1983 Maroubra state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Maroubra on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Bill Haigh (Labor) who had been dropped as Minister for Corrective Services in October 1981. [1] [2]

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The Maroubra by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Marrickville and Riverstone. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor. [3]

Dates

DateEvent
9 August 1983 Bill Haigh resigned. [1]
23 September 1983 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [4]
30 September 1983Day of nomination
22 October 1983Polling day
11 November 1983Return of writ

Result

1983 Maroubra state by-election [2] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Carr 15,85261.6−7.2
Liberal Phillp Abadee9,86838.4+7.2
Total formal votes25,72097.5+2.0
Informal votes6602.5−2.0
Turnout 26,38079.0−11.9
Labor hold Swing −7.2

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1983 Maroubra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: Maroubra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 130. 23 September 1983. p. 4437. Retrieved 17 March 2021– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "SEEKING MAROUBRA ELECTION". Australian Jewish News. 20 October 1983. p. 23. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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