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Ryde - By-election (Roll: 24,895) Labor Party gain from United Australia Nominations: Friday, 6 September 1940, Polling: Saturday, 14 September 1940 Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Cowell, Bert Independent 1,431 6.63 Harrison, William Independent 3,048 14.12 Mitchell, Herbert Jesse United Australia 7,742 35.87 10,678 49.47 Stewart, James NSW Labor 1,685 7.81 Williams, Arthur John Leonard (Elected) Labor Party 7,680 35.58 10,908 50.53 Formal Votes 21,586 Informal Votes 755 3.38 Total Votes / Turnout 22,341 89.74 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Caused by the resignation of UAP MP Eric Spooner, who contested and won the seat of Robertson at the 1940 federal election. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Cowell (IND) Exclusion 2 Stewart (NSWLAB) Exclusion 3 Harrison (IND) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Cowell (IND) -1431 Harrison (IND) 571 39.90 3619 16.77 220 11.85 3839 17.78 -3839 Mitchell (UAP) 445 31.10 8187 37.93 160 8.62 8347 38.67 2331 60.72 10678 49.47 Stewart (NSWLAB) 171 11.95 1856 8.60 -1856 Williams (ALP) 244 17.05 7924 36.71 1476 79.53 9400 43.55 1508 39.28 10908 50.53