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

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 
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See also

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.
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