1994 North Shore state by-election

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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]

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Dates

DateEvent
21 December 1993Resignation of Phillip Smiles. [1]
18 January 1994 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
20 January 1994Day of nomination
5 February 1994Polling day
18 February 1994Return of writ

Results

1994 North Shore by-election
Saturday 5 February [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jillian Skinner 15,26754.7+3.6
Independent Robyn Read 10,40837.3-3.8
Independent Gerry Nolan8783.1
Independent Jim Reid7872.8
Democrats Alec Cater5902.1
Total formal votes27,93098.3+3.9
Informal votes4731.7-3.9
Turnout 28,40376.0-14.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jillian Skinner 15,90558.4+5.9
Independent Robyn Read 11,33841.6-5.9
Liberal hold Swing +5.9

The Labor Party did not nominate a candidate.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: North Shore". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (23). 18 January 1994. p. 223. Retrieved 13 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1994 North Shore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2019.