1961 Paddington-Waverley state by-election

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Paddington-Waverley on 25 February 1961.[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of William Ferguson (Labor).[2]

Dates

DateEvent
29 January 1961 William Ferguson died.[2]
6 February 1961 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 February 1961 Nominations
25 February 1961 Polling day
24 March 1961 Return of writ

Result

1961 Paddington−Waverley by-election
Saturday 25 February[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Anderson 12,972 91.36
Communist Edward Maher 1,227 8.64
Total formal votes 14,199 93.946
Informal votes 912 6.04
Turnout 15,111 69.01
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. Green, Antony. "1961 Paddington-Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "Mr William John Ferguson (1891-1961)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Paddington-Waverley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (15). 6 February 1961. p. 351. Retrieved 30 September 2020 via Trove.


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