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1964 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election
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Election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wollongong-Kembla
March 2021
March 2021
1964 02 29. Australia by-election no 1964 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election
On 29 February 1964, Wollongong-Kembla held a state by-election for its seat on the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. It was triggered by the resignation of Rex Connor (Labor NSW) to successfully contest the federal seat of Cunningham at the 1963 election.Mr Reginald Francis Xavier Connor (1907–1977) 1680 Yes 13 May 2019
Timeline
Date Event 22 October 1963 Rex Connor resigned. 30 November 1963 1963 Australian federal electionOctober 2024 5 February 1964 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220394768 Writ of election: Wollongong-Kembla Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 14 5 February 1964 23 October 2019 2705 Trove 12 February 1964 Date of nominationOctober 2024 29 February 1964 Polling dayOctober 2024 31 March 1964 Return of writOctober 2024
Result
[[1964 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election|1964 Wollongong-Kembla by-election]]Saturday 29 February1964 Wollongong-Kembla by-election 1962 Wollongong-Kembla_1 2021-03-21
Labor NSW
Doug Porter
9,641
50.5
-8.0
Liberal NSW
Jack Hough
9,441
49.5
+8.0
19,082
97.4
-1.0
512
2.6
+1.0
19,594
85.4
-8.2
Labor NSW
-8.2
Rex Connor (Labor NSW) resigned.
See also
Electoral results for the district of Wollongong-Kembla
List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
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Category:1964 elections in Australia
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