1930 Lane Cove state by-election
The 1930 Lane Cove state by-election was held on 26 July 1930 to elect the member for Lane Cove in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Nationalist Party MP Bryce Walmsley.
The seat was retained for the Nationalists by Herbert FitzSimons, although the party lost 14.3% of its primary vote. FitzSimons was not sworn in as an MP before parliament was dissolved for the state election on 25 October 1930, where he retained the seat.
This was the first election contested by the Australian Party, which had been formed in December 1929, and it has been suggested that the party would have won the by-election if Labor did not run a candidate.
Key events
- 21 June 1930 − Bryce Walmsley dies
- 7 July 1930 − Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- 14 July 1930 − Candidate nominations
- 26 July 1930 − Polling day
- 28 July 1930 − Result declared
- 9 August 1930 − Return of writ