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Election result for Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election for the seat of Cessnock in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 21 February 1981. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Bob Brown (Labor) to successfully contest the federal House of Representatives seat of Hunter at the 1980 election.[1][2]
By-elections for the seats of Maitland, Oxley and Sturt were held on the same day.
Date | Event |
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22 January 1981 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
29 January 1981 | Close of nominations |
21 February 1981 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm |
13 March 1981 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Stan Neilly | 15,932 | 70.43 | ||
Liberal | Colin Richardson | 3,911 | 17.29 | ||
Democrats | Elisabeth Kirkby | 2,779 | 12.28 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,622 | 98.91 | |||
Informal votes | 250 | 1.09 | |||
Turnout | 22,872 | 88.74 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
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