1980 Bankstown state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bankstown on 13 September 1980 following the death of Nick Kearns (Labor). [1]

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By-elections for the seats of Ku-ring-gai and Murray were held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
24 July 1980Death of Nick Kearns. [1]
11 August 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2]
18 August 1980Day of nomination
13 September 1980Polling day
26 September 1980Return of writ

Results

1980 Bankstown by-election
Saturday 13 September [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ric Mochalski 16,07465.6-7.4
Liberal James McDonald8,41434.4+13.7
Total formal votes24,48896.9-0.4
Informal votes7793.1+0.4
Turnout 25,26777.5-16.7
Labor hold Swing -10.2

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Nicholas Joseph Kearns (1920-1980)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Bankstown". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 112. 11 August 1980. p. 4155. Retrieved 23 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1980 Bankstown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2019.