1933 Bulli state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bulli on 3 June 1933 because of the death of Andrew Lysaght, Labor (NSW).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
3 May 1933	Andrew Lysaght died.[1]
17 May 1933	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
22 May 1933	Day of nomination
3 June 1933	Polling day
5 August 1933	Return of writ

Result

1933 Bulli by-election
Saturday 3 June [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	John Sweeney	5,376	45.5	-17.3
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell	3,084	26.1	-4.0
	Miners	Albert Willis	2,783	23.5
	Communist	Paul Martin	586	5.0	+1.7
Total formal votes			11,829	98.9	+0.1
Informal votes			136	1.1	-0.1
Turnout			11,965	92.0	-5.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	John Sweeney	7,734	65.4
	United Australia	Arthur Butterell	4,095	34.6
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Bulli
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Andrew Augustus Lysaght". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Bulli". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (74). 17 May 1933. p. 1647. Retrieved 19 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1933 Bulli by-election for". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2020.