1957 Wagga Wagga state by-election
# 1957 Wagga Wagga state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wagga Wagga on 14 December 1957. The election was triggered by the death of Eddie Graham (Labor).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 13 November 1957 | Death of Eddie Graham. |
| 20 November 1957 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 26 November 1957 | Nominations |
| 14 December 1957 | Polling day |
| 15 January 1958 | Return of writ |

## Results

1957 Wagga Wagga by-election Saturday 14 December :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Dudley Graham | 5,499 | 35.5 |
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 5,375 | 34.7 |
| | Country | William Lampe | 2,233 | 14.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Jim Kennedy | 1,983 | 12.8 |
| | Independent | Alexander Cook | 223 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | John Skeers | 91 | 0.59 |
| | Independent | George O'Donoghue | 90 | 0.58 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,494 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 546 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,040 | 87.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 9,148 | 59.0 |
| | Labor | Dudley Graham | 6,346 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |
