1949 Richmond state by-election

none January 2025 January 2025 1949 Richmond state by-election Victoria parliamentary Primary no 1947 Victorian state election 1947 17 December 1949 1950 Victorian state election 1950 25,582 88.4% ( 5.7) Electoral district of Richmond in theVictorian Legislative Assembly Frank_Scully.png 132 132 170 10 2 center Frank Scully Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) 17,159 77.4% 4.4 Michael McNamara.png 130 130 170 20 0 center Michael McNamara Liberal and Country Liberal and Country 4,996 22.6% 4.4 MP Stan Keon Labor Frank Scully Labor The 1949 Richmond state by-election was held on 17 December 1949 to elect the member for Richmond in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labor Party MP Stan Keon.VOTERS OUT AGAIN ON SATURDAY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244142388 The Herald 20 January 2025 3 13 December 1949 It was held on the same day as by-elections in Clifton Hill and Kew.BY-ELECTION WINS TO LABOR, LCP https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264060553 Border Morning Mail 20 January 2025 3 19 December 1949BY-ELECTION WINNERS INCREASE LEADS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279454722 The Sun News-Pictorial 20 January 2025 12 20 December 1949 Keon resigned in October 1949 in order to contest the seat of Yarra at the federal election on 10 December 1949 (held one week before the state by-elections), where he was successful and ultimately served until 1955.Communists will oppose Labour https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22773329 The Argus 20 January 2025 3 22 August 1949MP says bank fight to go on https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22799534 The Argus 20 January 2025 7 20 December 1949 Labor candidate Frank Scully won the by-election with a swing of 4.4%, further increasing Richmond's status as a "safe seat" for Labor.Labor Gains At Richmond https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/279452664 The Sun News-Pictorial 20 January 2025 13 21 December 1949Labor Increases Richmond Vote https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189480435 The Age 20 January 2025 4 21 December 1949 Key events 29 October 1949 – Stan Keon resignsOff Together To Resign https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246026912 The Herald 20 January 2025 5 29 October 1949Retiring MLA's resign tonight https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22788801 The Argus 20 January 2025 6 29 October 1949 17 December 1949 – Polling day Candidates Candidates are listed in the order they appeared on the ballot. Party Candidate Background   liberal and country Michael McNamara Plumber and former Labor memberBy-Elections December 17 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189485941 The Age 20 January 2025 3 29 December 1949Uproar at Richmond Election Meeting https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189484534 The Age 20 January 2025 3 14 December 1949   labor vic Frank Scully Railway worker active in Australian Railways Union Industrial GroupGadd Denise Frank Scully: Veteran of the ALP's 1955 split was a man of faith and family https://www.smh.com.au/national/frank-scully-veteran-of-the-alps-1955-split-was-a-man-of-faith-and-family-20150914-gjme1l.html Sydney Morning Herald 20 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20190210134901/https://www.smh.com.au/national/frank-scully-veteran-of-the-alps-1955-split-was-a-man-of-faith-and-family-20150914-gjme1l.html 10 February 2019 12 September 2015 Results [[1949 Richmond state by-election|1949 Richmond state by-election]]THE THIRTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 8 NOVEMBER 1947 http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1947assembly.txt Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive 20 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241228105248/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/1947assembly.txt 28 December 2024 Labor VIC Frank Scully 17,159 77.4 +4.4 Liberal and Country Michael McNamara 4,996 22.6 -4.4 22,155 98.0 -0.2 460 2.0 +0.2 22,615 88.4 -5.7 Labor VIC +4.4 See also Electoral results for the district of Richmond (Victoria) List of Victorian state by-elections References Richmond Category:Victorian state by-elections