1969 Lake Macquarie state by-election
# 1969 Lake Macquarie state by-election

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 (Labor).

## Dates

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

## Results

1969 Lake Macquarie by-election Saturday 14 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Merv Hunter | 13,252 | 64.1 | -0.4 |
| | Liberal | Edwin Chiplin | 6,071 | 29.3 | -6.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Pendlebury | 1,072 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | Colin Fisher | 296 | 1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,691 | 98.4 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,026 | 89.0 | -5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
