2001 Tamworth state by-election

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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]

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Results

2001 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 8 December [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National John Cull 14,29336.34+24.77
Independent James Treloar8,93422.72
Independent Warren Woodley5,89715.00
Labor Ray Tait5,83114.83+0.06
Independent Ken McKenzie2,7757.06
Democrats Marie Cowling7711.96
Independent Clint Kelly4661.18
Independent Andre Fritze3590.91
Total formal votes39,32698.17-0.57
Informal votes7351.83+0.57
Turnout 40,06190.14-4.23
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John Cull 19,86258.68
Independent James Treloar13,98441.32
National gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. "Mr Antony Harold Curties Windsor (1950– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "2001 Tamworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales.