The 1970 Upper Hunter state by-election was held on 14 February 1970 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Upper Hunter. It was triggered by the resignation of Frank O'Keefe (Country) to successfully contest the federal seat of Paterson at the 1969 election.[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 22 September 1969 | Resignation of Frank O'Keefe.[1] |
| 25 October 1969 | 1969 Australian federal election |
| 19 January 1970 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
| 23 January 1970 | Day of nomination |
| 14 February 1970 | Polling day |
| 10 March 1970 | Return of writ |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Col Fisher | 7,092 | 36.8 | -28.6 | |
| Labor | Roger Nott | 8,501 | 44.1 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal | Ivor Peebles | 3,666 | 19.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,259 | 99.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 196 | 1.0 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 19,455 | 90.4 | -5.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Col Fisher | 9,929 | 51.6 | -13.9 | |
| Labor | Roger Nott | 9,330 | 48.4 | +13.9 | |
| Country hold | Swing | -13.9 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mr Frank Lionel O'Keefe (1912–1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 8. January 1970. p. 196. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1970 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 November 2019.