1986 Pittwater state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Pittwater on 31 May 1986. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP Max Smith. [1] The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Longley. [2]

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Background

Labor did not stand a candidate in the by-election, and as a result, this election was almost won by professional surfer and former world surfing champion Nat Young, who ran on a largely environmental ticket. [3] [4]

Results

1986 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 31 May  [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Longley 10,92242.8-15.3
Independent Nat Young 6,17724.2+24.2
Independent Robert Grace5,00619.6+19.6
Call to Australia Mark Donnelly1,4515.7+5.7
Democrats Graeme MacLennan1,2904.9+0.7
Nuclear Disarmament Virginia Rigney6432.5+2.5
Independent Brett Monk620.2+0.2
Total formal votes25,50197.5−0.3
Informal votes6492.5+0.3
Turnout 26,10578.0  [lower-alpha 1]
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 13,00053.1−12.4
Independent Nat Young 11,46846.9+46.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.4

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Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the 1984 election. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr Richard Max Smith". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1986 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Warshaw, Matt (29 April 2011). The History of Surfing. Chronicle Books. ISBN   9781452100944.
  4. ↑ "Pittwater 2015". NSW Election 2015. ABC News . Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1984 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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