1981 Cessnock state by-election
Election result for Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
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 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1981 Cessnock by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Mr Robert James Brown". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Cessnock". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 16. 22 January 1981. p. 421. Retrieved 1 October 2019 – via Trove.
- v
- t
- e
By-elections of the 46th New South Wales parliament (1978–1981)
- 1st (1856–1858)
- 2nd (1858–1859)
- 3rd (1859–1860)
- 4th (1860–1864)
- 5th (1864–1869)
- 6th (1869–1872)
- 7th (1872–1874)
- 8th (1874–1877)
- 9th (1877–1880)
- 10th (1880–1882)
- 11th (1882–1885)
- 12th (1885–1887)
- 13th (1887–1889)
- 14th (1889–1891)
- 15th (1891–1894)
- 16th (1894–1895)
- 17th (1895–1898)
- 18th (1898–1901)
- 19th (1901–1904)
- 20th (1904–1907)
- 21st (1907–1910)
- 22nd (1910–1913)
- 23rd (1913–1917)
- 24th (1917–1920)
- 25th (1920–1922)
- 26th (1922–1925)
- 27th (1925–1927)
- 28th (1927–1930)
- 29th (1930–1932)
- 30th (1932–1935)
- 31st (1935–1938)
- 32nd (1938–1941)
- 33rd (1941–1944)
- 34th (1944–1947)
- 35th (1947–1950)
- 36th (1950–1953)
- 37th (1953–1956)
- 38th (1956–1959)
- 39th (1959–1962)
- 40th (1962–1965)
- 41st (1965–1968)
- 42nd (1968–1971)
- 43rd (1971–1973)
- 44th (1973–1976)
- 45th (1976–1978)
- 46th (1978–1981)
- 47th (1981–1984)
- 48th (1984–1988)
- 49th (1988–1991)
- 50th (1991–1995)
- 51st (1995–1999)
- 52nd (1999–2003)
- 53rd (2003–2007)
- 54th (2007–2011)
- 55th (2011–2015)
- 56th (2015–2019)
- 57th (2019–2023)