1939 Balmain state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Balmain on 14 January 1939 following the death of John Quirk (Labor).[1] His widow Mary Quirk won the by-election.[2]

Results

1939 Balmain by-election
Saturday 14 January [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mary Quirk	7,656	51.21
	Independent Labor	Sidney Weston	4,336	29.01
	Independent Labor	John O'Carroll	2,957	19.78
Total formal votes			14,949	95.09
Informal votes			772	4.91
Turnout			15,721	90.12
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Mr John Quirk (1870-1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1939 results Balmain by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.