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1960 Kurri Kurri state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kurri Kurri on Saturday 12 December 1960 and was triggered by the death of George Booth (Labor).[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
31 July 1960 George Booth 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 Kurri Kurri by-election
Saturday 12 December [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 17,764 92.53
Communist James Clark 1,434 7.47
Total formal votes 19,198 97.28
Informal votes 536 2.72
Turnout 19,734 87.57
Labor hold Swing

George Booth (Labor) died and was succeeded by his son Ken.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1960 Kurri Kurri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Kurri Kurri". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 109. 12 September 1960. p. 2927. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Trove.
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