1986 Cabramatta state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of Cabramatta on 1 February 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Eric Bedford, who had served as Minister for Education and Minister for Planning in the Wran Labor government.[1]
By-elections for the seats of Canterbury and Kiama were held on the same day.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Newman | 13,411 | 49.36 | −15.7 | |
| Liberal | Maria Heggie | 9,020 | 33.20 | −1.7 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | Virginia Rigney | 1,735 | 6.39 | ||
| Call to Australia | Alan Byers | 1,408 | 5.18 | ||
| Democrats | Robert Neesam | 1,257 | 4.63 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Biscoe | 276 | 1.02 | ||
| Small Business and Enterprise Party | Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis | 65 | 0.24 | ||
| Total formal votes | 27,172 | 95.11 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,398 | 4.89 | |||
| Turnout | 28,570 | 76.97 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | John Newman | 58.8 | |||
| Liberal | Maria Heggie | 41.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.3 | |||
Labor MP Eric Bedford resigned.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "The Hon. Eric Lance Bedford (1928-2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1986 Cabramatta by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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