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1972 Charlestown state by-election

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Election result for Charlestown, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Charlestown on Saturday 18 November 1972. It was triggered by the death of Jack Stewart (Labor).

Dates

Date	Event
19 September 1972	Jack Stewart died.
20 October 1972	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
27 October 1972	Nominations
18 November 1972	Polling day
5 December 1972	Return of writ

Results

1972 Charlestown by-election
Saturday 18 November
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Face	15,977	59.9	+5.2
	Liberal	Wallace MacDonald	9,474	35.5	−0.9
	Independent	Colin Fisher	1,217	4.6
Total formal votes			26,668	98.4	−0.1
Informal votes			446	1.6	+0.13
Turnout			27,114	88.6	−6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.2

See also

References

^ Green, Antony. "1972 Charlestown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ "Mr John Julius Thomas Stewart (1910–1972)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
"Writ of election: Charlestown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 110. 20 October 1972. p. 4144. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Trove.

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