1945 Blacktown state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Blacktown on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Frank Hill (Labor).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
11 July 1945	Frank Hill died.[1]
25 July 1945	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
3 August 1945	Nominations
18 August 1945	Polling day
31 August 1945	Return of writ

Results

1945 Blacktown by-election
Saturday 18 August ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Freeman	10,879	55.5	+4.3
	Liberal	George Maunder	6,344	32.4	+13.3
	Independent	Ernest Phelps	1,913	9.8
	Independent	John Cammell	453	2.3
Total formal votes			19,589	97.3	+1.7
Informal votes			538	2.7	−1.7
Turnout			20,127	82.8	−8.1
	Labor hold		Swing

Preferences were not distributed.^[3]

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Francis Hill (1883-1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Blacktown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 77. 25 July 1945. p. 1345. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1945 Blacktown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2019.