1955 Bulli state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bulli on 9 July 1955 because of the death of Laurie Kelly (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
5 May 1955Laurie Kelly died. [1]
14 June 1955 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
22 June 1955Day of nomination
9 July 1955Polling day
5 August 1955Return of writ

Result

1955 Bulli by-election
Saturday 9 July  [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Rex Jackson 8,72651.1-36.8
Liberal Lewis Jaratt3,81122.3
Independent Labor Leslie Strachan3,35919.7
Communist Leonard Boardman1,1877.0-5.2
Total formal votes17,08398.4
Informal votes2761.6
Turnout 17,35985.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Preferences were not distributed. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Lawrence Borthwick Kelly (1) (1883-1955)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Bulli". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 59. 14 June 1955. p. 1639. Retrieved 16 August 2020– via Trove.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1955 Bulli by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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