1965 New South Wales state election

The 1965 New South Wales state election was held on 1 May 1965. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1961 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the Legislative Assembly.

1965 New South Wales state election
1 May 1965 (1965-05-01)
All 94 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
48 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Askin Jack Renshaw
Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor
Leader since 17 July 1959 30 April 1964
Leader's seat Collaroy Castlereagh
Last election 39 seats 54 seats
Seats won 47 45
Seat change 8 9
Percentage 49.82% 43.31%
Swing 5.60 5.26
Legislative Assembly after the election
Premier before election

Jack Renshaw
Labor

 Elected Premier

Bob Askin
Liberal/Country coalition

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