1950 Armidale state by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 11 February 1950 because of the resignation of David Drummond to successfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 1949 election.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
28 October 1949	David Drummond resigned.
10 December 1949	1949 federal election
17 January 1950	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 January 1950	Nominations
11 February 1950	Polling day
13 March 1950	Return of writ

Result

David Drummond resigned to successfully contest the 1949 election for New England.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Armidale
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. The Hon. David Henry Drummond (1890-1965) . 1498 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Armidale . . 111 . 17 January 1950 . 29 July 2020 . 161 . Trove.