A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 8 October 1949 because of the death of George Noble (Labor).[1]
The Cessnock by-election was held on the same day.
Date | Event |
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9 July 1949 | George Noble died.[1] |
12 September 1949 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
19 September 1949 | Close of nominations |
8 October 1949 | Polling day |
1 November 1949 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Kevin Dwyer | 10,495 | 91.2 | ||
Communist | Mervyn Pidcock | 1,366 | 8.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,440 | 94.8 | |||
Informal votes | 854 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 16,294 | 77.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Kevin Dwyer did not serve for long, losing pre-selection for the 1950 state election and retiring from politics.