A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wagga Wagga on 14 December 1957. The election was triggered by the death of Eddie Graham (Labor).[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 November 1957 | Death of Eddie Graham.[1] |
| 20 November 1957 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 26 November 1957 | Nominations |
| 14 December 1957 | Polling day |
| 15 January 1958 | Return of writ |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Dudley Graham | 5,499 | 35.5 | ||
| Liberal | Wal Fife | 5,375 | 34.7 | ||
| Country | William Lampe | 2,233 | 14.4 | ||
| Democratic Labor | Jim Kennedy | 1,983 | 12.8 | ||
| Independent | Alexander Cook | 223 | 1.4 | ||
| Independent | John Skeers | 91 | 0.59 | ||
| Independent | George O'Donoghue | 90 | 0.58 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,494 | ||||
| Informal votes | 546 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 16,040 | 87.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Wal Fife | 9,148 | 59.0 | ||
| Labor | Dudley Graham | 6,346 | 41.0 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "The Hon. Edgar Hugh Graham (1897-1957)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Wagga Wagga". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 148. 20 November 1957. p. 3691. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Wagga Wagga by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.