1945 Blacktown state by-election

Election result for Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia June 2020 September 2017 A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Blacktown on 18 August 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Frank Hill (Labor NSW).Mr Francis Hill (1883-1945) 1391 Yes 4 May 2019 Dates Date Event 11 July 1945 Frank Hill died. 25 July 1945 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222030047 Writ of election: Blacktown New South Wales Government Gazette 77 25 July 1945 2021-03-24 1345 Trove 3 August 1945 Nominations 18 August 1945 Polling day 31 August 1945 Return of writ Results [[1945 Blacktown state by-election|1945 Blacktown by-election]]Saturday 18 August1945 Blacktown by-election 1944 Blacktown_1 26 September 2019 Labor NSW John Freeman 10,879 55.5 +4.3 Liberal NSW George Maunder 6,344 32.4 +13.3 Independent Ernest Phelps 1,913 9.8 Independent John Cammell 453 2.3 19,589 97.3 +1.7 538 2.7 -1.7 20,127 82.8 -8.1 Labor NSW   Frank Hill (Labor NSW) died. Preferences were not distributed. See also Electoral results for the district of Blacktown List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1945 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1940s in New South Wales Category:August 1945 in Australia