1973 Byron state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Byron on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Stanley Stephens (Country).[1]

Dates

Date Event
17 January 1973 Stanley Stephens resigned.[1]
19 January 1973 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
26 January 1973 Nominations
17 February 1973 Polling day
16 March 1973 Return of writ

Result

1973 Byron by-election
Saturday 17 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Boyd 6,397 35.9
Labor James Constable 7,535 42.3 −3.2
Country Colville Vincent 3,584 20.1
Australia Clemens Vermeulen 314 1.8
Total formal votes 17,830 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 227 1.3 −0.2
Turnout 18,057 88.5 −3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Boyd 9,584 54.5 −0.8
Labor James Constable 7,976 45.5 +0.8
Country hold Swing −0.8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Hon. Stanley Tunstall Stephens". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Byron". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1973. p. 145. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Byron by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2020.