1940 Ryde state by-election

Election result for Ryde, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ryde on 14 September 1940 following the resignation of Eric Spooner (UAP),The Hon. Eric Sydney Spooner (1891–1952) 1515 Yes 5 May 2019 to contest the federal seat of Robertson at the 1940 election, at which he was elected.1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1940/1940repsnsw.txt Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive 2021-03-27 Dates Date Event 23 August 1940 Eric Spooner resigned. 30 August 1940 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225108053 Writ of election: Ryde Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 118 30 August 1940 2021-03-27 3639 Trove 5 September 1940 Nominations 14 September 1940 Polling day 21 September 1940 Federal election 28 September 1940 Return of writ Candidates Bert Cowell (Independent) was a grocer from Gladesville.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231195590 Five will stand for Ryde The Sun 5 September 1940 27 March 2021 8 Trove William Harrison (Independent) was an estate agent from West Ryde and the Mayor of Ryde, the youngest to hold that office. Herbert Mitchell (UAP) was a secretary and superintendent of the Central District Ambulance.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247540004 Seek Ryde selection The Daily Telegraph 31 August 1940 27 March 2021 5 Trove James Stewart (State Labor) was a tyre moulder, representing the far-left Hughes-Evans group, which had been removed as the Labor NSW executive in July 1940.David Clune Facts and Figures - Political Parties of NSW (Overview) Parliament of New South Wales http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactspolparty dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121829/http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactspolparty 2011-07-06 Arthur Williams (Labor NSW) was an accountant specialising in the auditing of trade unions.Mr Arthur John Leonard Williams (1888-1968) 1443 Yes 1 May 2019 Result [[1940 Ryde state by-election|1940 Ryde by-election]]Saturday 14 September1940 Ryde by-election 1938 Ryde_1 24 September 2019 Labor NSW Arthur Williams 7,680 35.6 +9.3 UAP Herbert Mitchell 7,742 35.9 -17.4 Independent William Harrison 3,048 14.1 -6.3 state labor James Stewart 1,685 7.8 Independent Bert Cowell 1,431 6.6 21,586 96.6 -2.1 755 3.4 +2.1 22,341 89.7 -7.3 Labor NSW Arthur Williams 10,908 50.5 UAP Herbert Mitchell 10,678 49.5 Labor NSW UAP N/A Eric Spooner (UAP) resigned to successfully contest the 1940 election for Robertson. See also Electoral results for the district of Ryde List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1940 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1940s in New South Wales Ryde state by-election