1961 Liverpool Plains state by-election
# 1961 Liverpool Plains state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Liverpool Plains on 26 March 1961 and was triggered by the resignation of Roger Nott (Labor), who was the Minister for Agriculture in the Heffron Labor government and accepted an appointment by the Menzies coalition government to be the Administrator of the Northern Territory.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 3 March 1961 | Roger Nott resigned. |
| 7 March 1961 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 10 March 1961 | Nominations |
| 25 March 1961 | Polling day |
| 28 April 1961 | Return of writ |

## Result

1961 Liverpool Plains by-election Saturday 25 March :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,312 | 50.21 | +3.05 |
| | Labor | Robert Johnson | 7,252 | 49.79 | -1.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,564 | 98.89 | -0.05 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.11 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,727 | 82.30 | -12.43 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 | |
