A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hartley on 13 December 1947 because of the resignation of Hamilton Knight () to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission.
Dates Date Event 29 October 1947 Hamilton Knight resigned. 14 November 1947 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 28 November 1947 Nominations 13 December 1947 Polling day 2 January 1948 Return of writ
Result
Hamilton Knight () resigned to accept an appointment as a Commissioner in the Commonwealth Industrial Commission.
See also Electoral results for the district of Hartley List of New South Wales state by-elections
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