A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lake Macquarie on 19 April 1969. It was triggered by the death of Jim Simpson (Labor).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 December 1968 | Death of Jim Simpson.[1] |
| 10 March 1969 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 24 March 1969 | Day of nomination |
| 19 April 1969 | Polling day |
| 2 May 1969 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Merv Hunter | 13,252 | 64.1 | -0.4 | |
| Liberal | Edwin Chiplin | 6,071 | 29.3 | -6.3 | |
| Independent | Thomas Pendlebury | 1,072 | 5.2 | ||
| Independent | Colin Fisher | 296 | 1.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 20,691 | 98.4 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 335 | 1.6 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 21,026 | 89.0 | −5.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr James Brunton Simpson (1905-1968)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Lake Macquarie". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 30. 10 March 1969. p. 907. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1969 Lake Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.