1982 Drummoyne state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 17 April 1982. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Michael Maher to contest the federal seat of Lowe at the 1982 by-election.[1][2]

Dates

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Date Event
26 January 1982 Michael Maher resigned.[1]
13 March 1982 Lowe by-election
15 March 1982 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
25 March 1982 Day of nomination
17 April 1982 Polling day
7 May 1982 Return of writ

Results

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1982 Drummoyne by-election
Saturday 17 April [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Murray 14,449 55.74 -13.46
Liberal John Booth 9,725 37.52 +13.52
Call to Australia John Grifiths 1,433 5.53
Independent Nick Jones 314 1.21
Total formal votes 25,921 97.70 +1.70
Informal votes 610 2.30 −1.70
Turnout 26,531 82.50 −9.06
Labor hold Swing −13.46

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Michael John Maher (1936-2013)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1982 results Drummoyne by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Drummoyne". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 389. 15 March 1982. p. 1111. Retrieved 13 October 2019 – via Trove.
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