1939 Hurstville state by-election
# 1939 Hurstville state by-election

The 1939 Hurstville state by-election was held on 18 March 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hurstville because of the death of James Webb (United Australia).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 14 February 1939 | Death of James Webb. |
| 24 February 1939 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 3 March 1939 | Nominations |
| 18 March 1939 | Polling day |
| 31 March 1939 | Return of writ |

## Result

1939 Hurstville by-election Saturday 18 March :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 7,017 | 33.8 | |
| | United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 7,925 | 38.1 | -18.0 |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 5,852 | 28.1 | -15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,794 | 98.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 309 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,103 | 93.9 | -3.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 12,168 | 58.5 | |
| | United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 8,626 | 41.5 | -14.6 |
| | Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |
