1957 Wollondilly state by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 26 October 1957. The election was triggered by the resignation of Blake Pelly .^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
19 September 1957	Blake Pelly resigned.
1 October 1957	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
8 October 1957	Nominations
24 October 1957	Polling day
25 November 1957	Return of writ

Candidates

• Tom Lewis was a lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force and then the manager of a chicken farm at Castlereagh.^[3]
• Ern Seager was the Labor candidate at the 1956 and 1959 elections. He was unsuccessful on each occasion.
• Murrum Sweet was a former president of Wollondilly Shire.^[4] This was the only occasion in which he stood for election in New South Wales.

Result

Blake Pelly resigned.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Yes . Mr Blake Raymond Pelly . 1685 . 13 May 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Wollondilly . . 113 . 1 October 1957 . 2021-03-22 . 3127 . Trove.
3. The Hon. Thomas Lancelot Lewis (1922-2016) . Yes . 5 May 2019 . 1810.
4. News: Wollondilly Shire . . 17 December 1953 . 31 May 2020 . 6 . Trove.