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Kurri Kurri - By-election (Roll: 22,534) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Monday, 19 September 1960, Polling: Saturday, 8 October 1960 Not contested by both major parties Candidate Party Votes % Final % Booth, Kenneth George (Elected) Labor Party 17,764 92.53 Clark, James Rae Communist 1,434 7.47 Formal Votes 19,198 Informal Votes 536 2.72 Total Votes / Turnout 19,734 87.57 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP George Booth. He was succeeded by his son Ken Booth.