1947 Hartley state by-election

Election result for Hartley, New South Wales, Australia August 2020 August 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hartley on 13 December 1947 because of the resignation of Hamilton Knight (Labor NSW) to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission.1475 Yes Mr Hamilton Knight (1988-1964) 11 May 2019 Dates Date Event 29 October 1947 Hamilton Knight resigned. 14 November 1947 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224773996 Writ of election: Hartley Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 133 14 November 1947 2020-09-25 2681 Trove 28 November 1947 Nominations 13 December 1947 Polling day 2 January 1948 Return of writ Result [[1947 Hartley state by-election|1947 Hartley by-election]]Saturday 13 December1947 Hartley by-election 1947 Hartley_1 2020-09-25 Labor NSW Jim Chalmers 7,489 53.26 Liberal NSW Harold Coates 5,071 36.07 Industrial Labor William Alexander 1,500 10.67 14,060 98.38 231 1.62 14,291 88.10 Labor NSW N/A Hamilton Knight (Labor NSW) resigned to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission. See also Electoral results for the district of Hartley List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1947 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1940s in New South Wales Category:December 1947 in Australia