1981 Oxley state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bankstown on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of National Country member, Bruce Cowan to successfully contest the seat of contested the federal seat of Lyne at the 1980 election. [1]

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

Dates

DateEvent
29 August 1980Resignation of Bruce Cowan. [1]
18 October 1980 1980 Australian federal election
22 January 1981 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2]
29 January 1981Day of nomination
21 February 1981Polling day
13 March 1981Return of writ

Results

1981 Oxley by-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Peter King 15,56261.7-0.8
Labor John Eastman9,67538.34+0.8
Total formal votes25,23798.85+0.4
Informal votes1650.9-0.4
Turnout 25,53179.7-15.0
National Country hold Swing -0.8

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr David Bruce Cowan (1926–2011)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Oxley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (15). 22 January 1981. p. 419. Retrieved 17 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1981 Oxley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 November 2019.