A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bondi on 6 November 1965 because Abe Landa (Labor) resigned to accept the position of Agent-General for New South Wales in London.[1] This position was usually a sinecure for retiring members of the ruling party but Premier Robert Askin offered it to Landa to force his resignation from parliament and cause a by-election with the hope of increasing his government's small majority. Landa's acceptance of the position resulted in his expulsion from the Labor Party.[2]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 23 September 1965 | Landa resigned from Parliament.[1] |
| 19 October 1965 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 22 October 1965 | Day of nomination |
| 6 November 1965 | Polling day |
| 7 December 1965 | Return of writ |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Syd Einfeld | 10,110 | 49.9 | -3.7 | |
| Liberal | John Barraclough | 9,579 | 47.3 | +0.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | William Slowgrove | 493 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent | Albert Rietschel | 76 | 0.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 20,258 | 96.5 | -1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 732 | 3.5 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 20,990 | 86.8 | -5.5 | ||
| After distribution of preferences | |||||
| Labor | Syd Einfeld | 10,167 | 50.2 | ||
| Liberal | John Barraclough | 9,588 | 47.3 | ||
| Democratic Labor | William Slowgrove | 503 | 2.5 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed to completion.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "The Hon. Abram Landa (1902-1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Landa expelled from ALP". The Canberra Times. 20 November 1965. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2018 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Bondi". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 136. 19 October 1965. p. 3443. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Bondi by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.