The 1970 Georges River state by-election was held on 19 September 1970 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Georges River. It was triggered by the death of Douglas Cross (Liberal).[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 19 July 1970 | Douglas Cross died.[1] |
| 21 August 1970 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
| 28 August 1970 | Day of nomination |
| 19 September 1970 | Polling day |
| 9 October 1970 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Frank Walker | 12,104 | 47.8 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal | John Tonkin | 10,208 | 40.3 | -18.4 | |
| Defence of Government Schools | Robin Alleway | 1,847 | 7.3 | ||
| Democratic Labor | B Payne | 1,040 | 4.1 | ||
| Independent | W L Hutchinson | 118 | 0.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 25,317 | 98.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 514 | 2.0 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 25,831 | 86.0 | -9.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Frank Walker | 13,256 | 52.4 | +11.1 | |
| Liberal | John Tonkin | 12,061 | 47.6 | -11.1 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | 11.1 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mr Albert Jaime Grassby (1926-2005)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Georges River". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 106. 21 August 1970. p. 195. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1970 Georges River by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 March 2021.