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1969 Gwydir by-election
Australian federal by-election in New South Wales
Australian federal by-election in New South Wales
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1969 Gwydir by-election | |
| country | Australia | |
| type | Parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1966 Australian federal election | |
| previous_year | 1966 | |
| election_date | 7 June 1969 | |
| next_election | 1969 Australian federal election | |
| next_year | 1969 | |
| turnout | 39,800 (88.2%) | |
| seats_for_election | The Gwydir seat in the House of Representatives | |
| candidate1 | Ralph Hunt | |
| image1 | [[File:Ralph Hunt 1973.jpg | 100px]] |
| party1 | Country | |
| popular_vote1 | 21,113 | |
| percentage1 | 53.6% | |
| swing1 | 7.7 | |
| candidate2 | Roger Nott | |
| image2 | [[File:No image.png | 100px]] |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party | |
| popular_vote2 | 18,293 | |
| percentage2 | 46.4% | |
| swing2 | 7.7 | |
| title | MP | |
| before_election | Ian Allan | |
| before_party | Country | |
| after_election | Ralph Hunt | |
| after_party | Country |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir on 7 June 1969. This was triggered by the resignation of Country Party MP Ian Allan, who had been appointed Secretary-General and regional director of ANZAC war graves in the Pacific Region of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. As a by-election for the seat of Bendigo had just been called, the two were held on the same day.
The by-election was won by Country Party candidate Ralph Hunt.
Candidates
The Country Party candidate, Ralph Hunt, was the NSW and federal chairman of the party, and a farmer and grazier from northern New South Wales.
The Labor candidate, Roger Nott, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool Plains, largely located within Gwydir, from 1941 until 1961, and served as a minister in the Cahill and Heffron governments, before being appointed by the Menzies government as Administrator of the Northern Territory.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 April 1969 | The Speaker announced that Ian Allan had resigned from Parliament. |
| 1 May 1969 | The writ for the by-election was issued. |
| 16 May 1969 | Close of nominations. |
| 7 June 1969 | Polling day. |
| 4 July 1969 | Return of the writ. |
| 12 August 1969 | Ralph Hunt was sworn in as the member for Gwydir. |
Results
| access-date=2012-05-19 | archive-date=2012-05-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529205051/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1966/1966repsby.txt | url-status=dead
References
References
- (1 May 1969). "Member for Gwydir resigns". [[The Canberra Times]].
- {{Cite NSW Parliament
- {{cite hansard. (30 April 1969). Speaker]]
- (1 May 1969). "The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia: House of Representatives". [[Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
- {{cite hansard. (12 August 1969)
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