A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sturt on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of Tim Fischer (National Country) to successfully contest the seat of Murray at the 1980 by-election.[1]

By-elections for the seats of Cessnock, Oxley and Maitland were held on the same day.

Dates

DateEvent
12 August 1980 Resignation of Tim Fischer.[1]
22 January 1981 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
29 January 1981 Day of nomination
21 February 1981 Polling day
13 March 1981 Return of writ

Results

1981 Sturt by-election
Saturday 21 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country John Sullivan 11,614 63.1 -3.0
Labor Michael Anthony 6,805 37.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 18,419 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 165 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 18,584 82.6 -11.2
National Country hold Swing-3.0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Sturt". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 17. 22 January 1981. p. 423. Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Sturt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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