1961 Paddington-Waverley state by-election
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Registered21,898[1]
Turnout69.01% (
21.4)
21.4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Electoral district of Paddington-Waverley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 21,898[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 69.01% ( 21.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Paddington-Waverley state by-election was held on 25 February 1961 to elect the member for Paddington-Waverley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor Party MP William Ferguson.[2]
Labor candidate Keith Anderson was elected with a 28.7% primary vote swing in his favour.[3] The only other candidate was Edward Maher from the Communist Party, who received 9.64% of the vote.[4]
This was the final election held in Paddington-Waverley, which was abolished ahead of the 1962 New South Wales state election, having only been created one election prior in 1959.[5]
- 29 January 1961 − William Ferguson died[2]
- 6 February 1961 − Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly[6]
- 10 February 1961 − Candidate nominations[1]
- 25 February 1961 − Polling day[1]
- 24 March 1961 − Return of writ[1]