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]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 March 1967 | Death of Gus Kelly.[1] |
| 7 April 1967 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 13 April 1967 | Day of nomination |
| 6 May 1967 | Polling day |
| 5 June 1967 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Clive Osborne | 5,868 | 37.0 | +8.5 | |
| Labor | Michael Connolly | 6,952 | 43.8 | −8.3 | |
| Liberal | John Matthews | 2,967 | 18.7 | −0.6 | |
| Independent | Keith James | 73 | 0.46 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,860 | 98.8 | −9.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 193 | 1.2 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 16,053 | 92.4 | −3.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Clive Osborne | 8,532 | 53.8 | +7.5 | |
| Labor | Michael Connolly | 7,328 | 46.2 | −7.5 | |
| Country gain from Labor | Swing | +7.5 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "The Hon. Christopher Augustus Kelly (1890-1967)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1967 Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.