1964 Casino state by-election
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Electoral district of Casino in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 16,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 89.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Casino state by-election was held on 29 February 1964 to elect the member for Casino in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Country Party MP Ian Robinson.
Robinson resigned from the Legislative Assembly after winning the seat of Cowper at the 1963 federal election.[1] In a field of four Country candidates and one independent, Richmond Manyweathers retained the seat for the Country Party with 58.48% of the two-candidate-preferred vote.[2]
Key dates
[edit]- 22 October 1963 – Ian Robinson resigned
- 5 February 1964 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly[3]
- 12 February 1964 – Candidate nominations
- 29 February 1964 – Polling day
- 31 March 1964 – Return of writ
Candidates
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Background | |
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| Country | Richmond Manyweathers | Mayor of Casino | |
| Country | Robert Nicholls | ||
| Country | Roderick Ramsay | ||
| Country | Charles Yabsley | ||
| Independent | William Young | Labor candidate for Casino in 1953 | |
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Richmond Manyweathers | 5,433 | 36.29 | ||
| Country | Robert Nicholls | 3,092 | 20.65 | ||
| Country | Charles Yabsley | 3,053 | 20.39 | ||
| Independent | William Young | 1,868 | 12.48 | ||
| Country | Roderick Ramsay | 1,526 | 10.19 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,972 | 98.40 | |||
| Informal votes | 243 | 1.60 | |||
| Turnout | 15,215 | 89.94 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Richmond Manyweathers | 5,433 | 58.48 | ||
| Country | Charles Yabsley | 3,053 | 41.52 | ||
| Country hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Senate debates". Open Australia. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Elections for the District of Casino". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "WRIT OF ELECTION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 February 1964. p. 341. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Casino - By-election 1964". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.