1964 Waratah state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Waratah on 19 September 1964. It was triggered by the death of Edward Greaves (Labor).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
4 July 1964 Death of Edward Greaves.[1]
15 July 1964 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
20 July 1964 Date of nomination
8 August 1964 Polling day
9 September 1964 Return of writ

Result
1964 Waratah by-election
Saturday 8 August [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Purdue 8,847 51.7 +4.4
Labor Reg Allen 8,256 48.3 +4.4
Total formal votes 17,103 98.5 -0.3
Informal votes 265 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 17,368 88.5 -7.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing+4.4

See also

References
  1. "Mr Edward Greaves (1910-1964)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Waratah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 86. 15 July 1964. p. 2229. Retrieved 21 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1964 Waratah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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