1978 Earlwood state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Earlwood on 15 July 1978 because of the resignation of Eric Willis (Liberal) the former Premier of New South Wales.[1]
Result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ken Gabb | 15,168 | 52.62 | +7.17 | |
Liberal | Alan Jones | 12,118 | 42.04 | -12.51 | |
Democrats | Kerry Warr | 1,053 | 3.65 | ||
Independent | Neville Fleming | 269 | 0.93 | ||
Gay Liberation | Peter Blazey | 105 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | Charles Bingle | 52 | 0.18 | ||
Conservative | Josephine Mallett | 33 | 0.11 | ||
Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 27 | 0.09 | ||
Total formal votes | 28,825 | 97.38 | -1.14 | ||
Informal votes | 775 | 2.62 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 29,600 | 88.24 | -7.02 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.17 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Earlwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
Categories:
- New South Wales state by-elections
- 1978 elections in Australia
- 1970s in New South Wales
- July 1978 events in Australia