1957 Burwood state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Burwood on 16 February 1957 because of the death of Leslie Parr (Liberal).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
3 December 1956	Leslie Parr died.[1]
17 January 1957	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 January 1957	Nominations
16 February 1957	Polling day
15 March 1957	Return of writ

Result

1957 Burwood by-election
Saturday 16 February [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ben Doig	8,414	45.8
	Democratic Labor	Maurice Colreavy	3,815	20.8
	Independent Liberal	Henry Seldon	2,951	16.1
	Independent Labor	John Cunningham	2,748	15.0
	Independent	Edward Spensley	431	2.4
Total formal votes			18,359	97.3
Informal votes			514	2.7
Turnout			18,873	84.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Burwood (New South Wales)
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Dr Leslie James Albert Parr (1897-1956)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Burwood". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (75). 17 January 1957. p. 1373. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1957 Burwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2020.