1955 Clarence state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 26 March 1955 following the death of Cecil Wingfield (Country). [1] All three candidates were endorsed by the Country Party

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Dates

DateEvent
28 January 1955Cecil Wingfield died. [1]
2 March 1955 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
7 March 1955Day of nomination
26 March 1955Polling day
22 April 1955Return of writ

Results

1955 Clarence by-election
Saturday 26 March [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bill Weiley 8,80553.03
Country John Moorhead6,15337.06
Country Garth Munro1,6459.91
Total formal votes16,60398.63
Informal votes2311.37
Turnout 16,83489.18
Country hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Cecil Gordon Wingfield (1893-1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Clarence". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 22. 2 March 1955. p. 579. Retrieved 23 March 2021 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1955 Clarence by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 October 2019.