The 1961 Paddington-Waverley state by-election was held on 25 February 1961 to elect the member for Paddington-Waverley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor Party MP William Ferguson.
Labor candidate Keith Anderson was elected with a 28.7% primary vote swing in his favour. The only other candidate was Edward Maher from the Communist Party, who received 9.64% of the vote.
This was the final election held in Paddington-Waverley, which was abolished ahead of the 1962 New South Wales state election, having only been created one election prior in 1959.
Key events 29 January 1961 − William Ferguson died 6 February 1961 − Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 10 February 1961 − Candidate nominations 25 February 1961 − Polling day 24 March 1961 − Return of writ
Result
William Ferguson () died.
See also Electoral results for the district of Paddington-Waverley
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