1980 Ku-ring-gai state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ku-ring-gai on 13 September 1980. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP John Maddison.[1]

By-elections for the seats of Bankstown and Murray were held on the same day.

Dates
Date Event
4 July 1980 John Maddison resigned.[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 Ku-ring-gai by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nick Greiner 15,681 68.7 +3.2
Independent Brian Buckley 7,152 31.3
Total formal votes 22,833 96.1 -1.9
Informal votes 917 3.9 +1.9
Turnout 23,750 71.1 -19.9
Liberal hold Swing+3.2 [lower-alpha 1]

The Labor party did not nominate a candidate.

See also

Notes
  1. compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1978 Ku-ring-gai election.

References
  1. "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Ku-ring-gai". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (110). 11 August 1980. p. 4151. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1980 Ku-ring-gai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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