1967 Bathurst state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 6 May 1967 following the death of Gus Kelly (Labor). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
25 March 1967Death of Gus Kelly. [1]
7 April 1967 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
13 April 1967Day of nomination
6 May 1967Polling day
5 June 1967Return of writ

Results

1967 Bathurst state by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Michael Connolly6,95243.8−8.3
Country Clive Osborne 5,86837.0+8.5
Liberal John Matthews 2,96718.7−0.6
Independent Keith James730.46
Total formal votes15,86098.8−9.1
Informal votes1931.2−1.0
Turnout 16,05392.4−3.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 8,53253.8+7.5
Labor Michael Connolly7,32846.2−7.5
Country gain from Labor Swing +7.5

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. Christopher Augustus Kelly (1890-1967)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Bathurst". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 35. 7 April 1967. p. 1097. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1967 Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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