A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Auburn on 2 October 1943. following the resignation of Jack Lang who had resigned to unsuccessfully contest the seat of Reid at the 1943 Australian federal election. Having failed to enter federal politics, he contested and won the by-election for his state seat.[1][2]

Results

1943 Auburn by-election
Saturday 2 October [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lang Labor Jack Lang (re-elected) 10,779 57.89
Labor Gordon Byrne 5,346 28.71
Independent Edward Spensley 2,495 13.40
Total formal votes 18,620 98.37
Informal votes 308 1.63
Turnout 18,928 83.98
Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1943 Auburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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