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{{short description|Election result for Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia}}
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A '''by-election''' was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Pittwater|Pittwater]] on 31 May 1986. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP [[Max Smith]]. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate [[Jim Longley]].
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A by-election was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Pittwater|Pittwater]] on 31 May 1986. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal]] MP [[Max Smith]].<ref name="Max Smith NSW parl">{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Richard Max Smith |id=1895 |former=Yes |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref> The by-election was won by Liberal candidate [[Jim Longley]].<ref name="Green 1986 Pittwater"/>


== Background ==
== Background ==


Labor did not stand a candidate in the by-election, and as a result, this election was almost won by professional surfer and former world surfing champion [[Nat Young]], who ran on a largely environmental ticket.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wNR_ZMZCt4kC&pg=PA365&lpg=PA365&dq=Byron+Bay+Labor+League&source=bl&ots=3BhCRFFUfs&sig=qWf-fvAV-P1k1LnUSoUPhrQ1n7c&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Byron%20Bay%20Labor%20League&f=false|title=The History of Surfing|last=Warshaw|first=Matt|date=2011-04-29|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9781452100944|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/nsw-election-2015/guide/pitt/|title=Pittwater - NSW Election 2015 - New South Wales Votes - NSW Election 2015 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2017-04-12}}</ref>
Labor did not stand a candidate in the by-election, and as a result, this election was almost won by professional surfer and former world surfing champion [[Nat Young]], who ran on a largely environmental ticket.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wNR_ZMZCt4kC&pg=PA365 |title=The History of Surfing|last=Warshaw|first=Matt|date=2011-04-29|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9781452100944|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/nsw-election-2015/guide/pitt/|title=Pittwater 2015 |work= NSW Election 2015 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |language=en-AU|access-date=2017-04-12}}</ref>


== Results ==
== Results ==


{{Election box begin|title=<includeonly>[[1986 Pittwater state by-election|</includeonly>1986 Pittwater by-election<includeonly>]]</includeonly><br>Saturday 31 May{{hsp}}<ref name="Green 1986 Pittwater">{{Cite NSW election |title=1986 Pittwater by-election |year=1995 |district=Pittwater_1 |accessdate=8 September 2019}}</ref>}}
Results have been sourced from the ABC's Antony Green's 2005 NSW by-election analysis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/nsw/NSW2005_Byelections.pdf|title=NSW By-elections, 1965-2005|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> First names for some candidates are not available.


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=[[Jim Longley]]|party= Liberal NSW|votes=10,922|percentage=42.8|change=-15.3}}
{{Election box begin|title=Pittwater state by-election, 1986}}


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=[[Nat Young]]|party=Independent|votes=6,177|percentage=24.2|change=+24.2}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=[[Nat Young]]|party=Independent|votes=6,177|percentage=24.2|change=+24.2}}


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Jim Longley|party= Liberal NSW|votes=10,922|percentage=42.8|change=-15.3}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Robert Grace|party=Independent|votes=5,006|percentage=19.6|change=+19.6}}


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Donnelly|party=Call to Australia|votes=1,451|percentage=5.7|change=+5.7}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Mark Donnelly|party=Call to Australia|votes=1,451|percentage=5.7|change=+5.7}}


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=MacLennan|party=Democrats|votes=1,290|percentage=4.9|change=+0.7}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Graeme MacLennan|party=Democrats|votes=1,290|percentage=4.9|change=+0.7}}


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Rigney|party=Nuclear Disarmament Party|votes=643|percentage=2.5|change=+2.5}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Virginia Rigney|party=Nuclear Disarmament|votes=643|percentage=2.5|change=+2.5}}


{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Grace|party=Independent|votes=5006|percentage=19.6|change=+19.6}}
{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Brett Monk|party=Independent|votes=62|percentage=0.2|change=+0.2}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|candidate=Monk|party=Independent|votes=62|percentage=0.2|change=+0.2}}{{Election box candidate AU party|party= Labor NSW|change=-25.4|percentage=0.0|votes=0|candidate=-}}


{{Election box formal|votes=25,501|percentage=97.5|change=−0.3}}
{{Election box formal|votes=25,501|percentage=97.5|change=−0.3}}


{{Election box informal|votes=649|percentage=2.5|change=+0.3}}
{{Election box informal|votes=649|percentage=2.5|change=+0.3}}

{{Election box turnout
|votes = 26,105
|percentage = 78.0{{hsp}}{{efn|Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the [[Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)#Pittwater|1984 election]].{{refn|name=Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) Green 1984 Pittwater<noinclude>|{{cite NSW election |year=1984 |district=Pittwater |accessdate=2021-03-16}}</noinclude>}}}}
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{{Election box hold AU party|winner= Liberal NSW|swing=−12.4}}
{{Election box hold AU party|winner= Liberal NSW|swing=−12.4}}


{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}<includeonly>
[[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal]] MP [[Max Smith]] resigned.<ref name="Green 1986 Pittwater"/></includeonly>

==See also==
*[[Electoral results for the district of Pittwater]]
*[[List of New South Wales state by-elections]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


{{NSW by-elections 48th parl}}
{{NSW by-elections 48th parl|state=expanded}}
{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}


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[[Category:1986 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:New South Wales state by-elections]]
[[Category:New South Wales state by-elections]]
[[Category:20th century in New South Wales]]
[[Category:1980s in New South Wales]]
[[Category:May 1986 events in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 23:51, 29 November 2023

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Pittwater on 31 May 1986. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP Max Smith.[1] The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Longley.[2]

Background

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Labor did not stand a candidate in the by-election, and as a result, this election was almost won by professional surfer and former world surfing champion Nat Young, who ran on a largely environmental ticket.[3][4]

Results

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1986 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 31 May [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Longley 10,922 42.8 -15.3
Independent Nat Young 6,177 24.2 +24.2
Independent Robert Grace 5,006 19.6 +19.6
Call to Australia Mark Donnelly 1,451 5.7 +5.7
Democrats Graeme MacLennan 1,290 4.9 +0.7
Nuclear Disarmament Virginia Rigney 643 2.5 +2.5
Independent Brett Monk 62 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 25,501 97.5 −0.3
Informal votes 649 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 26,105 78.0 [a]
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 13,000 53.1 −12.4
Independent Nat Young 11,468 46.9 +46.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.4

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the 1984 election.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Richard Max Smith". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1986 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ Warshaw, Matt (29 April 2011). The History of Surfing. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781452100944.
  4. ^ "Pittwater 2015". NSW Election 2015. ABC News. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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