A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Temora on Saturday 8 October 1960 and was triggered by the death of Doug Dickson (Country),[1][2] who had been Deputy Leader of the party until 1958.

The Kurri Kurri by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
27 July 1960 Doug Dickson died.[2]
12 September 1960 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
19 September 1960 Nominations
8 October 1960 Polling day
28 October 1960 Return of writ

Result

1960 Temora by-election
Saturday 8 October [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jim Taylor 8,210 58.9
Labor Lyle Hoad 5,737 41.1
Total formal votes 13,947 98.4
Informal votes 89 0.6
Turnout 14,036 88.3
Country hold SwingN/A

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1960 Temora by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Samuel Douglas Dickson (1894-1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Temora". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 108. 12 September 1960. p. 2925. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Trove.
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