1959 Cook's River state by-election

Election result for Cook's River, New South Wales, Australia September 2019 September 2019 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Cook's River on Saturday, 12 December 1959 and was triggered by the death in office of the Premier of New South Wales, Joseph Cahill (Labor NSW).Mr John Joseph Cahill (1891 - 1959) Yes 5 May 2019 1513 The seat was subsequently retained for the Labor Party by his eldest son Tom.Mr Thomas James Cahill (1924-1983) 1833 Yes 13 May 2019 https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103070174 Mr. Tom Cahill Wins A.L.P. Preselection Ballot The Canberra Times 23 November 1959 20 April 2018 8 Trove Despite Cook's River being a safe Labor seat, the Liberal Party fielded a candidate, John Bampton, a soap manufacturer.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103070271 Liberals to oppose late Premier's son The Canberra Times 24 November 1959 20 April 2018 3 Trove The Labor primary vote improved by 1.6% compared to the previous year's general election.1959 Cook's River 1959 CooksRiver 1 September 2019 The Communist Party of Australia stood Wal Buckley, an organiser for the Amalgamated Engineering Union, but only gained 4.6% of the vote.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236739169 Communist candidate opens campaign for Cook's River Tribune 2 December 1959 20 April 2018 3 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236734054 Communist vote up in Cook's River Tribune 16 December 1959 20 April 2018 3 Trove Results [[1959 Cook's River state by-election|1959 Cook's River by-election]]Saturday 12 December1959 results Cook's River by-election 1959 CooksRiver_1 1 September 2019 Tom Cahill Labor NSW 14,283 72.55 +1.61 John Bampton Liberal NSW 4,488 22.80 -1.45 Walter Buckley Communist 916 4.65 +4.65 19,687 364 1.82 20,051 84.48 Labor NSW +1.61 Joseph Cahill (Labor NSW) died. The Labor Party retained the seat on an improved margin, which was nonetheless significant due to the large personal vote for Cahill and sympathy after his death which was then carried by his son. See also Electoral results for the district of Cook's River List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1959 elections in Australia Category:1950s in New South Wales