1988 Vaucluse state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Vaucluse in June 1988 because of the death of the Liberal member Ray Aston.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
23 May 1988	Death of Ray Aston.[1]
31 May 1988	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
6 June 1988	Nominations
18 June 1988	Polling day
8 July 1988	Return of writ

Results

1988 Vaucluse by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael Yabsley	Unopposed
	Liberal hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Vaucluse
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Raymond William Aston". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Vaucluse". New South Wales Government Gazette (94). 31 May 1988. p. 2933. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1988 Vaucluse by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2019.