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1980 Castlereagh state by-election

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Election result for Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia

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).

Dates

Date Event
29 January 1980 Jack Renshaw resigned.
29 January 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
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 
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. ^ "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.
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