1994 Vaucluse state by-election

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Vaucluse on 9 April 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party member Michael Yabsley.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
18 March 1994	Resignation of Michael Yabsley.[1]
21 March 1994	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
24 March 1994	Day of nomination
9 April 1994	Polling day
22 April 1994	Return of writ

Results

1994 Vaucluse state by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Peter Debnam	15,757	58.5	+3.4
	Labor	Barbara Armitage	7,856	29.2	+11.8
	Greens	Murray Matson	2,453	9.1
	Independent	Rodney Marks	870	3.2
Total formal votes			26,936	97.1	+6.4
Informal votes			808	2.9	-6.4
Turnout			27,744	70.7	-19.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Debnam	16,621	63.3	+0.3
	Labor	Barbara Armitage	9,645	36.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Michael Robert Yabsley (1956- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Vaucluse". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (49). 21 March 1994. p. 1253. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1994 Vaucluse by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.