1967 Bathurst state by-election

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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]

1967 Bathurst by-election
Saturday 6 May [3]
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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Hon. Christopher Augustus Kelly (1890-1967)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1967 Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.