1980 Ku-ring-gai state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ku-ring-gai on 13 September 1980. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP John Maddison.[1]

By-elections for the seats of Bankstown and Murray were held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
4 July 1980	John Maddison resigned.[1]
11 August 1980	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
18 August 1980	Day of nomination
13 September 1980	Polling day
26 September 1980	Return of writ

Results

1980 Ku-ring-gai by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	15,681	68.7	+3.2
	Independent	Brian Buckley	7,152	31.3
Total formal votes			22,833	96.1	-1.9
Informal votes			917	3.9	+1.9
Turnout			23,750	71.1	-19.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.2 [lower-alpha 1]

The Labor party did not nominate a candidate.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Ku-ring-gai
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1978 Ku-ring-gai election.

References

1. "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Ku-ring-gai". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (110). 11 August 1980. p. 4151. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1980 results Ku-ring-gai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 October 2019.