1948 Coogee state by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 8 May 1948 because of the death of Lou Cunningham .^[1] The Labor candidate was his widow Catherine.

Dates

Date	Event
23 March 1948	Lou Cunningham died.
12 April 1948	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
20 April 1948	Nominations
8 May 1948	Polling day
4 June 1948	Return of writ

Results

Lou Cunningham died.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mr Lucien Lawrence Cunningham (1889-1948) . 1477 . Yes . 11 October 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Coogee . . 40 . 15 April 1948 . 18 October 2019 . 889 . Trove.