1965 Bondi state by-election

Election result for Bondi, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bondi on 6 November 1965 because Abe Landa (Labor) resigned to accept the position of Agent-General for New South Wales in London. This position was usually a sinecure for retiring members of the ruling party but Premier Robert Askin offered it to Landa to force his resignation from parliament and cause a by-election with the hope of increasing his government's small majority. Landa's acceptance of the position resulted in his expulsion from the Labor Party.

Dates

Date	Event
23 September 1965	Landa resigned from Parliament.
19 October 1965	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
22 October 1965	Day of nomination
6 November 1965	Polling day
7 December 1965	Return of writ

Results

1965 Bondi by-election
Saturday 6 November
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	10,110	49.9	−3.7
	Liberal	John Barraclough	9,579	47.3	+0.9
	Democratic Labor	William Slowgrove	493	2.4
	Independent	Albert Rietschel	76	0.4
Total formal votes			20,258	96.5	−1.3
Informal votes			732	3.5	+1.3
Turnout			20,990	86.8	−5.5
After distribution of preferences
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	10,167	50.2
	Liberal	John Barraclough	9,588	47.3
	Democratic Labor	William Slowgrove	503	2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed to completion.

References

^ "The Hon. Abram Landa (1902-1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
"Mr Landa expelled from ALP". The Canberra Times. 20 November 1965. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2018 – via Trove.
"Writ of election: Bondi". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 136. 19 October 1965. p. 3443. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1965 Bondi by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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