1980 Castlereagh state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Castlereagh on 23 February 1980 due to the resignation of Jack Renshaw (Labor).[1]

Dates

Date Event
29 January 1980 Jack Renshaw resigned.[1]
29 January 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 February 1980 Day of nomination
23 February 1980 Polling day
10 March 1980 Return of writ

Result

1980 Castlereagh by-election
Saturday 23 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Curran 9,327 51.9 −5.0
Country John Hickmott 8,651 48.1 +5.0
Total formal votes 17,978 99.3 +0.8
Informal votes 134 0.7 −0.8
Turnout 18,112 83.0 −9.3
Labor hold Swing −5.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr John Brophy Renshaw (1909–1987)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 16. 29 January 1980. p. 471. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1980 Castlereagh by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2020.