1980 Bankstown state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bankstown on 13 September 1980 following the death of Nick Kearns (Labor).[1]

By-elections for the seats of Ku-ring-gai and Murray were held on the same day.

Dates

Date Event
24 July 1980 Death of Nick Kearns.[1]
11 August 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
18 August 1980 Day of nomination
13 September 1980 Polling day
26 September 1980 Return of writ

Results

1980 Bankstown by-election
Saturday 13 September [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ric Mochalski 16,074 65.6 −7.4
Liberal James McDonald 8,414 34.4 +13.7
Total formal votes 24,488 96.9 −0.4
Informal votes 779 3.1 +0.4
Turnout 25,267 77.5 −16.7
Labor hold Swing −10.2

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Nicholas Joseph Kearns (1920-1980)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Bankstown". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 112. 11 August 1980. p. 4155. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1980 Bankstown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.