1981 Cessnock state by-election

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

1981 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [1]
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

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1981 Cessnock by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Mr Robert James Brown". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ "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.