1949 Concord state by-election
# 1949 Concord state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Concord on 12 March 1949 because of the death of Bill Carlton (Labor).

The Cobar by-election was held on the same day.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 30 January 1949 | Bill Carlton died. |
| 11 February 1949 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 24 February 1949 | Nominations |
| 12 March 1949 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm |
| 24 March 1949 | Return of writ |

## Result

1949 Concord by-election Saturday 12 March :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brice Mutton | 10,495 | 47.0 | |
| | Labor | James Moloney | 9,353 | 21.9 | |
| | Lang Labor | Lyle Armstrong | 2,503 | 11.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,351 | 98.1 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 422 | 1.9 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,773 | 90.7 | -5.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Brice Mutton | 11,184 | 50.04 | +3.64 |
| | Labor | James Moloney | 11,167 | 49.96 | -3.64 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | 3.64 | |
