A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Oxley on 6 May 1965 following the death of Les Jordan (Liberal).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 September 1965 | Death of Les Jordan.[1] |
| 19 October 1965 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 22 October 1965 | Day of nomination |
| 6 November 1965 | Polling day |
| 7 December 1965 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Bruce Cowan | 6,286 | 32.9 | +32.9 | |
| Labor | Joseph Andrews | 7,059 | 37.0 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | Alfred Dennis | 5,047 | 26.5 | ||
| Independent | John Martin | 584 | 3.1 | ||
| Independent | Joe Cordner | 106 | 0.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,082 | 97.9 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 410 | 2.1 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 19,492 | 90.7 | −3.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Bruce Cowan | 11,402 | 59.8 | ||
| Labor | Joseph Andrews | 7,680 | 40.3 | ||
| Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Leslie Charles Jordan (1896–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Oxley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 136. 19 October 1965. p. 3443. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Oxley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.