| Election Name: | 1969 Gwydir by-election |
| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 Australian federal election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 1969 |
| Next Election: | 1969 Australian federal election |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
| Turnout: | 39,800 (88.2%) |
| Seats For Election: | The Gwydir seat in the House of Representatives |
| Candidate1: | Ralph Hunt |
| Party1: | Country |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,113 |
| Percentage1: | 53.6% |
| Swing1: | 7.7 |
| Candidate2: | Roger Nott |
| Party2: | Australian Labor Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,293 |
| Percentage2: | 46.4% |
| Swing2: | 7.7 |
| MP | |
| Before Election: | Ian Allan |
| Before Party: | Country |
| After Election: | Ralph Hunt |
| After Party: | Country |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir on 7 June 1969. This was triggered by the resignation of Country Party MP Ian Allan, who had been appointed Secretary-General and regional director of ANZAC war graves in the Pacific Region of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[1] As a by-election for the seat of Bendigo had just been called, the two were held on the same day.
The by-election was won by Country Party candidate Ralph Hunt.
The Country Party candidate, Ralph Hunt, was the NSW and federal chairman of the party, and a farmer and grazier from northern New South Wales.
The Labor candidate, Roger Nott, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool Plains, largely located within Gwydir, from 1941 until 1961, and served as a minister in the Cahill and Heffron governments, before being appointed by the Menzies government as Administrator of the Northern Territory.[2]
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 April 1969 | The Speaker announced that Ian Allan had resigned from Parliament.[3] | |
| 1 May 1969 | The writ for the by-election was issued.[4] | |
| 16 May 1969 | Close of nominations. | |
| 7 June 1969 | Polling day. | |
| 4 July 1969 | Return of the writ. | |
| 12 August 1969 | Ralph Hunt was sworn in as the member for Gwydir.[5] |