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Latest revision as of 02:59, 30 October 2020
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northern Tablelands on 23 May 1987. The by-election was triggered by the resignation due to ill health of sitting Labor party member, Bill McCarthy, who died 3 days later.[1] McCathy's widow Thelma was the Labor candidate at the by-election.[2]
Dates
[edit]Date | Event |
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22 April 1987 | Bill McCarthy resigned from parliament.[1] |
25 April 1987 | Death of Bill McCarthy.[1] |
1 May 1987 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
7 May 1987 | Nominations |
23 May 1987 | Polling day |
12 June 1987 | Return of writ |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Ray Chappell | 14,790 | 52.6 | +52.6 | |
Labor | Thelma McCarthy | 13,347 | 47.4 | -4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 28,137 | 98.7 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 381 | 1.3 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 28,518 | 85.3 | −8.8 | ||
National gain from Labor | Swing | +4.2 |
See also
[edit]- Electoral results for the district of Northern Tablelands
- List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mr William John Patrick McCarthy". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1987 Northern Tablelands by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Northern Tablelands". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 77. 4 May 1987. p. 2245. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Trove.