1983 Riverstone state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Riverstone on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Tony Johnson (Labor). [1]

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The Riverstone by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Maroubra and Marrickville. 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. [2]

Dates

DateEvent
20 July 1983 Tony Johnson resigned. [1]
23 September 1983 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [3]
30 September 1983Day of nomination
22 October 1983Polling day
11 November 1983Return of writ

Result

1983 Riverstone by-election
Saturday 22 October [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Richard Amery 12,54159.7-11.4
Liberal Kenneth Jessup7,58336.1+11.5
Independent Winston Brass8974.3
Total formal votes21,02197.2
Informal votes6092.8
Turnout 21,63069.3
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: Riverstone". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (133). 23 September 1983. p. 4441. Retrieved 17 March 2021 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1983 Riverstone by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 March 2021.