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1976 Orange state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 14 February 1976. The election was triggered by the retirement of Country Party member Sir Charles Cutler.[1]

Dates

Date Event
16 December 1975 Sir Chares Cutler resigned from parliament.[1]
14 January 1976 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 January 1976 Nominations
14 February 1976 Polling day
8 March 1976 Return of writ

Results

1976 Orange by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Garry West 10,990 48.7 −17.1
Labor Maxwell Dunn 8,189 36.3 +7.5
Liberal Ron Thomas 3,411 15.1
Total formal votes 22,590 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 167 0.7 −0.5
Turnout 22,757 91.2 −2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Garry West 13,894 61.5
Labor Maxwell Dunn 8,696 38.5
Country Party hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Orange". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 7. 14 January 1976. p. 179. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.