1964 Waratah state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Waratah on 19 September 1964. It was triggered by the death of Edward Greaves (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
4 July 1964Death of Edward Greaves. [1]
15 July 1964 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
20 July 1964Date of nomination
8 August 1964Polling day
9 September 1964Return of writ

Result

1964 Waratah by-election
Saturday 8 August [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frank Purdue 8,84751.7+4.4
Labor Reg Allen8,25648.3+4.4
Total formal votes17,10398.5−0.3
Informal votes2651.5+0.3
Turnout 17,36888.5−7.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing +4.4

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Edward Greaves (1910-1964)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Waratah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 86. 15 July 1964. p. 2229. Retrieved 21 March 2021 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1964 Waratah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2021.