1946 Auburn state by-election

1946 Auburn state by-election
9 November 1946
Electoral district of Auburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered24,472
Turnout87.61% ( 5.52)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Chris Lang Frank Peffer Edward Felsch
Party Lang Labor Labor Ind. Liberal
Primary vote 11,064 7,965 2,117
Percentage 52.32% 37.67% 10.01%
Swing 13.45 3.44 10.01
MP before election

Jack Lang
Lang Labor

 Elected MP

Chris Lang
Lang Labor

The 1946 Auburn state by-election was held on 9 November 1946 to elect the member for Auburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Jack Lang, who won the seat of Reid at the 1946 federal election. It was held on the same day as by-elections in Albury, Ashfield, and Corowa.

Lang's son, Chris Lang, won the by-election with 52.32% of the vote.

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