1959 Lismore state by-election

Election result for Lismore, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lismore on 12 September 1959 because Justice Sugerman in the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the 1959 Lismore election was void. Electoral officers failed to initial or sign 51 ballot papers, rendering those papers informal. Those electors had been prevented from casting an effective vote and therefore preventing from voting. As Jack Easter's margin at the election was only 2 votes, the errors may have affected the result of the election.Campbell v Easter, unreported, Court of Disputed Returns (NSW), Sugerman J, 12 June 1959. Dates Date Event 21 March 1959 New South Wales state election. 1 May 1959 Clyde Campbell filed a petition in the Court of Disputed returns.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220268491 Re election for Lismore Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 54 8 May 1959 2021-03-22 1398 Trove 12 June 1959 1959 Lismore election declared void. 18 August 1959 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219941692 Writ of election: Lismore New South Wales Government Gazette 92 18 August 1959 2021-03-22 2513 Trove 21 August 1959 Nominations 12 September 1959 Polling day 9 October 1959 Return of writ Candidates Clyde Campbell, was an independent candidate at the 1959 election but was endorsed by the Country Party for the by-election Jack Easter was the sitting member and retained Country Party endorsement. He had been elected with 63% of the two-party-preferred result at the 1953 Lismore election, increasing to 68% at the 1956 Lismore election.Elections for the District of Lismore DistrictIndexes Lismore 2021-03-22 Keith Compton was the Labor NSW candidate. There had been no Labor candidate at the election in March. Result [[1959 Lismore state by-election|1959 Lismore by-election]]Saturday 5 November1959 Lismore by-election 1959 Lismore_1 2021-03-22 Labor NSW Keith Compton 7,563 47.1 Country NSW Jack Easter (defeated) 5,903 36.8 -13.2 Country NSW Clyde Campbell 2,575 16.1 -33.9 16,041 99.4 +1.1 89 0.6 -1.1 16,130 92.4 -0.7 Labor NSW Keith Compton 8,312 51.8 Country NSW Jack Easter 7,729 48.2 -1.8 Labor NSW Country NSW N/A The 1959 Lismore election was declared void. See also Electoral results for the district of Lismore List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1959 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1950s in New South Wales