The 1967 Roe state by-election was a by-election held on 2 September 1967 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Roe in the southeastern agricultural part of the state.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Party member Tom Hart on 6 July 1967.
The seat of Roe, first established in 1950, was considered to be a safe seat for the Country Party. At the time of the by-election, the seat included the towns of Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narembeen and Ravensthorpe. [1]
Date | Event |
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6 July 1967 | Tom Hart resigned, vacating the seat of Roe. |
2 August 1967 | The Minister for Justice, Arthur Griffith, appointed polling places in the district. |
4 August 1967 | Writs were issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to proceed with a by-election. |
11 August 1967 | Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers. |
2 September 1967 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
18 September 1967 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
The by-election attracted two candidates. Bill Young, representing the Country Party, was a farmer and party official residing in Kondinin, while Mel Bungey, representing the Liberal and Country League, was a farmer residing in Gnowangerup.
Bill Young easily retained the seat for the Country Party. No swings are noted due to the seat being uncontested at the 1965 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Bill Young | 3,481 | 66.89 | ||
Liberal | Mel Bungey | 1,723 | 33.11 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,204 | 97.86 | |||
Informal votes | 114 | 2.14 | |||
Turnout | 5,318 | 81.29 | |||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
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