1957 Wagga Wagga state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wagga Wagga on 14 December 1957. The election was triggered by the death of Eddie Graham (Labor).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
13 November 1957 Death of Eddie Graham.[1]
20 November 1957 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
26 November 1957 Nominations
14 December 1957 Polling day
15 January 1958 Return of writ

Results
1957 Wagga Wagga by-election
Saturday 14 December [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dudley Graham 5,499 35.5
Liberal Wal Fife 5,375 34.7
Country William Lampe 2,233 14.4
Democratic Labor Jim Kennedy 1,983 12.8
Independent Alexander Cook 223 1.4
Independent John Skeers 91 0.59
Independent George O'Donoghue 90 0.58
Total formal votes 15,494
Informal votes 546 3.4
Turnout 16,040 87.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wal Fife 9,148 59.0
Labor Dudley Graham 6,346 41.0
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

See also

References
  1. "The Hon. Edgar Hugh Graham (1897-1957)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Wagga Wagga". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (148). 20 November 1957. p. 3691. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1957 Wagga Wagga by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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