1973 Armidale state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Davis Hughes (Country) who had accepted the position of Agent-General in London. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
17 January 1973 Davis Hughes resigned. [1]
19 January 1973 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
26 January 1973Nominations
17 February 1973Polling day
16 March 1973Return of writ

Result

1973 Armidale by-election
Saturday 17 February  [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Leitch 5,82631.4-30.5
Labor Justin Rowe8,28244.7
Country Philip Street3,73820.2
Australia Joan Kersey 6823.7
Total formal votes18,52898.7+0.3
Informal votes2531.4-0.3
Turnout 18,78188.9-4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Leitch 9,61251.9-10.0
Labor Justin Rowe8,91648.1
Country hold Swing -10.0  [lower-alpha 1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Davis Hughes (1910–2003)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Armidale". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 10. 19 January 1973. p. 145. Retrieved 30 July 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1973 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1971 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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