1981 Sturt state by-election

Election result for Sturt, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sturt on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of Tim Fischer (National Country) to successfully contest the seat of Murray at the 1980 by-election.

By-elections for the seats of Cessnock, Oxley and Maitland were held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
12 August 1980	Resignation of Tim Fischer.
22 January 1981	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
29 January 1981	Day of nomination
21 February 1981	Polling day
13 March 1981	Return of writ

1981 Sturt by-election
Saturday 21 February
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	John Sullivan	11,614	63.1	−3.0
	Labor	Michael Anthony	6,805	37.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			18,419	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			165	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			18,584	82.6	−11.2
	National Country hold		Swing	−3.0

^ "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
"Writ of election: Sturt". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 17. 22 January 1981. p. 423. Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1981 Sturt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

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