1993 The Hills state by-election

1993 The Hills state by-election

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Electoral district of The Hills in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
First party Second party   IND Candidate Michael Richardson Roy Potter Party Liberal Independent Primary  vote 19,418 6,466 Percentage 60.8% 20.3% Swing 1.7 0.6 TCP 69.0% 31.0% TCP swing 1.6 1.6
MP before election Tony Packard Liberal Elected MP Michael Richardson Liberal

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 28 August 1993. The by-election was triggered by Tony Packard (Liberal) resigning after he was convicted of charges relating to the unlawful use of listening devices at his car dealership. ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
11 June 1993	Tony Packard pleaded guilty to illegally using a listening device. [2]
27 July 1993	Tony Packard resigned from parliament. [1] [3]
9 August 1993	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [4]
12 August 1993	Day of nomination
28 August 1993	Polling day
10 September 1993	Return of writ

Result

1993 The Hills by-election
Saturday 28 August  ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	19,418	60.8	−1.7
	Independent	Roy Potter	6,466	20.3	−0.6
	Independent	David Baggs	1,685	5.3
	Call to Australia	Bruce Coleman	1,375	4.3
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	1,231	3.9
	Independent	Ruth Rothery	677	2.1
	Independent	Tony Pettitt	414	1.3
	Independent	Louis Solomons	313	1.0
	Independent	Ronald Feiner	189	0.6
	Independent	Ivor F	80	0.3
	Independent	Norman Hooper	75	0.2
Total formal votes			31,923	97.3
Informal votes			886	2.7
Turnout			32,809	81.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	20,184	69.0	+1.6
	Independent	Roy Potter	9,083	31.0	−1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

See also

• Electoral results for the district of The Hills
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr (Tony) Anthony Charles Packard (1943– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Carr acts to oust Packard". The Canberra Times . 12 June 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 13 March 2021– via Trove.
3. "Packard quits, 'a victim' of the balance of power". The Canberra Times . 28 July 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2021– via Trove.
4. "Writ of election: The Hills". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 88. 9 August 1993. p. 5847. Retrieved 13 March 2021– via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1993 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 March 2021.