1965 Oxley state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Oxley on 6 May 1965 following the death of sitting Liberal Party member Les Jordan.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
29 September 1965	Death of Les Jordan.[1]
19 October 1965	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
22 October 1965	Day of nomination
6 November 1965	Polling day
7 December 1965	Return of writ

Results

1965 Oxley by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Bruce Cowan	6,286	32.9	+32.9
	Labor	Joseph Andrews	7,059	37.0	+0.9
	Liberal	Alfred Dennis	5,047	26.5
	Independent	John Martin	584	3.1
	Independent	Joe Cordner	106	0.6
Total formal votes			19,082	97.9	-0.9
Informal votes			410	2.1	+0.9
Turnout			19,492	90.7	-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Cowan	11,402	59.8
	Labor	Joseph Andrews	7,680	40.3
	Country gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Oxley
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Leslie Charles Jordan (1896–1965)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Oxley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (136). 19 October 1965. p. 3443. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1965 Oxley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.