1961 Paddington-Waverley state by-election

Election result for Paddington-Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Paddington-Waverley on 25 February 1961.^[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of William Ferguson (Labor).^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
29 January 1961	William Ferguson died.^[2]
6 February 1961	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
10 February 1961	Nominations
25 February 1961	Polling day
24 March 1961	Return of writ

Result

1961 Paddington−Waverley by-election
Saturday 25 February ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Keith Anderson	12,972	91.36
	Communist	Edward Maher	1,227	8.64
Total formal votes			14,199	93.946
Informal votes			912	6.04
Turnout			15,111	69.01
	Labor hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1961 Paddington-Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr William John Ferguson (1891-1961)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Paddington-Waverley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 15. 6 February 1961. p. 351. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Trove.

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