1964 Casino state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Casino on 29 February 1964. It was triggered by the resignation of Ian Robinson (Country) who had won the federal seat of Cowper at the 1963 election.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
22 October 1963	Ian Robinson resigned.^[1]
5 February 1964	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
12 February 1964	Date of nomination
29 February 1964	Polling day
31 March 1964	Return of writ

1964 Casino by-election
Saturday 29 February ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	Richmond Manyweathers	5,433	36.3
	Country	Robert Nicholls	3,092	20.7
	Country	Charles Yabsley	3,053	20.4
	Independent	William Young	1,868	12.5
	Country	Roderick Ramsay	1,526	10.2
Total formal votes			14,972	98.4
Informal votes			243	1.6
Turnout			15,215	89.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Richmond Manyweathers	5,433	36.3
	Country	Charles Yabsley	3,053	20.4
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

^ ^a ^b "Mr Ian Louis Robinson (1925- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Casino". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 14. 5 February 1964. p. 341. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1964 Casino by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.