1955 Clarence state by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 26 March 1955 following the death of Cecil Wingfield (Country).[1] All three candidates were endorsed by the Country Party
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Dates
Date | Event |
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28 January 1955 | Cecil Wingfield died.[1] |
2 March 1955 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
7 March 1955 | Day of nomination |
26 March 1955 | Polling day |
22 April 1955 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country NSW | Bill Weiley | 8,805 | 53.03 | ||
Country NSW | John Moorhead | 6,153 | 37.06 | ||
Country NSW | Garth Munro | 1,645 | 9.91 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,603 | 98.63 | |||
Informal votes | 231 | 1.37 | |||
Turnout | 16,834 | 89.18 | |||
Template:Australian politics/name/Country NSW hold | Swing | N/A |
See also
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