1934 Gloucester state by-election

Election result for Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gloucester on 25 August 1934 because of the death of Walter Bennett, (United Australia).^[1]

Walter Bennett's son Charles was selected as the United Australia candidate.

Dates

Date	Event
16 July 1934	Walter Bennett died.^[1]
1 August 1934	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
8 August 1934	Day of nomination
25 August 1934	Polling day
12 September 1934	Return of writ

1934 Gloucester by-election
Saturday 25 August ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Charles Bennett	6,868	53.2	+2.6
	Country	George Waller	3,531	27.4	+27.4
	Country	William Hawdon	2,506	19.4	−10.6
Total formal votes			12,905	97.2	−1.1
Informal votes			374	2.8	+1.1
Turnout			13,279	89.9	−6.3
	United Australia hold		Swing	N/A

^ ^a ^b "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Gloucester". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 142. 1 August 1934. p. 2807. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1934 Gloucester by-election for". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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