1951 Macquarie by-election

New South Wales parliamentary no 28 July 1951 Popular Anthony Luchetti.jpg Tony Luchetti Australian Labor Party 18,426 52.3% 9.5pp Liberal Party of Australia LIB William Hannam Liberal Party of Australia 12,356 35.1% 3.1pp MP Ben Chifley Australian Labor Party Tony Luchetti Australian Labor Party 1951 Macquarie by-election Australian Labor Party IND William Blanchard Independent Labor 3,853 10.9% 10.9ppApril 2024 April 2022 The 1951 by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Macquarie was held on 28 July after the death of the incumbent Australian Labor Party member, former Prime Minister Ben Chifley, who died on 14 June after suffering a heart attack. Chifley's death came less than three months after the 1951 general election. Candidates Contesting the seat for the Labor Party was Tony Luchetti, who had been the Lang Labor candidate in Macquarie in 1931 and 1934, his preferences defeating Chifley in 1931. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1931/1931repsnsw.txt Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 19 December 1931 2011-05-02 Adam Carr psephos Adam Carr http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1934/1934repsnsw.txt Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 15 September 1934 2011-05-02 Adam Carr psephos Adam Carr William Blanchard ran as an independent Labor candidate in protest at Luchetti's selection as Chifley's successor. Their main opponent was William Hannam of the Liberal Party of Australia. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsby.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20110316054150/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1951/1951repsby.txt dead 16 March 2011 Commonwealth of Australia Legislative By-election of 1951 - Macquarie 2011-05-02 Adam Carr psephos Adam Carr Vernon Moffitt, representing the Communist Party of Australia, also ran. Results Macquarie by-election, 1951 Tony Luchetti Labor 18,426 52.3 -9.5 William Hannam Liberal 12,356 35.1 -3.1 William Blanchard Independent Labor 3,853 10.9 +10.9 Vernon Moffitt Communist 575 1.6 +1.6 35,210 99.1 325 0.9 35,535 90.5 Aftermath At the following 1954 general election Luchetti retained the seat and was the sole Labor candidate.http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1954/1954-lyne.txt Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 29 May 1954 2011-05-02 Adam Carr psephos Adam Carr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060902050556/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1954/1954-lyne.txt 2 September 2006 See also List of Australian federal by-elections References Category:1951 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections