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).^[1]

Date	Event
25 March 1967	Death of Gus Kelly.^[1]
7 April 1967	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
13 April 1967	Day of nomination
6 May 1967	Polling day
5 June 1967	Return of writ

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Connolly	6,952	43.8	−8.3
	Country	Clive Osborne	5,868	37.0	+8.5
	Liberal	John Matthews	2,967	18.7	−0.6
	Independent	Keith James	73	0.46
Total formal votes			15,860	98.8	−9.1
Informal votes			193	1.2	−1.0
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		Swing	+7.5

Dates