A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 14 February 1976. The election was triggered by the retirement of Sir Charles Cutler (Country).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 December 1975 | Sir Charles Cutler resigned from parliament.[1] |
| 14 January 1976 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 23 January 1976 | Nominations |
| 14 February 1976 | Polling day |
| 8 March 1976 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Garry West | 10,990 | 48.7 | −17.1 | |
| Labor | Maxwell Dunn | 8,189 | 36.3 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal | Ron Thomas | 3,411 | 15.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,590 | 99.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 167 | 0.7 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 22,757 | 91.2 | −2.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country | Garry West | 13,894 | 61.5 | ||
| Labor | Maxwell Dunn | 8,696 | 38.5 | ||
| Country Party hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Orange". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 7. 14 January 1976. p. 179. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.