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1951 Burwood state by-election

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Election result for Burwood, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Burwood on 2 June 1951 because of the death of Gordon Jackett (Liberal).

Dates

Date	Event
3 May 1951	Gordon Jackett died.
7 May 1951	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
15 May 1951	Nominations
2 June 1951	Polling day
29 June 1951	Return of writ

Result

1951 Burwood by-election
Saturday 2 June
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leslie Parr	11,045	52.6	−5.4
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	7,783	37.1
	Independent	Rex Reynolds	2,168	10.3
Total formal votes			20,996	99.0	+3.9
Informal votes			210	1.0	−3.9
Turnout			21,206	85.9	−6.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

See also

References

^ "Mr Harry Gordon Jackett (1887-1951)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Burwood". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 75. 7 May 1951. p. 1373. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1951 Burwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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