1967 Bathurst state by-election
# 1967 Bathurst state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 6 May 1967 following the death of Gus Kelly (Labor).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 25 March 1967 | Death of Gus Kelly. |
| 7 April 1967 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 13 April 1967 | Day of nomination |
| 6 May 1967 | Polling day |
| 5 June 1967 | Return of writ |

## Results

1967 Bathurst by-election Saturday 6 May :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country | Clive Osborne | 5,868 | 37.0 | +8.5 |
| | Labor | Michael Connolly | 6,952 | 43.8 | -8.3 |
| | Liberal | John Matthews | 2,967 | 18.7 | -0.6 |
| | Independent | Keith James | 73 | 0.46 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,860 | 98.8 | -9.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,053 | 92.4 | -3.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Clive Osborne | 8,532 | 53.8 | +7.5 |
| | Labor | Michael Connolly | 7,328 | 46.2 | -7.5 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +7.5 | |
