A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth on 8 December 2001 because Tony Windsor (Independent) resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of New England at the 2001 election.[1][2]

Results

2001 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 8 December [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Cull 14,293 36.34 +24.77
Independent James Treloar 8,934 22.72
Independent Warren Woodley 5,897 15.00
Labor Ray Tait 5,831 14.83 +0.06
Independent Ken McKenzie 2,775 7.06
Democrats Marie Cowling 771 1.96
Independent Clint Kelly 466 1.18
Independent Andre Fritze 359 0.91
Total formal votes 39,326 98.17 -0.57
Informal votes 735 1.83 +0.57
Turnout 40,061 90.14 -4.23
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John Cull 19,862 58.68
Independent James Treloar 13,984 41.32
National gain from Independent Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mr Antony Harold Curties Windsor (1950– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "2001 Tamworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales.
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