1982 Drummoyne state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 17 April 1982. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Michael Maher to contest the federal seat of Lowe at the 1982 Lowe by-election.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
15 March 1982	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
25 March 1982	Day of nomination
17 April 1982	Polling day
7 May 1982	Return of writ

Results

1982 Drummoyne by-election [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Murray	14,449	55.74	-13.46
	Liberal	John Booth	9,725	37.52	+13.52
	Call to Australia	John Grifiths	1,433	5.53
	Independent	Nick Jones	314	1.21
Total formal votes			25,921	97.70	+1.70
Informal votes			610	2.30	-1.70
Turnout			26,531	82.50	−9.06
	Labor hold		Swing	−13.46

See also

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

References

1. Green, Antony. "1982 results Drummoyne by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Drummoyne". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (389). 15 March 1982. p. 1111. Retrieved 13 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.