1967 Bathurst state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 6 May 1967 following the death of sitting Labor member Gus Kelly.[1]
Dates
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
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 |
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References
- "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 (35). 7 April 1967. p. 1097. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Green, Antony. "1967 Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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