1996 Port Macquarie state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Port Macquarie on 30 November 1996 following the retirement of sitting member, Wendy Machin (National). [1]

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Results

1996 Port Macquarie by-election
Saturday 30 November [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Rob Oakeshott 17,29346.71-5.93
Independent John Barrett11,92032.20
Shooters Chris Smith2,5286.83
AAFI John Hutchinson2,2736.14
Greens Susie Russell1,9195.18+0.01
Independent Peter Farrugia6031.63
Independent Berdinus Kooy4121.11
Grant Rogers740.20
Total formal votes37,02298.38+2.23
Informal votes5361.43-2.21
Turnout 37,55888.53-6.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 18,55954.86-6.82
Independent John Barrett15,26845.14
National hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1996 Port Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 September 2019.