1946 Goulburn state by-election

Election result for Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia October 2019 October 2019 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goulburn on 1 June 1946 because of the resignation of Jack Tully (Labor NSW) to be appointed Agent-General for New South Wales in London.Mr John Moran Tully (1885-1966) 1425 Yes 8 May 2019 Dates Date Event 9 May 1946 Jack Tully resigned. 13 May 1946 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224763578 Writ of election: Goulburn New South Wales Government Gazette 53 13 May 1946 17 October 2019 1147 Trove 17 May 1946 Nominations 1 June 1946 Polling day 22 June 1946 Return of writ Candidates Ray Bladwell, the Country Party candidate, was a local grazier and wool broker.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103297858 To-morrow's by-election: an outline of each candidate Goulburn Evening Post 31 May 1946 17 October 2019 1 Trove This was his first election campaign and he would unsuccessfully stand for Goulburn in 1947, 1956 and 1959. Dick Hollis, the Liberal party candidate, was the Mayor of Goulburn and nephew of the former member Dr Leslie Hollis. Laurie Tully, the Labor Party candidate, a son of the former member, was educated at St Patrick's College, Goulburn, former public servant, and barrister. Results [[1946 Goulburn state by-election|1946 Goulburn by-election]]Saturday 1 June1946 results Goulburn 1944 Goulburn_1 17 October 2019 Labor NSW Laurie Tully 7,184 51.7 Country NSW Ray Bladwell 4,910 35.4 Liberal NSW Dick Hollis 696 12.9 13,890 99.2 119 0.8 14,009 88.4 Labor NSW N/A Jack Tully (Labor NSW) resigned to be appointed Agent-General for New South Wales in London. See also Electoral results for the district of Goulburn List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1946 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1940s in New South Wales Category:June 1946 in Australia