A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Davis Hughes (Country) who had accepted the position of Agent-General in London.[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 January 1973 | Davis Hughes resigned.[1] |
| 19 January 1973 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 26 January 1973 | Nominations |
| 17 February 1973 | Polling day |
| 16 March 1973 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | David Leitch | 5,826 | 31.4 | -30.5 | |
| Labor | Justin Rowe | 8,282 | 44.7 | ||
| Country | Philip Street | 3,738 | 20.2 | ||
| Australia | Joan Kersey | 682 | 3.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,528 | 98.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 253 | 1.4 | -0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 18,781 | 88.9 | -4.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | David Leitch | 9,612 | 51.9 | -10.0 | |
| Labor | Justin Rowe | 8,916 | 48.1 | ||
| Country hold | Swing | -10.0 [a] | |||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ compared to the two-candidate-preferred vote at the 1971 Armidale election.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Sir Davis Hughes (1910–2003)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Armidale". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1973. p. 145. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.