1994 North Shore state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 5 February 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party member Phillip Smiles.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
21 December 1993	Resignation of Phillip Smiles.[1]
18 January 1994	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
20 January 1994	Day of nomination
5 February 1994	Polling day
18 February 1994	Return of writ

Results

1994 North Shore state by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jillian Skinner	15,267	54.7	+3.6
	Independent	Robyn Read	10,408	37.3	-3.8
	Independent	Gerry Nolan	878	3.1
	Independent	Jim Reid	787	2.8
	Democrats	Alec Cater	590	2.1
Total formal votes			27,930	98.3	+3.9
Informal votes			473	1.7	-3.9
Turnout			28,403	76.0	-14.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jillian Skinner	15,905	58.4	+5.9
	Independent	Robyn Read	11,338	41.6	-5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.9

The Labor Party did not nominate a candidate.

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: North Shore". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (23). 18 January 1994. p. 223. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1994 North Shore by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2019.