1940 Barwon state by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of Ben Wade,^[1] to contest the federal seat of Gwydir at the 1940 election, however he was unsuccessful.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
16 August 1940	Ben Wade resigned.
21 September 1940	Federal election
16 October 1940	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
25 October 1940	Nominations
16 November 1940	Polling day
29 November 1940	Return of writ

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |After distribution of preferences

Ben Wade resigned to unsuccessfully contest the 1940 election for Gwydir. Preferences were not distributed to completion.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Barwon
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Mr Benjamin Martin Wade (1883-1958) . 1390 . Yes . 21 May 2019.
2. Web site: 1940 House of Representatives election: New South Wales . Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive . 30 August 2020.
3. News: Writ of election: Barwon . . 139 . 16 October 1940 . 2021-03-27 . 4137 . Trove.