A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 3 March 1928 because of the resignation of Sir George Fuller (Nationalist) who had accepted the position of Agent-General in London.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
7 February 1928 Sir George Fuller resigned.[1]
10 February 1928 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
17 February 1928 Nominations
3 March 1928 Polling day
16 March 1928 Return of writ

Result

1928 Wollondilly by-election
Saturday 3 March [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Mark Morton 5,773 61.1 -1.4
Labor Daniel Chalker 3,681 38.9 +1.4
Total formal votes 9,454 99.5 +0.6
Informal votes 43 0.5 -0.6
Turnout 9,497 65.6 -16.2
Nationalist hold Swing-1.4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sir George Warburton Fuller (1861–1940)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Wollondilly". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 21. 10 February 1928. p. 803. Retrieved 29 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1928 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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