son of the former member, was educated at St Patrick's College, Goulburn, former public servant, and barrister.[3]

Results

1946 Goulburn by-election [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Laurie Tully	7,184	51.72
	Country	Ray Bladwell	4,910	35.35
	Liberal	Dick Hollis	696	12.93
Total formal votes			13,890	99.15
Informal votes			119	0.85
Turnout			14,009	88.45
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Goulburn
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr John Moran Tully (1885-1966)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Goulburn". New South Wales Government Gazette (53). 13 May 1946. p. 1147. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "To-morrow's by-election: an outline of each candidate". Goulburn Evening Post. 31 May 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Green, Antony. "1946 results Goulburn". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2019.