New Ingerland general election, 1961
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All 116 seats in the House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||
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File:Composition-41st-assembly.png Composition of the House of Assembly chamber after the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results | |||||||||||||||||||
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A general election for the House of Assembly was held on Saturday, 13 May 1961. The election resulted in the National Party under Tony Hendon, being defeated by Jonathan Braddock of the Democratic Party.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
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| 8 March 1961 | Writs were issued by the Sovereign to proceed with an election. |
| 22 March 1961 | Close of nominations. |
| 15 April 1961 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 1 May 1961 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 14 June 1961 | 41st Parliament assembled. |
| 15 June 1961 | State Opening of Parliament |
References and notes
- ↑ Braddock previously led the Liberal Party from 1952, until it's merger with the Reform Party created the Democrats in July 1959.