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Clarence - By-election (Roll: n.a.)
Retained by Country Party
Nominations: Friday, 20 February 1931, Polling: Saturday, 7 March 1931
Not contested by both major parties, Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Flaherty, John Ind Country 1,196 9.62 1,989 16.00
Henry, Alfred Stephen (Elected) Country Party 5,594 44.99 6,536 52.56
Jones, Stanley Abel Ind Country 40 0.32
Laidlaw, William Kerr Communist 330 2.65
Reid, Joseph Country Party 1,072 8.62
Robinson, William Thomas Country Party 3,308 26.60 3,910 31.44
Sargant, Frederick William Ind Country 814 6.55
Wesala, Edward Alexander Independent 81 0.65
Formal Votes 12,435
Informal Votes 431 3.35
Total Votes / Turnout 12,866 0.00
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of sitting Country Party MP Alfred John Pollack.
Source: Incomplete. Nominations from SMH 21 February 1931, p.14 col.2, results 12 March p.10 col.2 and 13 March p.10 col.5. Derived informal votes from published results.

Distribution of Preferences
Prefence distribution not available