A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Earlwood on 15 July 1978 because of the resignation of Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) the former Premier of New South Wales. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Gabb | 15,168 | 52.62 | +7.17 | |
Liberal | Alan Jones | 12,118 | 42.04 | −12.51 | |
Democrats | Kerry Warr | 1,053 | 3.65 | ||
Independent | Neville Fleming | 269 | 0.93 | ||
Gay Liberation | Peter Blazey | 105 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | Charles Bingle | 52 | 0.18 | ||
Conservative | Josephine Mallett | 33 | 0.11 | ||
Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 27 | 0.09 | ||
Total formal votes | 28,825 | 97.38 | −1.14 | ||
Informal votes | 775 | 2.62 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 29,600 | 88.24 | −7.02 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.17 |
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