A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Casino on 29 February 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Ian Robinson (Country) who had won the federal seat of Cowper at the 1963 election.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 22 October 1963 | Ian Robinson resigned.[1] |
| 5 February 1964 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 12 February 1964 | Date of nomination |
| 29 February 1964 | Polling day |
| 31 March 1964 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Richmond Manyweathers | 5,433 | 36.3 | ||
| Country | Robert Nicholls | 3,092 | 20.7 | ||
| Country | Charles Yabsley | 3,053 | 20.4 | ||
| Independent | William Young | 1,868 | 12.5 | ||
| Country | Roderick Ramsay | 1,526 | 10.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,972 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 243 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 15,215 | 89.9 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Richmond Manyweathers | 5,433 | 36.3 | ||
| Country | Charles Yabsley | 3,053 | 20.4 | ||
| Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Ian Louis Robinson (1925- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Casino". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 14. 5 February 1964. p. 341. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1964 Casino by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.