A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kahibah on 13 April 1957 because of the death of Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 March 1956 | Tom Armstrong died.[1] |
| 25 March 1957 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 28 March 1957 | Nominations |
| 13 April 1957 | Polling day |
| 15 May 1957 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Stewart | 9,232 | 51.9 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Richley | 4,407 | 24.8 | ||
| Democratic Labor | John Daley | 2,687 | 15.1 | ||
| Independent | Ethelene James | 1,451 | 8.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 17,777 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 303 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 18,080 | 91.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Thomas Armstrong (2)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Kahibah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 38. 25 March 1957. p. 963. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Kahibah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.