A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wollongong-Kembla on 29 February 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Rex Connor (Labor) to successfully contest the federal seat of Cunningham at the 1963 election.[1]
Date | Event |
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22 October 1963 | Rex Connor resigned.[1] |
30 November 1963 | 1963 Australian federal election |
5 February 1964 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
12 February 1964 | Date of nomination |
29 February 1964 | Polling day |
31 March 1964 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Doug Porter | 9,641 | 50.5 | -8.0 | |
Liberal | Jack Hough | 9,441 | 49.5 | +8.0 | |
Total formal votes | 19,082 | 97.4 | -1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 512 | 2.6 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 19,594 | 85.4 | -8.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.2 |