1957 Wollondilly state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 26 October 1957. The election was triggered by the resignation of Blake Pelly (Liberal).[1]

Dates

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Date Event
19 September 1957 Blake Pelly resigned.[1]
1 October 1957 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
8 October 1957 Nominations
24 October 1957 Polling day
25 November 1957 Return of writ

Candidates

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Result

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1957 Wollondilly by-election
Saturday 24 October [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Lewis 8,483 52.0
Labor Ern Seager 5,155 31.6
Independent Murrum Sweet 2,666 16.4
Total formal votes 16,304 98.6
Informal votes 236 1.4
Turnout 16,540 86.2
Liberal hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Blake Raymond Pelly". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Wollondilly". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 113. 1 October 1957. p. 3127. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Wollondilly Shire". Camden News. 17 December 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2021.