1964 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election

1964 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election
February 29, 1964 (1964-02-29).

On 29 February 1964, Wollongong-Kembla held a state by-election for its seat on the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. It was triggered by the resignation of Rex Connor (Labor) to successfully contest the federal seat of Cunningham at the 1963 election.[1]

Timeline

Date Event
22 October 1963 Rex Connor resigned.[1]
30 November 1963 1963 Australian federal election
5 February 1964 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
12 February 1964 Date of nomination
29 February 1964 Polling day
31 March 1964 Return of writ

Result

1964 Wollongong-Kembla by-election
Saturday 29 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Doug Porter 9,641 50.5 −8.0
Liberal Jack Hough 9,441 49.5 +8.0
Total formal votes 19,082 97.4 −1.0
Informal votes 512 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 19,594 85.4 −8.2
Labor hold Swing −8.2

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Reginald Francis Xavier Connor (1907–1977)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Wollongong-Kembla". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 14. 5 February 1964. p. 2705. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1964 Wollongong-Kembla by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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