1942 South Coast state by-election

Election result for South Coast, New South Wales, Australia November 2019 November 2019 A by-election was held on 14 November 1942 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of South Coast. It was triggered by the death of Rupert Beale, who was an independent MP.1492 Mr Rupert Noel Beale (1889-1942) Yes 3 May 2019 Dates Date Event 28 September 1942 Rupert Beale died. 19 October 1942 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225126779 Writ of election: South Coast Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 140 19 October 1942 2021-03-25 2817 Trove 26 October 1942 Day of nomination 14 November 1942 Polling day 27 November 1942 Return of writ Candidates Henry Bate (UAP) was the former member for South Coast, who had been defeated by Rupert Beale by 39 votes at the 1941 election.1941 South Coast 2021-03-25 Jack Beale (Independent) was the son of Rupert, and was an engineer on munition works with the New South Wales Department of Public Works.The Hon. Jack Gordon Beale (1917-2006) 1765 Yes 2 April 2019 Result [[1942 South Coast state by-election|1942 South Coast by-election]]Saturday 14 November1942 South Coast by-election 1941 South Coast_1 2021-03-25 Independent Jack Beale 7,915 72.9 UAP Henry Bate 2,942 27.1 -22.7 10,857 99.2 +0.7 86 0.8 -0.7 10,943 84.0 -8.8 Independent N/A Rupert Beale (Independent) died. Aftermath Jack Beale went on to hold the seat for 30 years. He was an independent until 1948, after which he joined the Liberal Party. See also Electoral results for the district of South Coast List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1942 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1940s in New South Wales Category:November 1942 in Australia