1939 Upper Hunter state by-election
# 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election

The 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 7 October 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of Malcolm Brown (Country). There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 29 August 1939 | Death of Malcolm Brown. |
| 11 September 1939 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 19 September 1939 | Nominations |
| 7 October 1939 | Polling day |
| 21 October 1939 | Return of writ |

## Results

1939 Upper Hunter by-election Saturday 7 October :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | James Russell | 5,470 | 42.5 |
| | Country | D'Arcy Rose | 2,099 | 16.3 |
| | Independent UAP | Augustine Marshall | 2,031 | 15.8 |
| | Country | Arie Dorsman | 1,682 | 13.1 |
| | Country | Marcus Hyndes | 1,596 | 12.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,878 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 433 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,311 | 90.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | D'Arcy Rose | 6,489 | 50.4 |
| | Labor | James Russell | 6,389 | 49.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
