1964 Lakemba state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lakemba on 19 September 1964. It was triggered by the death of sitting Labor MP Stan Wyatt.[1]

Dates
Date Event
26 July 1964 Death of Stan Wyatt.[1]
26 August 1964 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
1 September 1964 Date of nomination
19 September 1964 Polling day
23 October 1964 Return of writ

Results
1964 Lakemba by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 12,663 56.2 -4.3
Liberal Arthur Parry 9,283 41.2 +4.4
Independent Francis Ball 594 2.6
Total formal votes 22,540 98.3 -0.4
Informal votes 398 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 22,938 85.7 -9.1
Labor hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Mr Stanislaus Wyatt (1894-1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Lakemba". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (102). 26 August 1964. p. 2705. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1964 Lakemba by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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