1957 Burwood state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Burwood on 16 February 1957 because of the death of Leslie Parr (Liberal).[1]

Dates

Date Event
3 December 1956 Leslie Parr died.[1]
17 January 1957 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 January 1957 Nominations
16 February 1957 Polling day
15 March 1957 Return of writ

Result

1957 Burwood by-election
Saturday 16 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Doig 8,414 45.8
Democratic Labor Maurice Colreavy 3,815 20.8
Independent Liberal Henry Seldon 2,951 16.1
Independent Labor John Cunningham 2,748 15.0
Independent Edward Spensley 431 2.4
Total formal votes 18,359 97.3
Informal votes 514 2.7
Turnout 18,873 84.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr Leslie James Albert Parr (1897-1956)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Burwood". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 75. 17 January 1957. p. 1373. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Burwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2020.