1964 Lakemba state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lakemba on 19 September 1964. It was triggered by the death of sitting Labor MP Stan Wyatt.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
26 July 1964	Death of Stan Wyatt.[1]
26 August 1964	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
1 September 1964	Date of nomination
19 September 1964	Polling day
23 October 1964	Return of writ

Results

1964 Lakemba by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Durick	12,663	56.2	-4.3
	Liberal	Arthur Parry	9,283	41.2	+4.4
	Independent	Francis Ball	594	2.6
Total formal votes			22,540	98.3	-0.4
Informal votes			398	1.7	+0.4
Turnout			22,938	85.7	-9.1
	Labor hold		Swing

References

1. "Mr Stanislaus Wyatt (1894-1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Lakemba". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (102). 26 August 1964. p. 2705. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "Results 1964 Lakemba by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.