A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
electorate of
Murray
Murray may refer to:
Businesses
* Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles
* Murrays, an Australian bus company
* Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust
* D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
on 6 October 1973 because of the death of
Joe Lawson ().
Lawson had represented the district since 1932, as a member of the
Country Party until 1968 when he lost pre-selection. He ran as an independent, winning the seat at the
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
and
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
elections.
Dates
Candidates
This was the first election for all 3 candidates and each would again contest the electorate at the
general election in November 1973 with similar results.
*
Mary Meillon () was the eldest daughter of Joe Lawson.
*
Bruce Jeffery () was secretary of the Rural Lands Protection Board in
Jerilderie and would later be elected the member for
Oxley.
* Douglas Drew () did not stand again after 1973.
Result
Joe Lawson () died.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Murray
Murray, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present.
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
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1973 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1970s in New South Wales
February 1973 events in Australia