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1949 Cobar state by-election

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Election result for Cobar, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cobar on 12 March 1949 because of the death of Mat Davidson (Labor).

Dates

Date	Event
9 January 1949	Mat Davidson died.
11 February 1949	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
18 February 1949	Nominations
12 March 1949	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
24 March 1949	Return of writ

Result

1949 Cobar by-election
Saturday 12 March
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest Wetherell	6,107	65.3
	Liberal	Harold Campbell	2,235	23.9
	Communist	Hadley McMeekin	1,007	10.8
Total formal votes			9,349	98.1
Informal votes			177	1.9
Turnout			9,526	73.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

See also

References

^ "Mr Mark Anthony Davidson (1869-1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Cobar". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 19. 11 February 1949. p. 377. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1949 Cobar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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