A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 7 March 1931 following the death of Alfred Pollack (Country).[1] There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Alfred Henry | 5,594 | 44.99 | ||
Country | William Robinson | 3,308 | 26.60 | ||
Independent Country | John Flaherty | 1,196 | 9.62 | ||
Country | Joseph Reid | 1,072 | 8.62 | ||
Independent Country | Frederick Sargant | 814 | 6.55 | ||
Communist | William Laidlaw | 330 | 2.65 | ||
Independent | Edward Wesala | 81 | 0.65 | ||
Independent Country | Stanley Jones | 40 | 0.32 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,435 | 96.65 | |||
Informal votes | 431 | 3.35 | |||
Turnout | 12,866 | 95.16 [a] | |||
After distribution of preferences | |||||
Country | Alfred Henry | 6,536 | 52.56 | ||
Country | William Robinson | 3,910 | 31.44 | ||
Independent Country | John Flaherty | 1,989 | 16.00 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |