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1965 Oxley state by-election

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Election result for Oxley, New South Wales, Australia

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).

Dates

Date Event
29 September 1965 Death of Les Jordan.
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 Oxley by-election]]
Saturday 6 November 
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

References

  1. ^ "Mr Leslie Charles Jordan (1896–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. Green, Antony. "1965 Oxley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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