A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Riverstone on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Tony Johnson (Labor).[1]

The Riverstone by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Maroubra and Marrickville. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor.[2]

Dates

DateEvent
20 July 1983 Tony Johnson resigned.[1]
23 September 1983 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
30 September 1983 Day of nomination
22 October 1983 Polling day
11 November 1983 Return of writ

Result

1983 Riverstone by-election
Saturday 22 October [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Amery 12,541 59.7 -11.4
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 7,583 36.1 +11.5
Independent Winston Brass 897 4.3
Total formal votes 21,021 97.2
Informal votes 609 2.8
Turnout 21,630 69.3
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Riverstone". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. 23 September 1983. p. 4441. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1983 Riverstone by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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