1996 Orange state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 25 May 1996 following the retirement of sitting member, Garry West. [1]

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On the same day, by-elections were held in the seats of Clarence, Pittwater, Southern Highlands and Strathfield.

All seats were retained by the Liberal-National Parties, with the exception of Clarence. In Orange, the National Party suffered a swing of 13.82% against it on a two-party preferred basis.

Dates

DateEvent
7 March 1996Garry West resigned from parliament. [1]
3 April 1996 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
12 April 1996Nominations
2 May 1996Polling day
7 June 1996Return of writ

Results

1996 Orange by-election
Saturday 2 May [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Russell Turner 16,88448.70-11.40
Labor Tim Sullivan15,48944.67+14.76
Independent Robert Cianfrano2,2996.63+3.78
Total formal votes34,67298.39+2.57
Informal votes4951.41-2.57
Turnout 35,16789.03-5.99
Two-party-preferred result
National Russell Turner 18,01152.60-13.82
Labor Tim Sullivan16,23247.40+13.82
National hold Swing -13.82

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Garry Bruce West (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Orange". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 41. 4 May 1987. p. 1430. Retrieved 15 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1996 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 November 2019.