1951 Neutral Bay state by-election

Election result for Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia August 2020 August 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Neutral Bay on 2 June 1951 because of the resignation of Ivan Black (Liberal NSW).1730 Mr Ivan Carlisle Black (1913-1990) Yes 3 May 2019 Black wanted to contest the federal seat of Warringah as the Liberal candidate at the 1951 Australian federal election. He understood that he had to resign from the state parliament at least 14 days prior to the close of nominations, which meant he needed to resign before the Liberal party selected its candidate.Ivan Black Ivan Black https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27532966 Letters to the editor: state member's resignation - Neutral Bay seat The Sydney Morning Herald 4 April 1951 15 October 2020 2 Trove He was defeated for pre-selection by Francis Bland,https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18206201 Black loses selection The Sydney Morning Herald 30 March 1951 15 October 2020 1 Trove who went on to comfortably win the seat.http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsnsw.txt 1951 election: House of Representatives, New South Wales Adam Carr Psephos 2020-10-15 Black was selected as the Liberal candidate to retain the state seat.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18219282 Ivan Black to contest Neutral Bay The Sydney Morning Herald 18 May 1951 15 October 2020 3 Trove Dates Date Event 20 March 1951 Ivan Black resigned. 29 March 1951 Liberal Party pre-selection for the federal seat of Warringah. 6 April 1951 Nominations closed for the Australian Federal election 28 April 1951 1951 Australian federal election 11 May 1951 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220111812 Writ of election: Neutral Bay Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 80 7 May 1951 2020-10-15 1459 Trove 21 May 1951 Nominations 16 June 1951 Polling day 6 July 1951 Return of writ Result [[1951 Neutral Bay state by-election|1951 Neutral Bay by-election]]1951 Neutral Bay by-election 1950 Neutral Bay_1 20 August 2020 Liberal NSW Ivan Black unopposed Liberal NSW No See also Electoral results for the district of Neutral Bay List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1951 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1950s in New South Wales