1937 Corowa state by-election
# 1937 Corowa state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Corowa on 11 December 1937 because of the death of Richard Ball (Country).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 30 October 1937 | Richard Ball died. |
| 10 November 1937 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 19 November 1937 | Nominations |
| 11 December 1937 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm |
| 24 December 1937 | Return of writ |

## Result

1937 Corowa by-election]] Saturday 11 December 1937 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Christopher Lethbridge | 5,862 | 50.3 |
| | Country | Sydney Creed | 3,112 | 26.7 |
| | Country | Alfred Townsend | 2,451 | 21.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Ballantyne | 219 | 1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,644 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 211 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,855 | 90.5 |
| | Independent gain from Country | Independent gain from Country | Swing | N/A |
