A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 26 October 1957. The election was triggered by the resignation of Blake Pelly (Liberal).[1]
Date | Event |
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19 September 1957 | Blake Pelly resigned.[1] |
1 October 1957 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
8 October 1957 | Nominations |
24 October 1957 | Polling day |
25 November 1957 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Tom Lewis | 8,483 | 52.0 | ||
Labor | Ern Seager | 5,155 | 31.6 | ||
Independent | Murrum Sweet | 2,666 | 16.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,304 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 236 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 16,540 | 86.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |