A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Liverpool Plains on 26 March 1961 and was triggered by the resignation of Roger Nott (), who was the Minister for Agriculture in the Heffron Labor government and accepted an appointment by the Menzies coalition government to be the Administrator of the Northern Territory.

Dates Date Event 3 March 1961 Roger Nott resigned. 7 March 1961 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 10 March 1961 Nominations 25 March 1961 Polling day 28 April 1961 Return of writ

Result

Roger Nott () resigned.

See also Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains List of New South Wales state by-elections

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