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Election result for Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 17 April 1982. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Michael Maher to contest the federal seat of Lowe at the 1982 by-election.[1][2]
Date | Event |
---|---|
26 January 1982 | Michael Maher resigned.[1] |
13 March 1982 | Lowe by-election |
15 March 1982 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
25 March 1982 | Day of nomination |
17 April 1982 | Polling day |
7 May 1982 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Murray | 14,449 | 55.74 | -13.46 | |
Liberal | John Booth | 9,725 | 37.52 | +13.52 | |
Call to Australia | John Grifiths | 1,433 | 5.53 | ||
Independent | Nick Jones | 314 | 1.21 | ||
Total formal votes | 25,921 | 97.70 | +1.70 | ||
Informal votes | 610 | 2.30 | −1.70 | ||
Turnout | 26,531 | 82.50 | −9.06 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −13.46 |
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