1975 Wagga Wagga state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wagga Wagga on 6 December 1975. The election was triggered by the resignation of Wal Fife (Liberal) who had been pre-selected as the Liberal candidate for the next federal election for the division of Farrer.[1] Fife subsequently won the election for Farrer on 13 December 1975.[2]

Dates[]

Date Event
15 October 1975 Wal Fife resigned from parliament.[2]
7 November 1975 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
13 November 1975 Nominations
6 December 1975 Polling day
23 December 1975 Return of writ

Results[]

1975 Wagga Wagga by-election
Saturday 6 December [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Schipp 9,731 45.4 −18.2
Labor Richard Gorman 7,990 37.2 +10.9
Country Ronald Hunter 2,904 13.5 +13.5
Workers Roger Kendall 569 2.7 +2.7
Australia June Sutherland 195 0.9 −0.9
Independent William Cooper 67 0.3 +3.0
Total formal votes 21,456 98.7
Informal votes 282 1.3 −0.2
Turnout 21,738 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Schipp 13,087 61.0
Labor Richard Gorman 8,369 39.0
Liberal hold Swing

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Minister for pre-selection". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Trove.
    "Endorsed". The Canberra Times. 11 September 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Trove.
  2. ^ a b "The Hon. Wallace Clyde Fife (1929–2017)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Wagga Wagga (142)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 November 1975. p. 4603. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Libs win despite 7pc Labor swing". The Canberra Times. 8 December 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1975 Wagga Wagga by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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