The 1931 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 13 June 1931 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of William Cameron .[1] The Country Party did not nominate an official candidate because the seat had been held by the Nationalist Party. Malcolm Brown was nominated as an independent country candidate,[2] [3] and was supported in his campaign by the leader of the Country Party, Michael Bruxner.[4]
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1939 | Death of William Cameron. | |
| 18 May 1931 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] | |
| 26 May 1931 | Nominations | |
| 13 June 1931 | Polling day | |
| 27 June 1931 | Return of writ |