A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lismore on 12 September 1959 because Justice Sugerman in the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the 1959 Lismore election was void. Electoral officers failed to initial or sign 51 ballot papers, rendering those papers informal. Those electors had been prevented from casting an effective vote and therefore preventing from voting. As Jack Easter's margin at the election was only 2 votes, the errors may have affected the result of the election.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
21 March 1959 New South Wales state election.[2]
1 May 1959 Clyde Campbell filed a petition in the Court of Disputed returns.[3]
12 June 1959 1959 Lismore election declared void.[1]
18 August 1959 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
21 August 1959 Nominations
12 September 1959 Polling day
9 October 1959 Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1959 Lismore by-election [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Compton 7,563 47.1
Country Jack Easter (defeated) 5,903 36.8 -13.2
Country Clyde Campbell 2,575 16.1 -33.9
Total formal votes 16,041 99.4 +1.1
Informal votes 89 0.6 -1.1
Turnout 16,130 92.4 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith Compton 8,312 51.8
Country Jack Easter 7,729 48.2 -1.8
Labor gain from Country SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Campbell v Easter, unreported, Court of Disputed Returns (NSW), Sugerman J, 12 June 1959.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1959 Lismore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Re election for Lismore". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 54. 8 May 1959. p. 1398. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: Lismore". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 92. 18 August 1959. p. 2513. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lismore". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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