A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth on 8 December 2001 because Tony Windsor (Independent) resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 2001 election. [1] [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | John Cull | 14,293 | 36.34 | +24.77 | |
Independent | James Treloar | 8,934 | 22.72 | ||
Independent | Warren Woodley | 5,897 | 15.00 | ||
Labor | Ray Tait | 5,831 | 14.83 | +0.06 | |
Independent | Ken McKenzie | 2,775 | 7.06 | ||
Democrats | Marie Cowling | 771 | 1.96 | ||
Independent | Clint Kelly | 466 | 1.18 | ||
Independent | Andre Fritze | 359 | 0.91 | ||
Total formal votes | 39,326 | 98.17 | -0.57 | ||
Informal votes | 735 | 1.83 | +0.57 | ||
Turnout | 40,061 | 90.14 | -4.23 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | John Cull | 19,862 | 58.68 | ||
Independent | James Treloar | 13,984 | 41.32 | ||
National gain from Independent | Swing |
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