1957 Wollondilly state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 26 October 1957. The election was triggered by the resignation of Blake Pelly (Liberal). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
19 September 1957Blake Pelly resigned. [1]
1 October 1957 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
8 October 1957Nominations
24 October 1957Polling day
25 November 1957Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1957 Wollondilly by-election
Saturday 24 October [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Lewis 8,48352.0
Labor Ern Seager5,15531.6
Independent Murrum Sweet2,66616.4
Total formal votes16,30498.6
Informal votes2361.4
Turnout 16,54086.2
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Blake Raymond Pelly". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Wollondilly". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 113. 1 October 1957. p. 3127. Retrieved 22 March 2021 via Trove.
  3. "The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Wollondilly Shire". Camden News . 17 December 1953. p. 6. Retrieved 31 May 2020 via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1957 Wollondilly by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 March 2021.