1933 Bulli state by-election

1933 Bulli state by-election
3 June 1933
Electoral district of Bulli in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered13,008
Turnout92.0% (Decrease 5.3)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate John Sweeney Arthur Butterell Albert Willis
Party Labor United Australia Miners
Primary vote 5,376 3,084 2,783
Percentage 45.5% 26.1% 23.5%
Swing Decrease 17.3 Decrease 4.0 Increase 23.5
TPP 65.4% 34.6%
TPP swing Increase 65.4 Increase 34.6
MP before election

Andrew Lysaght
Labor

 Elected MP

John Sweeney
Labor

The 1933 Bulli state by-election was held on 3 June 1933 to elect the member for Bulli in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor MP Andrew Lysaght.[1][2]

John Sweeney retained the seat for the Jack Lang-led Labor Party despite a negative swing of 17.3% from the 1932 state election.[3][4] Much of the party's vote went to Albert Willis, who contested the by-election as a "Miners' Candidate" after being expelled from Labor for standing against an endorsed candidate.[5][6]

Key events

A UAP supporter handing out how-to-vote cards to young coal miners at a polling booth in Coledale[7]

Candidates

Party Candidate Background
  United Australia Arthur Butterell Accountant and candidate for West Sydney at the 1931 federal election[14][15]
  Communist Paul Martin Labourer who said he was "sure to finish fourth"[15][16][17]
  Labor John Sweeney Former secretary of the Southern District Miners' Federation[18]
  Miners Albert Willis Former Agent-General and Legislative Council member[19][20]

Additionally, the Federal Labor Party was expected to contest the by-election after receiving 3.8% of the vote in 1932, but this did not eventuate.[21]

Results

1933 Bulli state by-election[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Sweeney 5,376 45.5 −17.3
United Australia Arthur Butterell 3,084 26.1 −4.0
Miners Albert Willis 2,783 23.5 +23.5
Communist Paul Martin 586 5.0 +1.7
Total formal votes 11,829 98.9 +0.1
Informal votes 136 1.1 −0.1
Turnout 11,965 92.0 −5.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Sweeney 7,734 65.4 +65.4
United Australia Arthur Butterell 4,095 34.6 +34.6
Labor hold SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MINERS' FEDERATION BIDS FOR CONTROL". Barrier Miner. 22 May 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "CANDIDATES IN THE BY-ELECTION AT BULLI TODAY". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "LANG'S PERSONAL BULLI TRIUMPH". Truth. 4 June 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION". The Australasian. 10 June 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "CHALLENGE TO MR LANG". The Herald. 20 May 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "BULLI". Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Roberts, Mick (7 May 2019). "Handing out 'how to votes' at Coledale on polling day". Looking Back. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Obituary". Warwick Daily News. 3 May 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Legislative Assembly Office". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 May 1933. p. 1647. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION". Weekly Times. 27 May 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION". The Age. 18 May 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION". The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION CANDIDATES". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  15. 1 2 "BULLI BY-ELECTION NOMINATIONS". Labor Daily. 24 May 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Paul Martin, C. P. Candidate". The Workers' Weekly. 19 May 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Bulli By-Election". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. 2 June 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "J.T. SWEENEY IS SELECTED FOR BULLI CONTEST". Labor Daily. 18 May 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "WILLIS ON 'INNER GROUP'". Western Age. 2 June 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  20. ↑ Farrell, Frank. "Albert Charles Willis (1876–1954)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  21. ↑ "BULLI BY-ELECTION". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 6 May 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  22. ↑ Green, Antony. "Bulli - By-election 1933". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
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