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1945 Manly state by-election

Election result for Manly, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Manly on 15 September 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Alfred Reid (Independent Democrat turned Liberal).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
5 August 1945	Alfred Reid died.^[1]
21 August 1945	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
31 August 1945	Nominations
15 September 1945	Polling day
29 September 1945	Return of writ

Candidates

Douglas Darby (Liberal) was the founder of the British Orphans' Adoption Society, a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association
James Dunn (Soldiers' party) was the former Labor candidate for Manly, but was defeated for pre-selection by Hanson-Norman
Aubrey Hanson-Norman (Labor) was a former mayor of Manly

Result

1945 Manly by-election
Saturday 15 September ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	9,901	45.9	+22.7
	Labor	Aubrey Hanson-Norman	9,160	42.5	+8.9
	Soldiers' party	James Dunn	2,516	11.7
Total formal votes			21,577	98.7	+1.6
Informal votes			276	1.3	-1.6
Turnout			21,853	81.5	-9.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	11,339	55.6
	Labor	Aubrey Hanson-Norman	10,238	47.4
	Liberal gain from Independent Democrat		Swing	N/A

References

^ ^a ^b "Mr Alfred Albert Edward Ernest (Theodore Muswellbrooke Orlando) Vassa Reid (1867–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Manly". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 87. 21 August 1945. p. 1489. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1945 Manly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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