1946 Ashfield state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 9 November 1946 because of the resignation of Athol Richardson (Liberal) to contest the federal seat of Parkes at the 1946 election.[1] Richardson was narrowly defeated,[2] and nominated as a candidate to regain the seat.[3]

Dates

Date	Event
16 August 1946	Athol Richardson resigned.[1]
28 September 1946	Federal election.[2]
15 October 1946	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
21 October 1946	Nominations
9 November 1946	Polling day
27 November 1946	Return of writ

Result

1946 Ashfield by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Athol Richardson	12,036	56.5	+3.1
	Labor	William Peters	9,265	43.5	-3.1
Total formal votes			21,301	98.9	+2.1
Informal votes			231	1.1	-2.1
Turnout			21,532	87.6	-6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.1

See also

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

References

1. "The Hon. Athol Railton Richardson (1897-1982)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "1946 legislative election: House of Representatives - New South Wales". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. Green, Antony. "1946 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
4. "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette (118). 15 October 1946. p. 2363. Retrieved 31 July 2020 – via Trove.