A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Manly on 15 September 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Alfred Reid (Independent Democrat turned Liberal).[1]
Date | Event |
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5 August 1945 | Alfred Reid died.[1] |
21 August 1945 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
31 August 1945 | Nominations |
15 September 1945 | Polling day |
29 September 1945 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Douglas Darby | 9,901 | 45.9 | +22.7 | |
Labor | Aubrey Hanson-Norman | 9,160 | 42.5 | +8.9 | |
Soldiers' party | James Dunn | 2,516 | 11.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,577 | 98.7 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 276 | 1.3 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 21,853 | 81.5 | -9.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Douglas Darby | 11,339 | 55.6 | ||
Labor | Aubrey Hanson-Norman | 10,238 | 47.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Independent Democrat | Swing | N/A |