1967 Roe state by-election

April 2022 The 1967 Roe state by-election was a by-election held on 2 September 1967 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Roe in the southeastern agricultural part of the state. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Party member Tom Hart on 6 July 1967. The seat of Roe, first established in 1950, was considered to be a safe seat for the Country Party. At the time of the by-election, the seat included the towns of Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narembeen and Ravensthorpe. Electoral Act 1907–1964: Roe Electoral District By-Election: Polling Places 1967:1909 2 August 1967 Timeline Date Event 6 July 1967 Tom Hart resigned, vacating the seat of Roe. 2 August 1967 The Minister for Justice, Arthur Griffith, appointed polling places in the district. 4 August 1967 Writs were issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to proceed with a by-election. 11 August 1967 Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers. 2 September 1967 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 18 September 1967 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Candidates The by-election attracted two candidates. Bill Young, representing the Country Party, was a farmer and party official residing in Kondinin, while Mel Bungey, representing the Liberal and Country League, was a farmer residing in Gnowangerup. Results Bill Young easily retained the seat for the Country Party. No swings are noted due to the seat being uncontested at the 1965 election. Roe state by-election, 1967Black David Prescott, Valerie Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996 1997 Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission Perth 0-7309-8409-5 296 WA Country Bill Young 3,481 66.89 Liberal WA Mel Bungey 1,723 33.11 5,204 97.86 114 2.14 5,318 81.29 WA Country N/A References Roe state by-election 1967 Category:Western Australian state by-elections Category:1960s in Western Australia Roe state by-election 1967