1940 Barwon state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of Ben Wade (Country),^[1] to contest the federal seat of Gwydir at the 1940 election,^[2] however he was unsuccessful.^[3]

Dates

Date	Event
16 August 1940	Ben Wade resigned.[1]
21 September 1940	Federal election
16 October 1940	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
25 October 1940	Nominations
16 November 1940	Polling day
29 November 1940	Return of writ

Results

1940 Barwon by-election
Saturday 16 November ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Heferen	6,246	46.8
	Country	Favel Satterthwaite	3,372	25.3
	Country	Harold Johnston	1,779	13.3
	Labor (N-C)	William McArdle	1,024	7.7
	Country	Loenard Conway	926	9.9
Total formal votes			13,347	97.1	1.5
Informal votes			399	2.9	+1.5
Turnout			13,746	84.5	−10.8
After distribution of preferences
	Labor	Roy Heferen	7,325	54.9
	Country	Favel Satterthwaite	3,762	28.2
	Country	Harold Johnston	2,260	16.9
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed to completion.^[2]

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1940 Barwon by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
3. "1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
4. "Writ of election: Barwon". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 139. 16 October 1940. p. 4137. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Trove.