1934 Hamilton state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hamilton on 24 February 1934 because of the death of Hugh Connell, (Labor).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
31 January 1934	Hugh Connell died.[1]
7 February 1934	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
12 February 1934	Day of nomination
24 February 1934	Polling day
7 March 1934	Return of writ

Result

1934 Hamilton by-election
Saturday, 24 February [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	William Brennan	9,391	51.5	+1.3
	United Australia	Gordon Skelton	7,445	40.8	+13.3
	Communist	Sidney Bethune	1,220	6.7	+5.7
	Independent	William Stott	176	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			18,232	97.2	-0.5
Informal votes			527	2.8	+0.5
Turnout			18,759	91.9	-5.2
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Hamilton (New South Wales)
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Major Hugh John Connell (1884-1934)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Hamilton". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (24). 7 February 1934. p. 705. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1934 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2020.