1946 Auburn state by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Auburn on 9 November 1946 following the resignation of Jack Lang to successfully contest the seat of Reid at the 1946 federal election. His son, Chris Lang, won the by-election for his father's old seat.[1][2]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 11,064 | 52.32 | ||
Labor | Frank Peffer | 7,965 | 37.67 | ||
Independent | Edward Felsch | 2,117 | 10.01 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,146 | 98.62 | |||
Informal votes | 295 | 1.38 | |||
Turnout | 21,441 | 87.61 | |||
Lang Labor hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ "The Hon John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1946 results Auburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.