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1961 Liverpool Plains state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Liverpool Plains on 26 March 1961 and was triggered by the resignation of Roger Nott (Labor),[1][2] who was the Minister for Agriculture in the Heffron Labor government and accepted an appointment by the Menzies coalition government to be the Administrator of the Northern Territory.[3]

Dates

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Date Event
3 March 1961 Roger Nott resigned.[2]
7 March 1961 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
10 March 1961 Nominations
25 March 1961 Polling day
28 April 1961 Return of writ

Result

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1961 Liverpool Plains by-election
Saturday 25 March [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Frank O'Keefe 7,312 50.21 +3.05
Labor Robert Johnson 7,252 49.79 −1.89
Total formal votes 14,564 98.89 −0.05
Informal votes 163 1.11 +0.05
Turnout 14,727 82.30 −12.43
Country gain from Labor Swing +2.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1961 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Hon. Roger Bede Nott (1908–2000)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "NSW Minister to be NT Administrator". The Canberra Times. 14 February 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 30. 7 March 1961. p. 671. Retrieved 9 October 2020 – via Trove.
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