A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Auburn on 9 November 1946 following the resignation of Jack Lang to successfully contest the seat of Reid at the 1946 federal election. His son, Chris Lang, won the by-election for his father's old seat.[1][2]

Results

1946 Auburn by-election
Saturday 9 November [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lang Labor Chris Lang 11,064 52.32
Labor Frank Peffer 7,965 37.67
Independent Edward Felsch 2,117 10.01
Total formal votes 21,146 98.62
Informal votes 295 1.38
Turnout 21,441 87.61
Lang Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Hon John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1946 results Auburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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