1942 South Coast state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of South Coast on 14 November 1942. It was triggered by the death of Rupert Beale (Independent).[1][2]

Dates
DateEvent
28 September 1942 Rupert Beale died.[1]
19 October 1942 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
26 October 1942 Day of nomination
14 November 1942 Polling day
27 November 1942 Return of writ

Candidates

Result
1942 South Coast by-election
Saturday 14 November [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jack Beale 7,915 72.9
United Australia Henry Bate 2,942 27.1 -22.7
Total formal votes 10,857 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 86 0.8 -0.7
Turnout 10,943 84.0 -8.8
Independent hold SwingN/A

Aftermath

Jack Beale would go on to hold the seat for 30 years, as an Independent until 1948 when he joined the Liberals.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1942 South Coast by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: South Coast". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 140. 19 October 1942. p. 2817. Retrieved 25 March 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1941 South Coast". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. "The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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