1975 Pittwater state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Pittwater on 8 February 1975. The election was triggered by the retirement of the Premier Sir Robert Askin, a member of the Liberal Party.[1]

The Lane Cove by-election was held on the same day.

Dates
Date Event
3 January 1975 Sir Robert Askin resigned from parliament.[1]
7 January 1975 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
20 January 1975 Nominations
8 February 1975 Polling day
28 February 1975 Return of writ

Results
1975 Pittwater by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Webster 13,701 63.0 -1.0
Australia Richard Jones 5,009 26.0
Independent Geoff Woodhouse 3,026 13.9
Total formal votes 21,736 98.1 +0.5
Informal votes 414 1.9 -0.5
Turnout 22,150 77.1 13.5
Liberal hold Swing

The Labor Party did not contest the election.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Pittwater". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (8). 7 January 1975. p. 55. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1975 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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