1939 Hurstville state by-election

Election result for Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia

The 1939 Hurstville state by-election was held on 18 March 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hurstville because of the death of James Webb (United Australia).

Dates

Date	Event
14 February 1939	Death of James Webb.
24 February 1939	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
3 March 1939	Nominations
18 March 1939	Polling day
31 March 1939	Return of writ

1939 Hurstville by-election
Saturday 18 March
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Industrial Labor	Clive Evatt	7,017	33.8
	United Australia	Alfred Thomas	7,925	38.1	−18.0
	Labor	John McGrath	5,852	28.1	−15.8
Total formal votes			20,794	98.5	+0.6
Informal votes			309	1.5	−0.6
Turnout			21,103	93.9	−3.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Industrial Labor	Clive Evatt	12,168	58.5
	United Australia	Alfred Thomas	8,626	41.5	−14.6
	Industrial Labor gain from United Australia		Swing	N/A

^ "Captain James Eli Webb (1887-1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Hurstville". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 34. 24 February 1939. p. 1001. Retrieved 26 March 2021 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1939 Hurstville by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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