1942 South Coast state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of South Coast on 14 November 1942. It was triggered by the death of Rupert Beale (Independent).[1][2]
Dates[]
Date | Event |
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28 September 1942 | Rupert Beale died.[1] |
19 October 1942 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
26 October 1942 | Day of nomination |
14 November 1942 | Polling day |
27 November 1942 | Return of writ |
Candidates[]
- Henry Bate (United Australia) was the former member for South Coast, who had been defeated by Rupert Beale by 39 votes at the 1941 election.[4]
- Jack Beale (Independent) was the son of Rupert, and was an engineer on munition works with the New South Wales Department of Public Works.[5]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jack Beale | 7,915 | 72.9 | ||
United Australia | Henry Bate | 2,942 | 27.1 | -22.7 | |
Total formal votes | 10,857 | 99.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 86 | 0.8 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 10,943 | 84.0 | -8.8 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Aftermath[]
Jack Beale would go on to hold the seat for 30 years, as an Independent until 1948 when he joined the Liberals.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1942 South Coast by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Writ of election: South Coast". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (140). 19 October 1942. p. 2817. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1941 South Coast". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
Categories:
- 1942 elections in Australia
- New South Wales state by-elections
- 1940s in New South Wales