1940 Barwon state by-election
# 1940 Barwon state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Barwon on 16 November 1940 following the resignation of Ben Wade (Country), to contest the federal seat of Gwydir at the 1940 election, however he was unsuccessful.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 16 August 1940 | Ben Wade resigned. |
| 21 September 1940 | Federal election |
| 16 October 1940 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 25 October 1940 | Nominations |
| 16 November 1940 | Polling day |
| 29 November 1940 | Return of writ |

## Results

1940 Barwon by-election Saturday 16 November :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Roy Heferen | 6,246 | 46.8 | |
| | Country | Favel Satterthwaite | 3,372 | 25.3 | |
| | Country | Harold Johnston | 1,779 | 13.3 | |
| | Labor (N-C) | William McArdle | 1,024 | 7.7 | |
| | Country | Loenard Conway | 926 | 9.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,347 | 97.1 | 1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 399 | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,746 | 84.5 | -10.8 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | Roy Heferen | 7,325 | 54.9 | |
| | Country | Favel Satterthwaite | 3,762 | 28.2 | |
| | Country | Harold Johnston | 2,260 | 16.9 | |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |

Preferences were not distributed to completion.

