1931 Clarence state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 7 March 1931 following the death of Alfred Pollack (Country).^[1] There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party

Results

1931 Clarence by-election
Saturday 7 March ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country NSW	Alfred Henry	5,594	44.99
	Country NSW	William Robinson	3,308	26.60
	Independent Country NSW	John Flaherty	1,196	9.62
	Country NSW	Joseph Reid	1,072	8.62
	Independent Country NSW	Frederick Sargant	814	6.55
	Communist	William Laidlaw	330	2.65
	Independent	Edward Wesala	81	0.65
	Independent Country NSW	Stanley Jones	40	0.32
Total formal votes			12,435	96.65
Informal votes			431	3.35
Turnout			12,866	95.16 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
After distribution of preferences
	Country NSW	Alfred Henry	6,536	52.56
	Country NSW	William Robinson	3,910	31.44
	Independent Country NSW	John Flaherty	1,989	16.00
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