1969 Lake Macquarie state by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lake Macquarie on 19 April 1969. It was triggered by the death of Jim Simpson .^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
10 December 1968	Death of Jim Simpson.
10 March 1969	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
24 March 1969	Day of nomination
19 April 1969	Polling day
2 May 1969	Return of writ

Results

Jim Simpson died.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mr James Brunton Simpson (1905-1968) . 1658 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Lake Macquarie . . 30 . 10 March 1969 . 23 October 2019 . 907 . Trove.