A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bulli on 9 July 1955 because of the death of Laurie Kelly (Labor).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 May 1955 | Laurie Kelly died.[1] |
| 14 June 1955 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 22 June 1955 | Day of nomination |
| 9 July 1955 | Polling day |
| 5 August 1955 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Rex Jackson | 8,726 | 51.1 | −36.8 | |
| Liberal | Lewis Jaratt | 3,811 | 22.3 | ||
| Independent Labor | Leslie Strachan | 3,359 | 19.7 | ||
| Communist | Leonard Boardman | 1,187 | 7.0 | −5.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,083 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 276 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 17,359 | 85.5 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Preferences were not distributed.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Lawrence Borthwick Kelly (1) (1883-1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Bulli". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 59. 14 June 1955. p. 1639. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1955 Bulli by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.