1946 Auburn state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Auburn on 9 November 1946 following the resignation of Jack Lang who had resigned to successfully contest the seat of Reid at the 1946 Australian federal election. His son, James Lang, won the by-election for his father's old seat.[1][2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Lang Labor | James Lang | 11,064 | 52.32 | ||
| Labor | Frank Peffer | 7,965 | 37.67 | ||
| Independent | Edward Felsch | 2,117 | 10.01 | ||
| Informal votes | 295 | 1.38 | |||
| Turnout | 21,146 | 87.61 | |||
| Lang Labor hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "The Hon. John Thomas Lang (1876-1975)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1946 results Auburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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