1950 Armidale state by-election

Election result for Armidale, New South Wales, Australia July 2020 July 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 11 February 1950 because of the resignation of David Drummond (Country NSW) to successfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1949 election.The Hon. David Henry Drummond (1890-1965) 1498 Yes 13 May 2019 Dates Date Event 28 October 1949 David Drummond resigned. 10 December 1949 1949 federal election 17 January 1950 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220097156 Writ of election: Armidale Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 111 17 January 1950 29 July 2020 161 Trove 23 January 1950 Nominations 11 February 1950 Polling day 13 March 1950 Return of writ Result [[1950 Armidale state by-election|1950 Armidale by-election]]Saturday 11 February1950 Armidale by-election 1947 Armidale_1 29 July 2020 country nsw Davis Hughes 4,240 32.8 Labor NSW Jim Cahill 6,064 46.9 country nsw William Fooks 2,616 20.3 12,920 99.1 124 1.0 13,044 86.1 country nsw Davis Hughes 6,652 51.5 Labor NSW Jim Cahill 6,268 48.5 country nsw No David Drummond (Country NSW) resigned to successfully contest the 1949 election for New England. See also Electoral results for the district of Armidale List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1950 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1950s in New South Wales Category:February 1950