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Lake Macquarie - By-election (Roll: 23,614) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Monday, 24 March 1969, Polling: Saturday, 19 April 1969 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Chiplin, Edwin John Liberal Party 6,071 29.34 Fisher, Colin George Independent 296 1.43 Hunter, Mervyn Leslie (Elected) Labor Party 13,252 64.05 Pendlebury, Thomas Richard Independent 1,072 5.18 Formal Votes 20,691 Informal Votes 335 1.59 Total Votes / Turnout 21,026 89.04 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP Jimmy Simpson.