1980 Bankstown state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bankstown on 13 September 1980 following the death of sitting Labor party member, Nick Kearns.[1]

By-elections for the seats of Ku-ring-gai and Murray were held on the same day.

Dates
Date Event
24 July 1980 Death of Nick Kearns.[1]
11 August 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
18 August 1980 Day of nomination
13 September 1980 Polling day
26 September 1980 Return of writ

Results
1980 Bankstown state by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ric Mochalski 16,074 65.64 -10.16
Liberal James McDonald 8,414 34.36 +10.16
Total formal votes 24,488 96.92 -0.38
Informal votes 779 3.08 +0.38
Turnout 25,267 77.54 -16.66
Labor hold Swing-7.36

See also

References
  1. "Mr Nicholas Joseph Kearns (1920-1980)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Bankstown". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (112). 11 August 1980. p. 4155. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1980 Bankstown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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