1957 Wollondilly state by-election

Election result for Wollondilly, New South Wales, Australia November 2019 November 2019 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 NSW).Yes Mr Blake Raymond Pelly 1685 13 May 2019 Dates Date Event 19 September 1957 Blake Pelly resigned. 1 October 1957 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220357878 Writ of election: Wollondilly Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 113 1 October 1957 2021-03-22 3127 Trove 8 October 1957 Nominations 24 October 1957 Polling day 25 November 1957 Return of writ Candidates Tom Lewis (Liberal NSW) was a lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force and then the manager of a chicken farm at Castlereagh.The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016) Yes 5 May 2019 1810 Ern Seager (Labor NSW) was the Labor candidate at the 1956 and 1959 elections. He was unsuccessful on each occasion. Murrum Sweet was a former president of Wollondilly Shire.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140402698 Wollondilly Shire Camden News 17 December 1953 31 May 2020 6 Trove This was the only occasion in which he stood for election in New South Wales. Result [[1957 Wollondilly state by-election|1957 Wollondilly by-election]]Saturday 24 October1957 Wollondilly by-election 1956 WaggaWagga_1 2021-03-22 Liberal NSW Tom Lewis 8,483 52.0 Labor NSW Ern Seager 5,155 31.6 Independent Murrum Sweet 2,666 16.4 16,304 98.6 236 1.4 16,540 86.2 Liberal NSW Blake Pelly (Liberal NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Wollondilly List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1957 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1950s in New South Wales