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Ryde - By-election (Roll: 24,886) Liberal Party gain from Independent Nominations: Friday, 19 January 1945, Polling: Saturday, 3 February 1945 Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion Candidate Party Votes % Final % Brierly, Henry Charles Independent 512 2.59 Browne, William Lindsay Labor Party 5,591 28.30 8,419 42.61 Hearnshaw, Eric (Elected) Liberal Party 7,630 38.62 11,339 57.39 Irvine, William John Independent 1,853 9.38 McKay, Leonard Independent 998 5.05 Miscamble, Howard Henry Social Credit 382 1.93 Price, John Julian Edward Fair Deal 102 0.52 Vaughan, George Henry Independent 2,690 13.61 Formal Votes 19,758 Informal Votes 1,127 5.40 Total Votes / Turnout 20,885 83.92 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of sitting Independent MP J.B.Shand. Source: Nominations SMH 20 January 1945, p.3 col.7 Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Price (FDP) Exclusion 2 Miscamble (SocCred) Exclusion 3 Brierly (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Brierly (IND) 16 15.69 528 2.67 42 10.61 570 2.88 -570 Browne (ALP) 16 15.69 5607 28.38 105 26.52 5712 28.91 202 35.44 5914 29.93 Hearnshaw (LIB) 9 8.82 7639 38.66 43 10.86 7682 38.88 84 14.74 7766 39.31 Irvine (IND) 13 12.75 1866 9.44 82 20.71 1948 9.86 87 15.26 2035 10.30 McKay (IND) 10 9.80 1008 5.10 38 9.60 1046 5.29 138 24.21 1184 5.99 Miscamble (SocCred) 14 13.73 396 2.00 -396 Price (FDP) -102 Vaughan (IND) 24 23.53 2714 13.74 86 21.72 2800 14.17 59 10.35 2859 14.47 Distribution of Preferences - part 2 Exclusion 4 McKay (IND) Exclusion 5 Irvine (IND) Exclusion 6 Vaughan (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Browne (ALP) 140 11.82 6054 30.64 582 24.97 6636 33.59 1783 38.40 8419 42.61 Hearnshaw (LIB) 267 22.55 8033 40.66 446 19.13 8479 42.91 2860 61.60 11339 57.39 Irvine (IND) 296 25.00 2331 11.80 -2331 McKay (IND) -1184 Vaughan (IND) 481 40.62 3340 16.90 1303 55.90 4643 23.50 -4643