Mount Marshall state by-election, 1967
The Mount Marshall state by-election, 1967 was a by-election held on 2 September 1967 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Mount Marshall in the northeastern agricultural part of the state.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Country Party member George Cornell on 30 June 1967.
The seat of Mount Marshall, first established in 1930, was considered to be a safe seat for the Country Party. At the time of the by-election, the seat included the towns of Bencubbin, Dowerin, Kellerberrin, Koorda, Mukinbudin, Trayning and Wyalkatchem, as well as many smaller towns and settlements in the region.[1]
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 June 1967 | George Cornell died, vacating the seat of Mount Marshall. |
| 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 three candidates. Ray McPharlin, representing the Country Party, was a farmer from Dalwallinu who had served on the Dalwallinu shire council from 1958 until 1964. Bill McNee, representing the Liberal and Country League, had farmed at Wyalkatchem and Koorda and was at different times president of both towns' Liberal branches. Djordje Miličić represented the Australian Labor Party.
Results
Ray McPharlin retained the seat for the Country Party. No swings are noted due to the seat being uncontested at the 1965 election.
| Mount Marshall state by-election, 1967[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country | Ray McPharlin | 2,662 | 64.21 | ||
| Liberal | Bill McNee | 1,010 | 24.36 | ||
| Labor | Djordje Miličić | 474 | 11.43 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,146 | 98.55 | |||
| Informal votes | 61 | 1.45 | |||
| Turnout | 4,207 | 80.89 | |||
| Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ↑ "Electoral Act 1907–1964: Mount Marshall Electoral District By-Election: Polling Places". Western Australia Government Gazette. 2 August 1967. p. 1967:1909.
- ↑ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. p. 220. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.