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

Dates

DateEvent
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

1955 Clarence by-election
Saturday 26 March [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Weiley 8,805 53.03
Country John Moorhead 6,153 37.06
Country Garth Munro 1,645 9.91
Total formal votes 16,603 98.63
Informal votes 231 1.37
Turnout 16,834 89.18
Country hold SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Cecil Gordon Wingfield (1893-1955)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Clarence". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 22. 2 March 1955. p. 579. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1955 Clarence by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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