1957 Wagga Wagga state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wagga Wagga on 14 December 1957. The election was triggered by the death of Eddie Graham (Labor).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 November 1957	Death of Eddie Graham.[1]
20 November 1957	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
26 November 1957	Nominations
14 December 1957	Polling day
15 January 1958	Return of writ

Results

1957 Wagga Wagga by-election
Saturday 14 December ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dudley Graham	5,499	35.5
	Liberal	Wal Fife	5,375	34.7
	Country	William Lampe	2,233	14.4
	Democratic Labor	Jim Kennedy	1,983	12.8
	Independent	Alexander Cook	223	1.4
	Independent	John Skeers	91	0.59
	Independent	George O'Donoghue	90	0.58
Total formal votes			15,494
Informal votes			546	3.4
Turnout			16,040	87.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	9,148	59.0
	Labor	Dudley Graham	6,346	41.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Wagga Wagga
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "The Hon. Edgar Hugh Graham (1897-1957)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Wagga Wagga". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 148. 20 November 1957. p. 3691. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1957 Wagga Wagga by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.