A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 26 October 1957. The election was triggered by the resignation of Blake Pelly ().
Dates Date Event 19 September 1957 Blake Pelly resigned. 1 October 1957 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 8 October 1957 Nominations 24 October 1957 Polling day 25 November 1957 Return of writ
Candidates Tom Lewis () was a lieutenant in the Australian Imperial Force and then the manager of a chicken farm at Castlereagh. Ern Seager () was the Labor candidate at the 1956 and 1959 elections. He was unsuccessful on each occasion. Murrum Sweet was a former president of Wollondilly Shire. This was the only occasion in which he stood for election in New South Wales.
Result
Blake Pelly () resigned.
See also Electoral results for the district of Wollondilly List of New South Wales state by-elections
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