1973 Armidale state by-election

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
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
1973 Armidale by-election
Saturday 17 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Leitch 5,826 31.4
Labour 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
Informal votes 253 1.4
Turnout 18,781 88.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Leitch 9,612 51.9
Labour Justin Rowe 8,916 48.1
Country hold  

See also

References
  1. "Sir Davis Hughes (1910–2003)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Armidale". New South Wales Government Gazette (110). 19 January 1973. p. 145. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1973 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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