1947 Hartley state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hartley on 13 December 1947 because of the resignation of Hamilton Knight (Labor) to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
29 October 1947	Hamilton Knight resigned.[1]
14 November 1947	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
28 November 1947	Nominations
13 December 1947	Polling day
2 January 1948	Return of writ

Result

1947 Hartley by-election
Saturday 13 December [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Chalmers	7,489	53.26
	Liberal	Harold Coates	5,071	36.07
	Industrial Labor	William Alexander	1,500	10.67
Total formal votes			14,060	98.38
Informal votes			231	1.62
Turnout			14,291	88.10
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Hamilton Knight (1988-1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Hartley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (133). 14 November 1947. p. 2681. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1947 Hartley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.