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Manly - By-election (Roll: 26,823)
Retained by Liberal Party
Nominations: Friday, 31 August 1945, Polling: Saturday, 15 September 1945
Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Darby, Evelyn Douglas (Elected) Liberal Party 9,901 45.89 11,339 52.55
Dunn, James Patrick Digger Soldiers' Candidate 2,516 11.66
Hanson-Norman, Aubrey Labor Party 9,160 42.45 10,238 47.45
Formal Votes 21,577
Informal Votes 276 1.26
Total Votes / Turnout 21,853 81.47
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of Independent turned Liberal MP A.E.A.E.V.Reid.
Source: Nominations SMH 1 September 1945, p.4 col.5

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Dunn (SolCand)
PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes%
Darby (LIB) 1438 57.15 11339 52.55
Dunn (SolCand) -2516
Hanson-Norman (ALP) 1078 42.85 10238 47.45