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1975 Lane Cove state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lane Cove on 8 February 1975 because of the resignation of Attorney General Ken McCaw (Liberal).[1]

The Pittwater by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

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Date Event
3 January 1975 Resignation of Ken McCaw.[1]
7 January 1975 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
20 January 1975 Nominations
8 February 1975 Polling day
28 February 1975 Return of writ

Results

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1975 Lane Cove by-election
Saturday 8 February [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Dowd 15,709 70.8 +9.8
Australia Brian Johnson 5,870 26.4 +13.5
British Australia Harry Marsh 622 2.8
Total formal votes 22,201 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 521 2.3 −0.2
Turnout 22,722 73.0 −17.3
Liberal hold Swing −69.3

The Labor Party did not contest the election.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sir Kenneth Malcolm McCaw (1907-1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Lane Cove". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 87. 7 July 1930. p. 2701. Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1976 Lane Cove by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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