A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Byron on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Stanley Stephens (Country).[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 January 1973 | Stanley Stephens 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 | Jack Boyd | 6,397 | 35.9 | ||
| Labor | James Constable | 7,535 | 42.3 | -3.2 | |
| Country | Colville Vincent | 3,584 | 20.1 | ||
| Australia | Clemens Vermeulen | 314 | 1.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 17,830 | 98.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 227 | 1.3 | -0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 18,057 | 88.5 | -3.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Jack Boyd | 9,584 | 54.5 | -0.8 | |
| Labor | James Constable | 7,976 | 45.5 | +0.8 | |
| Country hold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "The Hon. Stanley Tunstall Stephens". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Byron". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1973. p. 145. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Byron by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2020.