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Wollondilly - By-election (Roll: 14,104)
Retained by United Australia
Nominations: Monday, 24 October 1938, Polling: Saturday, 12 November 1938
Not contested by both major parties, Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Bate, Henry Jefferson Percival (Elected) United Australia 2,255 19.01 6,821 57.51
Gilmore, Thomas Francis Independent 2,326 19.61 5,040 42.49
Graham, James Lindsay Independent 56 0.47
Loughlin, Peter Ffrench United Australia 1,379 11.63
Mack, Tom Independent 1,918 16.17
Morton, Henry Gaden United Australia 1,509 12.72
Moss, Walter Jordan Hedley Ind UAP 503 4.24
Pickles, William United Australia 603 5.08
Venables, Herbert Fergus United Australia 1,312 11.06
Formal Votes 11,861
Informal Votes 804 6.35
Total Votes / Turnout 12,665 89.80
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of UAP MP Mark Fairles Moreton. Henry Jefferson Percival Bate was the son of South Coast MP Henry John Bate. Peter Ffrench Loughlin was a former Labor and UAP MP.
Source: Nominations SMH 25 October 1938, p.12 col.6. SMH listed Moss as an Independent, Hughes and Graham (1975) as Independent UAP.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Graham (IND)		 Exclusion 2
Moss (IUAP)		 Exclusion 3
Pickles (UAP)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Bate (UAP) 9 16.07 2264 19.09 76 14.96 2340 19.73 107 16.74 2447 20.63
Gilmore (IND) 14 25.00 2340 19.73 34 6.69 2374 20.02 33 5.16 2407 20.29
Graham (IND) -56
Loughlin (UAP) 5 8.93 1384 11.67 25 4.92 1409 11.88 39 6.10 1448 12.21
Mack (IND) 7 12.50 1925 16.23 134 26.38 2059 17.36 74 11.58 2133 17.98
Morton (UAP) 10 17.86 1519 12.81 71 13.98 1590 13.41 88 13.77 1678 14.15
Moss (IUAP) 5 8.93 508 4.28 -508
Pickles (UAP) 4 7.14 607 5.12 32 6.30 639 5.39 -639
Venables (UAP) 2 3.57 1314 11.08 136 26.77 1450 12.22 298 46.64 1748 14.74

Distribution of Preferences - part 2
Exclusion 4
Loughlin (UAP)		 Exclusion 5
Morton (UAP)		 Exclusion 6
Mack (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Bate (UAP) 343 23.69 2790 23.52 1175 58.84 3965 33.43 568 22.16 4533 38.22
Gilmore (IND) 121 8.36 2528 21.31 133 6.66 2661 22.43 1384 54.00 4045 34.10
Loughlin (UAP) -1448
Mack (IND) 169 11.67 2302 19.41 261 13.07 2563 21.61 -2563
Morton (UAP) 319 22.03 1997 16.84 -1997
Venables (UAP) 496 34.25 2244 18.92 428 21.43 2672 22.53 611 23.84 3283 27.68

Distribution of Preferences - part 3
Exclusion 7
Venables (UAP)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Bate (UAP) 2288 69.69 6821 57.51
Gilmore (IND) 995 30.31 5040 42.49
Venables (UAP) -3283