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Election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Casino From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Date | Event |
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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 |
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 |
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