1975 Lane Cove state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lane Cove on 8 February 1975 because of the resignation of Attorney General Ken McCaw (Liberal). [1]

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The Pittwater by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
3 January 1975Resignation of Ken McCaw. [1]
7 January 1975 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
20 January 1975Nominations
8 February 1975Polling day
28 February 1975Return of writ

Results

1975 Lane Cove by-election
Saturday 8 February [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Dowd 15,70970.8+9.8
Australia Brian Johnson5,87026.4+13.5
British AustraliaHarry Marsh6222.8
Total formal votes22,20197.7+0.2
Informal votes5212.3-0.2
Turnout 22,72273.0-17.3
Liberal hold Swing -69.3

The Labor Party did not contest the election. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Kenneth Malcolm McCaw (1907-1989)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Lane Cove". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (87). 7 July 1930. p. 2701. Retrieved 24 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1976 Lane Cove by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 October 2019.