A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Hawkesbury on Saturday, 17 February 1973.[1] It was triggered by the resignation of Bernie Deane (Liberal).[2]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 October 1972 | Resignation of Bernie Deane.[2] |
| 19 January 1973 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
| 26 January 1973 | Nominations |
| 17 February 1973 | Polling day |
| 16 March 1973 | Return of writ |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Rozzoli | 11,621 | 45.5 | -4.4 | |
| Labor | Peter Dunn | 10,495 | 41.1 | -2.5 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Allen | 1,003 | 3.9 | ||
| Australia | Vivienne Berzin | 703 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent | Charles Bannister | 677 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent | Donald MacDonald | 672 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent | Mervyn Crane | 379 | 1.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 25,550 | 96.41 | -1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 951 | 3.59 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,501 | 83.18 | -8.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Kevin Rozzoli | 13,428 | 52.6 | -2.4 | |
| Labor | Peter Dunn | 12,122 | 47.4 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.44 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1973 Hawkesbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Mr Bernard Sydney Llewellyn Deane (1918-1999)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 10. 19 January 1973. p. 144. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Trove.