A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 25 May 1996 following the resignation of sitting member, Ian Causley (National), to contest federal seat of Page at the 1996 election.

On the same day, by-elections were held in the seats of Orange, Pittwater, Southern Highlands and Strathfield.

All seats were retained by the Liberal-National Parties, with the exception of Clarence, that was won by the Labor Party with a swing on a two-party preferred basis of 13.96%. The successful ALP candidate was Harry Woods who was the sitting member for the federal seat of Page when he was defeated at the 1996 federal election by Ian Causley, ironically the previous member for Clarence.[1]

Results

1996 Clarence by-election
Saturday 25 May [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Woods 18,030 51.29 +17.11
National Geoff Knight 14,662 41.71 -11.32
Democrats Peter Wrightson 1,415 4.02 +1.00
Greens Christina Sharman 1,049 2.98 -0.57
Total formal votes 35,156 98.73 +1.78
Informal votes 451 1.27 -1.78
Turnout 35,607 89.20 -5.18
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Woods 19,280 55.67 +13.96
National Geoff Knight 15,352 44.33 -13.96
Labor gain from National Swing+13.96

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1996 Clarence by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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