COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA TWENTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== PARRAMATTA, NSW ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 March 1958, following the resignation of Hon Sir Howard Beale. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,649 +09.3 Votes cast: 42,287 86.9 -08.9 Informal votes: 610 01.4 -01.3 Formal votes: 41,677 98.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Garfield BARWICK Lib 22,826 54.8 -07.5 Augustus Fenwick 920 02.2 Daniel Mahoney ALP 17,931 43.0 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,677 05.9 e 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahoney was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1959-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garfield Edward John Barwick (1903-97): Elected 1958 By Born: 22 June 1903, Sydney. Career: Educated Fort St High School, Sydney, University of Sydney. Barrister 1927. Leader of Sydney bar. Represented banks in nationalisation cases 1947. President NSW Bar Association 1950-52, 1954-55, Law Council of Australia 1952-54. Knighted 1953. --------------------------------------------------------------------