1962 New South Wales state election

1962 New South Wales state election

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All 94 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
48 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bob Heffron Bob Askin
Party Labor Liberal/Country coalition
Leader since 23 October 1959 17 July 1959
Leader's seat Maroubra Collaroy
Last election 49 seats 44 seats
Seats won 54 39
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Percentage 48.57% 44.22%
Swing Decrease0.55 Increase0.16

Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate

Premier before election

Bob Heffron
Labor

Elected Premier

Bob Heffron
Labor

The 1962 New South Wales state election was held on 3 March 1962. 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.