A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 5 February 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party member Phillip Smiles. [1]
Date | Event |
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21 December 1993 | Resignation of Phillip Smiles. [1] |
18 January 1994 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
20 January 1994 | Day of nomination |
5 February 1994 | Polling day |
18 February 1994 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Jillian Skinner | 15,267 | 54.7 | +3.6 | |
Independent | Robyn Read | 10,408 | 37.3 | -3.8 | |
Independent | Gerry Nolan | 878 | 3.1 | ||
Independent | Jim Reid | 787 | 2.8 | ||
Democrats | Alec Cater | 590 | 2.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 27,930 | 98.3 | +3.9 | ||
Informal votes | 473 | 1.7 | -3.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,403 | 76.0 | -14.2 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jillian Skinner | 15,905 | 58.4 | +5.9 | |
Independent | Robyn Read | 11,338 | 41.6 | -5.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
The Labor Party did not nominate a candidate.
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