1980 Ku-ring-gai state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ku-ring-gai on 13 September 1980. It was triggered by the resignation of John Maddison (Liberal). [1]

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By-elections for the seats of Bankstown and Murray were held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
4 July 1980 John Maddison resigned. [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 Ku-ring-gai by-election
Saturday 13 September [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Nick Greiner 15,68168.7+3.2
Independent Brian Buckley7,15231.3
Total formal votes22,83396.1-1.9
Informal votes9173.9+1.9
Turnout 23,75071.1-19.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.2 [lower-alpha 1]

Labor did not nominate a candidate.

See also

Notes

  1. compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1978 Ku-ring-gai election.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Ku-ring-gai". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 110. 11 August 1980. p. 4151. Retrieved 23 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1980 Ku-ring-gai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 October 2019.