1945 Manly state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Manly on 15 September 1945. The by-election was triggered by the death of Alfred Reid (Independent Democrat turned Liberal).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
5 August 1945	Alfred Reid died[1]
21 August 1945	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly[2]
31 August 1945	Nominations
15 September 1945	Polling day
29 September 1945	Return of writ

Candidates

• Douglas Darby (Liberal) was the founder of the British Orphans' Adoption Society, a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association
• James Dunn (Soldiers' party) was the former Labor candidate for Manly, but was defeated for pre-selection by Hanson-Norman
• Aubrey Hanson-Norman (Labor) was a former mayor of Manly

Result

1945 Manly by-election
Saturday 15 September ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	9,901	45.9	+22.7
	Labor	Aubrey Hanson-Norman	9,160	42.5	+8.9
	Soldiers' party	James Dunn	2,516	11.7
Total formal votes			21,577	98.7	+1.6
Informal votes			276	1.3	−1.6
Turnout			21,853	81.5	−9.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	11,339	55.6
	Labor	Aubrey Hanson-Norman	10,238	47.4
	Liberal gain from Independent Democrat		Swing	N/A

See also

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