1949 Cessnock state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Cessnock in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 8 October 1949. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Jack Baddeley (Labor) to accept the position of Chairman of the State Coal Mine Authority.[1][2]

A by-election for the seat of Redfern was held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
8 September 1949	Jack Baddeley resigned.[2]
14 September 1949	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
20 September 1949	Close of nominations
8 October 1949	Polling day
8 November 1949	Return of writ

Results

1949 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Crook	16,204	80.50
	Communist	John Tapp	3,925	19.50
Total formal votes			20,129	95.83
Informal votes			877	4.17
Turnout			21,006	89.99
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. Green, Antony. "1949 Cessnock by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
2. "Mr John Marcus Baddeley (1881–1953)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Cessnock". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (178). 14 September 1949. p. 2727. Retrieved 1 October 2019 – via Trove.