1948 Kogarah state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kogarah on 17 July 1948. It was triggered by the death of sitting Labor MP William Currey.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
30 April 1948	William Currey died.[1]
11 June 1948	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
22 June 1948	Day of nomination
17 July 1948	Polling day
6 August 1948	Return of writ

Results

1948 Kogarah by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Douglas Cross	12,829	51.7	+9.1
	Labor	Herbert Oxford	12,007	48.4	-9.1
Total formal votes			24,836	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			361	1.4	-0.1
Turnout			25,197	90.8	-4.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.1

See also

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

References

1. "Mr William Matthew Currey VC (1895-1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Kogarah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (63). 11 June 1948. p. 1391. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1948 results Kogarah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.