A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lakemba on 19 September 1964. It was triggered by the death of Stan Wyatt (Labor).[1]
Date | Event |
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26 July 1964 | Death of Stan Wyatt.[1] |
26 August 1964 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
1 September 1964 | Date of nomination |
19 September 1964 | Polling day |
23 October 1964 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Vince Durick | 12,663 | 56.2 | -4.3 | |
Liberal | Arthur Parry | 9,283 | 41.2 | +4.4 | |
Independent | Francis Ball | 594 | 2.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,540 | 98.3 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 398 | 1.7 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 22,938 | 85.7 | -9.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |