1986 Vaucluse state by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Vaucluse in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 31 May 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal member and Deputy Leader Rosemary Foot. [1]

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The by-election for the seats of Pittwater was held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
13 February 1986Resignation of Rosemary Foot. [1]
2 May 1986 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
8 May 1986Day of nominations
31 May 2016Polling day
20 June 1986Return of writ

Results

1986 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 31 May [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Aston 13,24572.6+0.2
Democrats Yvonne Jayawardena1,97810.8+6.8
Call to Australia Elaine Nile 1,1736.4
Nuclear Free AustraliaGillian Fisher9315.1
Nuclear Disarmament Robert Wood 7324.0
Uninflated MovementNadar Ponnuswamy990.5
Small Business and Enterprise PartyStanley Fitzroy-Mendis810.44+0.4
Total formal votes18,23996.3-0.8
Informal votes7113.8+0.8
Turnout 18,95061.1 [lower-alpha 1] -27.6
Liberal hold Swing  

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Notes

  1. Estimate based on a roll of 30,993 at the 1984 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mrs Rosemary Irene Foot". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Vaucluse". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (75). New South Wales, Australia. 2 May 1986. p. 1991. Retrieved 28 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1986 Vaucluse by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1984 Vaucluse". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 September 2020.