1919 Petersham state by-election

Election result for Petersham, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Petersham on 22 March 1919 because of the resignation of John Cohen (Nationalist) who had accepted an appointment as a Judge of the District Court.Mr John Jacob Cohen (1859–1939) 1055 Yes 2021-03-30 H. V. Evatt alleges that this was part of a deal between William Holman and the Liberals that had led to the Nationalist government in 1917.Evatt H. V. H. V. Evatt Australian Labour Leader: The Story of W.A. Holman and the Labour Movement 1954 Angus and Robertson 0207140413 354 Dates Date Event 30 January 1919 John Cohen resigned. 5 March 1919 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229667522 Writ of election: Petersham Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 49 5 March 1919 2021-03-30 1455 Trove 8 March 1919 Nominations 22 March 1919 Polling day 5 April 1919 Return of writ Result [[1919 Petersham state by-election|1919 Petersham by-election]]Saturday 22 March 19191919 Petersham by-election 1917 Petersham_1 2021-03-30 Nationalist Sydney Shillington 2,633 51.0 -10.6 Labor NSW Barney Olde 2,377 46.1 +14.8 Independent Donald Croal 150 2.9 5,160 99.3 0.0 35 0.7 0.0 5,195 45.6Estimate based on a roll of 11,404 at the 1917 election.Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election Green 1917 Petersham|1917 Petersham 3 May 2020 -18.0 Nationalist N/A The by-election was caused by resignation of John Cohen (Nationalist) who had accepted an appointment as a Judge of the District Court. See also Electoral results for the district of Petersham List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1919 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1910s in New South Wales