A by-election for the seat of Gloucester in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 12 October 1985. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of National MP Leon Punch.[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
2 July 1985 Leon Punch resigned.[2]
12 September 1985 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
19 September 1985 Close of nominations
12 October 2016 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
1 November 1985 Return of writ

Result

1985 Gloucester by-election
Saturday 1 February [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Wendy Machin 21,461 68.32
Independent Rodney Hickman 7,096 22.59
Nuclear Disarmament Marie-Anne Hockings 2,589 8.24
Small Business and Enterprise Party Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis 161 0.51
Small Business and Enterprise Party Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis 104 0.33
Total formal votes 31,411 97.62
Informal votes 765 2.38
Turnout 32,176 81.02
National hold Swing 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1985 Gloucester by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "The Hon. Leon Ashton Punch (1928–1991)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Gloucester". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 127. 12 September 1985. p. 4861. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
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