1975 Lane Cove state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lane Cove on 8 February 1975 because of the resignation of Liberal member Ken McCaw.[1]

The Pittwater by-election was held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
3 January 1975	Resignation of Ken McCaw.[1]
7 January 1975	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
20 January 1975	Nominations
8 February 1975	Polling day
28 February 1975	Return of writ

Results

1975 Lane Cove by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	John Dowd	15,709	70.8	+9.8
	Australia	Brian Johnson	5,870	26.4	+13.5
	British Australia	Harry Marsh	622	2.8
Total formal votes			22,201	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			521	2.3	-0.2
Turnout			22,722	73.0	-17.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-69.3

The Labor Party did not contest the election.[3]

See also

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

References

1. "Sir Kenneth Malcolm McCaw (1907-1989)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Lane Cove". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (87). 7 July 1930. p. 2701. Retrieved 24 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1976 Lane Cove by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2019.