A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Paddington-Waverley on 25 February 1961.[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of William Ferguson (Labor).[2]

Dates

DateEvent
29 January 1961 William Ferguson died.[2]
6 February 1961 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 February 1961 Nominations
25 February 1961 Polling day
24 March 1961 Return of writ

Result

1961 Paddington−Waverley by-election
Saturday 25 February [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith Anderson 12,972 91.36
Communist Edward Maher 1,227 8.64
Total formal votes 14,199 93.946
Informal votes 912 6.04
Turnout 15,111 69.01
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1961 Paddington-Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Mr William John Ferguson (1891-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Paddington-Waverley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 15. 6 February 1961. p. 351. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Trove.


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