1964 Casino state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Casino on 29 February 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Ian Robinson (Country) who had won the federal seat of Cowper at the 1963 election. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
22 October 1963Ian Robinson resigned. [1]
5 February 1964 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
12 February 1964Date of nomination
29 February 1964Polling day
31 March 1964Return of writ

Result

1964 Casino by-election
Saturday 29 February  [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Richmond Manyweathers 5,43336.3
Country Robert Nicholls3,09220.7
Country Charles Yabsley3,05320.4
Independent William Young1,86812.5
Country Roderick Ramsay1,52610.2
Total formal votes14,97298.4
Informal votes2431.6
Turnout 15,21589.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Richmond Manyweathers 5,43336.3
Country Charles Yabsley3,05320.4
Country hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Ian Louis Robinson (1925- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Casino". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (14). 5 February 1964. p. 341. Retrieved 22 August 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1964 Casino by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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