1928 Coogee state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 22 September 1928 because of the death of Nationalist Party member Hyman Goldstein.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
7 September 1928	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
14 September 1928	Nominations
22 September 1928	Polling day
5 October 1928	Return of writ

Results

1928 Coogee by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nationalist	John Dunningham	7,854	69.23
	Labor	Morris Curotta	3,490	30.77
Total formal votes			11,344	99.45
Informal votes			63	0.55
Turnout			11,407	61.92
	Nationalist hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Hyman Goldstein". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Coogee". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (124). 7 September 1928. p. 4155. Retrieved 12 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1928 results Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 October 2019.