Nominations: Monday, 21 October 1946, Polling: Saturday, 9 November 1946
Three-cornered contest, Preferences required, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Final
%
Adam, James Phillip
Labor Party
4,362
37.83
4,853
42.09
Kendell, Ebenezer Thomas (Elected)
Country Party
4,475
38.81
6,677
57.91
Lethbridge, Christopher Baron (Defeated)
Liberal Party
2,693
23.36
Formal Votes
11,530
Informal Votes
78
0.67
Total Votes / Turnout
11,608
85.10
Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Independent MP C.B.Lethbridge to unsuccessfully contest Riverina at the 1946 Federal election. He then was defeated contesting the by-election as a Liberal candidate.
Source: Nominations from Corowa Free Press, 25 October 1946, p.2 col.7