A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Balmain on 14 January 1939 following the death of John Quirk (Labor).[1] His widow Mary Quirk won the by-election.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Mary Quirk | 7,656 | 51.21 | ||
Independent Labor | Sidney Weston | 4,336 | 29.01 | ||
Independent Labor | John O'Carroll | 2,957 | 19.78 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,949 | 95.09 | |||
Informal votes | 772 | 4.91 | |||
Turnout | 15,721 | 90.12 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
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