Second ballot required, Second Ballot changed primary result
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2nd Ball
%
Beeby, George Stephenson (Defeated)
Nat Prog
1,698
19.47
Fingleton, James (Elected)
Labor Party
3,280
37.61
4,609
50.34
Jaques, Harold Vivian
Liberal Party
3,743
42.92
4,547
49.66
Formal Votes
8,721
9,156
Informal Votes
220
2.46
55
0.60
Total Votes / Turnout
8,941
69.87
9,211
71.98
Notes: Beeby was the sitting Independent and ex-Labor MP for the rural electorate of Blayney. He contested this seat under his new party label of the National Progressive Association.