A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Liverpool Plains on 26 March 1961 and was triggered by the resignation of Roger Nott (Labor), who was the Minister for Agriculture in the Heffron Labor government and accepted an appointment by the Menzies coalition government to be the Administrator of the Northern Territory.
Dates
Date | Event |
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3 March 1961 | Roger Nott resigned. |
7 March 1961 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
10 March 1961 | Nominations |
25 March 1961 | Polling day |
28 April 1961 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,312 | 50.21 | +3.05 | |
Labor | Robert Johnson | 7,252 | 49.79 | −1.89 | |
Total formal votes | 14,564 | 98.89 | −0.05 | ||
Informal votes | 163 | 1.11 | +0.05 | ||
Turnout | 14,727 | 82.30 | −12.43 | ||
Country gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 |
See also
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "1961 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "The Hon. Roger Bede Nott (1908–2000)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "NSW Minister to be NT Administrator". The Canberra Times. 14 February 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via Trove.
- "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 30. 7 March 1961. p. 671. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via Trove.
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