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
- ↑ "Electoral Act 1907–1964: Roe 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. 296. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.