A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 October 1949 because of the death of George Noble (Labor).[1]

The Cessnock by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
9 July 1949 George Noble died.[1]
12 September 1949 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
19 September 1949 Close of nominations
8 October 1949 Polling day
1 November 1949 Return of writ

Result

1949 Redfern by-election
Saturday 12 March [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Dwyer 10,495 91.2
Communist Mervyn Pidcock 1,366 8.8
Total formal votes 15,440 94.8
Informal votes 854 5.2
Turnout 16,294 77.9
Labor hold Swing

Aftermath

Kevin Dwyer did not serve for long, losing pre-selection for the 1950 state election and retiring from politics.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr George Walter Harry Noble (1891- 1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Redfern". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 176. 12 September 1949. p. 2727. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1949 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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