1996 Port Macquarie state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Port Macquarie on 30 November 1996 following the retirement of sitting member, Wendy Machin.[1]

Results

1996 Port Macquarie state by-election [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Rob Oakeshott	17,293	46.71	-5.93
	Independent	John Barrett	11,920	32.20
	Shooters	Chris Smith	2,528	6.83
	AAFI	John Hutchinson	2,273	6.14
	Greens	Susie Russell	1,919	5.18	+0.01
	Independent	Peter Farrugia	603	1.63
	Independent	Berdinus Kooy	412	1.11
		Grant Rogers	74	0.20
Informal votes			536	1.43	-2.21
Turnout			37,558	88.53	-6.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Rob Oakeshott	18,559	54.86	-6.82
	Independent	John Barrett	15,268	45.14
	National hold		Swing

References

1. "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1996 by-election for the District of Port Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2019.