A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Marrickville on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the death of Tom Cahill (Labor).
The Marrickville by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Maroubra and Riverstone. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor.
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 23 June 1983 | Tom Cahill died. |
| 23 September 1983 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 30 September 1983 | Day of nomination |
| 22 October 1983 | Polling day |
| 11 November 1983 | Return of writ |
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Andrew Refshauge | 13,018 | 61.7 | −9.6 | |
| Liberal | John Kekis | 4,496 | 21.3 | +2.0 | |
| Democrats | Rodney Dominish | 2,311 | 11.0 | +8.0 | |
| Socialist Party | David Gibson | 1,072 | 5.1 | −1.3 | |
| Independent | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 216 | 1.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,113 | 95.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 965 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 22,078 | 75.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Mr Thomas James Cahill (1924-1983)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- "Writ of election: Marrickville". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 132. 23 September 1983. p. 4439. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1983 Marrickville by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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