1973 Byron state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Byron on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Stanley Stephens (Country). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
17 January 1973Stanley Stephens 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 Byron by-election
Saturday 17 February [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jack Boyd 6,39735.9
Labor James Constable7,53542.3-3.2
Country Colville Vincent3,58420.1
Australia Clemens Vermeulen3141.8
Total formal votes17,83098.7+0.2
Informal votes2271.3-0.2
Turnout 18,05788.5-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Boyd 9,58454.5-0.8
Labor James Constable7,97645.5+0.8
Country hold Swing -0.8

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. Stanley Tunstall Stephens". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Byron". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 10. 19 January 1973. p. 145. Retrieved 30 July 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1973 Byron by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 July 2020.