1943 Lachlan state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lachlan on 6 June 1943. It was triggered by the death of Griffith Evans (Country).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
16 August 1943	Griffith Evans died.[1]
1 September 1943	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
8 September 1943	Day of nomination
25 September 1943	Polling day
11 October 1943	Return of writ

Result

1943 Lachlan by-election
Saturday 25 September [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Chanter	5,408	56.93
	Country	Lindsay McIvor	2,107	22.18
	Country	John Sommers	1,984	20.89
Total formal votes			9,499	99.29
Informal votes			68	0.71
Turnout			9,567	74.86
	Labor gain from Country		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Griffith Parry Evans (1869-1943)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Lachlan". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (98). 1 September 1943. p. 1537. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1943 Lachlan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.