A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wollongong-Kembla on 29 February 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Rex Connor (Labor) to successfully contest the federal seat of Cunningham at the 1963 election.[1]
Dates
editDate | Event |
---|---|
22 October 1963 | Rex Connor resigned.[1] |
30 November 1963 | 1963 Australian federal election |
5 February 1964 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
12 February 1964 | Date of nomination |
29 February 1964 | Polling day |
31 March 1964 | Return of writ |
Result
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Doug Porter | 9,641 | 50.5 | -8.0 | |
Liberal | Jack Hough | 9,441 | 49.5 | +8.0 | |
Total formal votes | 19,082 | 97.4 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 512 | 2.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,594 | 85.4 | −8.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Reginald Francis Xavier Connor (1907–1977)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Wollongong-Kembla". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 14. 5 February 1964. p. 2705. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1964 Wollongong-Kembla by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2021.