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Upper Hunter - By-election (Roll: 14,767) Retained by Country Party Nominations: Tuesday, 19 September 1939, Polling: Saturday, 7 October 1939 Multiple party endorsement, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion, Preferences changed primary result Candidate Party Votes % Final % Dorsman, Arie John Kryn Country Party 1,682 13.06 Hyndes, Marcus Michael Country Party 1,596 12.39 Marshall, Augustine Campbell Ind UAP 2,031 15.77 Rose, D'Arcy (Elected) Country Party 2,099 16.30 6,489 50.39 Russell, James Younie Labor Party 5,470 42.48 6,389 49.61 Formal Votes 12,878 Informal Votes 433 3.25 Total Votes / Turnout 13,311 90.14 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of sitting Country Party MP Malcolm Brown. Source: Nominations from Muswellbrook Chronicle 19 September 1939, with report on 22 September making is clear the central council of the UAP had not endorsed Marshall. Distribution of Preferences Exclusion 1 Hyndes (CP) Exclusion 2 Dorsman (CP) Exclusion 3 Marshall (IUAP) Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Preferences New Totals Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Dorsman (CP) 530 33.21 2212 17.18 -2212 Hyndes (CP) -1596 Marshall (IUAP) 320 20.05 2351 18.26 823 37.21 3174 24.65 -3174 Rose (CP) 541 33.90 2640 20.50 1234 55.79 3874 30.08 2615 82.39 6489 50.39 Russell (ALP) 205 12.84 5675 44.07 155 7.01 5830 45.27 559 17.61 6389 49.61