A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Temora on Saturday 8 October 1960 and was triggered by the death of Doug Dickson (Country),[1][2] who had been Deputy Leader of the party until 1958.
The Kurri Kurri by-election was held on the same day.
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 July 1960 | Doug Dickson died.[2] |
| 12 September 1960 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 19 September 1960 | Nominations |
| 8 October 1960 | Polling day |
| 28 October 1960 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Jim Taylor | 8,210 | 58.9 | ||
| Labor | Lyle Hoad | 5,737 | 41.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,947 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 89 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 14,036 | 88.3 | |||
| Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1960 Temora by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Mr Samuel Douglas Dickson (1894-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Temora". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 108. 12 September 1960. p. 2925. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.