1960 Temora state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Temora on Saturday 8 October 1960 and was triggered by the death of Doug Dickson (Country), [1] [2] who had been Deputy Leader of the party until 1958.

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The Kurri Kurri by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
27 July 1960Doug Dickson died. [2]
12 September 1960 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
19 September 1960Nominations
8 October 1960Polling day
28 October 1960Return of writ

Result

1960 Temora by-election
Saturday 8 October  [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jim Taylor 8,21058.9
Labor Lyle Hoad5,73741.1
Total formal votes13,94798.4
Informal votes890.6
Turnout 14,03688.3
Country hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1960 Temora by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Samuel Douglas Dickson (1894-1960)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Temora". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 108. 12 September 1960. p. 2925. Retrieved 22 March 2021– via Trove.
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