1955 Bulli state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bulli on 9 July 1955 because of the death of Laurie Kelly (Labor).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
5 May 1955	Laurie Kelly died.[1]
14 June 1955	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
22 June 1955	Day of nomination
9 July 1955	Polling day
5 August 1955	Return of writ

Result

1955 Bulli by-election
Saturday 9 July [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	8,726	51.1	-36.8
	Liberal	Lewis Jaratt	3,811	22.3
	Independent Labor	Leslie Strachan	3,359	19.7
	Communist	Leonard Boardman	1,187	7.0	-5.2
Total formal votes			17,083	98.4
Informal votes			276	1.6
Turnout			17,359	85.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Lawrence Borthwick Kelly (1) (1883-1955)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Bulli". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (59). 14 June 1955. p. 1639. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1955 Bulli by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.