Roe state by-election, 1967

The Roe state by-election, 1967 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.[1]

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, 1967[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Young 3,481 66.89
Liberal Mel Bungey 1,723 33.11
Total formal votes 5,204 97.86
Informal votes 114 2.14
Turnout 5,318 81.29
Country hold Swing N/A

References

  1. "Electoral Act 1907–1964: Roe Electoral District By-Election: Polling Places". Western Australia Government Gazette. 2 August 1967. p. 1967:1909.
  2. Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. p. 296. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.
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