1985 Gloucester state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Gloucester in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 October 1985. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of National MP Leon Punch.[1][2]

Dates
Date Event
2 July 1985 Leon Punch resigned.[2]
12 September 1985 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
19 September 1985 Close of nominations
12 October 2016 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
1 November 1985 Return of writ

Result
1985 Gloucester by-election
Saturday 1 February [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Wendy Machin 21,461 68.32
Independent Rodney Hickman 7,096 22.59
Nuclear Disarmament Marie-Anne Hockings 2,589 8.24
Small Business and Enterprise Party Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis 161 0.51
Small Business and Enterprise Party Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis 104 0.33
Total formal votes 31,411 97.62
Informal votes 765 2.38
Turnout 32,176 81.02
National hold Swing 

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1985 Gloucester by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Gloucester". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (127). 12 September 1985. p. 4861. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
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