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1953 Kahibah state by-election

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The Labor candidate for the by-election was Joshua Arthur Sr., the 71-year-old father of the outgoing member. His nomination and eventual victory in the preselection ballot was widely considered a surprise. There was reported concern within the Labor Party about his electability in the wake of the
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In the immediate wake of the Royal Commission's findings, Arthur announced on 20 August that he would resign as member for Kahibah, but would contest the resulting by-election. The matter of his continued membership of the Labor was initially undecided, but when it became clear that the state
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councillor, former mayor, and prominent union official, contested the seat as an independent Labor candidate. Inglis Alexander, the Liberal candidate from the 1952 election, also contested the election as independent Labor after losing Liberal preselection.
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The by-election was a disastrous defeat for Labor in one of their safest seats. Arthur suffered a 40% swing against, finishing third behind independent candidate Armstrong and Liberal candidate Quinlan, with Armstrong being elected on Arthur's preferences.
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executive would not support him, Arthur announced that he would resign from the party and not contest the by-election. This was insufficient for the executive, who rejected his resignation and formally expelled him from the party on 22 August.
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Doyle scandal, but a rumored move to overturn the result did not eventuate. The campaign was heavily tied to the former member; not only was his father the Labor candidate, but his wife served as campaign manager.
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Armstrong had never been a member of the Labor Party, but generally supported the Labor government throughout his term. He was re-elected at the
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The endorsed Liberal candidate was Harry Quinlan, while the endorsed Communist candidate was Douglas Olive.
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found his dealings with Reginald Doyle were improper. and was won by independent candidate
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Joshua Arthur had been the Labor member for Kahibah and its predecessor seat of
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on 31 October 1953. It was triggered by the forced resignation of Labor MLA
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Election result for Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia
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Index

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Kahibah
Joshua Arthur
Royal Commission
Tom Armstrong
Hamilton
McGirr
Minister for Tourist Activities and Immigration
Secretary for Mines
Minister for Immigration
William Wentworth
George Amsberg
District Court
Tom Armstrong
Newcastle
Independent
Tom Armstrong
Liberal
Labor
Independent
Communist
Turnout
Two-candidate-preferred
Independent
Tom Armstrong
Liberal
Independent
Labor
Swing
1956 election

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