1965 Oxley state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Oxley on 6 May 1965 following the death of Les Jordan (Liberal). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
29 September 1965Death of Les Jordan. [1]
19 October 1965 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
22 October 1965Day of nomination
6 November 1965Polling day
7 December 1965Return of writ

Results

1965 Oxley by-election
Saturday 6 November [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Bruce Cowan 6,28632.9+32.9
Labor Joseph Andrews7,05937.0+0.9
Liberal Alfred Dennis 5,04726.5
Independent John Martin5843.1
Independent Joe Cordner1060.6
Total formal votes19,08297.9-0.9
Informal votes4102.1+0.9
Turnout 19,49290.7-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bruce Cowan 11,40259.8
Labor Joseph Andrews7,68040.3
Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Leslie Charles Jordan (1896–1965)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Oxley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (136). 19 October 1965. p. 3443. Retrieved 17 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1965 Oxley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 November 2019.