A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Vaucluse on 9 April 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Michael Yabsley (Liberal).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 18 March 1994 | Resignation of Michael Yabsley.[1] |
| 21 March 1994 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 24 March 1994 | Day of nomination |
| 9 April 1994 | Polling day |
| 22 April 1994 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter Debnam | 15,757 | 58.5 | +3.4 | |
| Labor | Barbara Armitage | 7,856 | 29.2 | +11.8 | |
| Greens | Murray Matson | 2,453 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent | Rodney Marks | 870 | 3.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 26,936 | 97.1 | +6.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 808 | 2.9 | −6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 27,744 | 70.7 | −19.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Peter Debnam | 16,621 | 63.3 | +0.3 | |
| Labor | Barbara Armitage | 9,645 | 36.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Michael Robert Yabsley (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Vaucluse". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 49. 21 March 1994. p. 1253. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1994 Vaucluse by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.