1960 Kurri Kurri state by-election

Election result for Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kurri Kurri on Saturday 8 October 1960 and was triggered by the death of George Booth (Labor).

The Temora by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
31 July 1960	George Booth died.
12 September 1960	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
19 September 1960	Nominations
8 October 1960	Polling day
28 October 1960	Return of writ

1960 Kurri Kurri by-election
Saturday 8 October
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Ken Booth	17,764	92.53
	Communist	James Clark	1,434	7.47
Total formal votes			19,198	97.28
Informal votes			536	2.72
Turnout			19,734	87.57
	Labor hold		Swing

^ Green, Antony. "1960 Kurri Kurri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Kurri Kurri". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 109. 12 September 1960. p. 2927. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Trove.

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