1946 Corowa state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Corowa on 9 November 1946 because of the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent), to contest the federal seat of Riverina at the 1946 election as a Liberal candidate,^[1] however he was unsuccessful.^[2] Lethbridge then nominated as a Liberal candidate to regain the seat.^[1]

The by-elections for Albury, Auburn and Ashfield were held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
16 August 1946	Christopher Lethbridge resigned.^[3]
28 September 1946	Federal election
15 October 1946	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[4]
21 October 1946	Nominations
9 November 1946	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
27 November 1946	Return of writ

1946 Corowa by-election]]
Saturday 9 November ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	4,475	38.8	+4.9
	Labor	James Adam	4,362	37.8	+8.5
	Liberal	Christopher Lethbridge (defeated)	2,362	23.4	−13.4
Total formal votes			11,530	99.4	+1.6
Informal votes			78	0.7	−1.6
Turnout			11,608	85.1	−3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	6,677	57.9
	Labor	James Adam	4,853	42.1
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

^ ^a ^b ^c Green, Antony. "1946 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "1946 House of Representatives election: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's election archive. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Mr Christopher Lethbridge (1886–1981)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Corowa". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 118. 15 October 1946. p. 2364. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via Trove.

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