1946 Corowa state by-election
# 1946 Corowa state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Corowa on 9 November 1946 because of the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent), to contest the federal seat of Riverina at the 1946 election as a Liberal candidate, however he was unsuccessful. Lethbridge then nominated as a Liberal candidate to regain the seat.

The by-elections for Albury, Auburn and Ashfield were held on the same day.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 16 August 1946 | Christopher Lethbridge resigned. |
| 28 September 1946 | Federal election |
| 15 October 1946 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 21 October 1946 | Nominations |
| 9 November 1946 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm |
| 27 November 1946 | Return of writ |

## Result

1946 Corowa by-election]] Saturday 9 November :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Ebenezer Kendell | 4,475 | 38.8 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | James Adam | 4,362 | 37.8 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | Christopher Lethbridge (defeated) | 2,362 | 23.4 | -13.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,530 | 99.4 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,608 | 85.1 | -3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Ebenezer Kendell | 6,677 | 57.9 | |
| | Labor | James Adam | 4,853 | 42.1 | |
| | Country gain from Independent | Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
