1919 Petersham state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Petersham on 22 March 1919 because of the resignation of John Cohen (Nationalist) who had accepted an appointment as a Judge of the District Court.[1] H. V. Evatt alleges that this was part of a deal between William Holman and the Liberals that had led to the Nationalist government in 1917.[2][3]

Dates

Date Event
30 January 1919 John Cohen resigned.[1]
5 March 1919 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
8 March 1919 Nominations
22 March 1919 Polling day
5 April 1919 Return of writ

Result

1919 Petersham by-election
Saturday 22 March 1919 [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Sydney Shillington 2,633 51.0 −10.6
Labor Barney Olde 2,377 46.1 +14.8
Independent Donald Croal 150 2.9
Total formal votes 5,160 99.3 0.0
Informal votes 35 0.7 0.0
Turnout 5,195 45.6 [a] −18.0
Nationalist hold Swing N/A

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 11,404 at the 1917 election.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr John Jacob Cohen (1859–1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1919 Petersham by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ^ Evatt, H. V. (1954). Australian Labour Leader: The Story of W.A. Holman and the Labour Movement. Angus and Robertson. p. 354. ISBN 0207140413.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Petersham". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 49. 5 March 1919. p. 1455. Retrieved 30 March 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Petersham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.