1986 Canterbury state by-election
Election result for Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 1 February 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kevin Stewart to accept the post of Agent-General for NSW in London.[1][2]
By-elections for the seats of Cabramatta and Kiama were held on the same day.
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
31 December 1985 | Kevin Stewart resigned.[2] |
3 January 1986 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
9 January 1986 | Close of nominations |
12 November 2016 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm |
21 February 1986 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Kevin Moss | 12,189 | 53.14 | ||
Liberal | George Elias | 8,267 | 36.04 | ||
Democrats | Paul Terrett | 1,822 | 7.94 | ||
National Action | Jim Saleam | 513 | 2.24 | ||
Rainbow Party | Julien Droulers | 145 | 0.43 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,936 | 95.58 | |||
Informal votes | 1,061 | 4.42 | |||
Turnout | 23,997 | 74.56 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1986 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Kevin Stewart (1928–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 6. 8 January 1986. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.
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