title: 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election
text: # 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election
  
  The 1939 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 7 October 1939 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the death of Malcolm Brown (Country). There were three candidates endorsed by the Country Party.
  
  ## Dates
  
  | Date | Event |
  | - | - |
  | 29 August 1939 | Death of Malcolm Brown. |
  | 11 September 1939 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
  | 19 September 1939 | Nominations |
  | 7 October 1939 | Polling day |
  | 21 October 1939 | Return of writ |
  
  ## Results
  
  1939 Upper Hunter by-election Saturday 7 October :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | James Russell | 5,470 | 42.5 |
  | | Country | D'Arcy Rose | 2,099 | 16.3 |
  | | Independent UAP | Augustine Marshall | 2,031 | 15.8 |
  | | Country | Arie Dorsman | 1,682 | 13.1 |
  | | Country | Marcus Hyndes | 1,596 | 12.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,878 | 96.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 433 | 3.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,311 | 90.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country | D'Arcy Rose | 6,489 | 50.4 |
  | | Labor | James Russell | 6,389 | 49.6 |
  | | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |
  