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

DateEvent
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

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

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1961 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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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