1981 Cessnock state by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Cessnock in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 21 February 1981. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Bob Brown (Labor) to successfully contest the federal House of Representatives seat of Hunter at the 1980 election. [1] [2]

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By-elections for the seats of Maitland, Oxley and Sturt were held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
22 January 1981 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [3]
29 January 1981Close of nominations
21 February 1981Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
13 March 1981Return of writ

Results

1981 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 15,93280.50
Liberal Colin Richardson3,91117.29
Democrats Elisabeth Kirkby 2,77912.28
Total formal votes22,62298.91
Informal votes2501.09
Turnout 22,87288.74
Labor hold Swing  

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References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1981 Cessnock by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. "Mr Robert James Brown". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Cessnock". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (16). 22 January 1981. p. 421. Retrieved 1 October 2019 via Trove.