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 Sir Charles Cutler ( Country). [1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
16 December 1975 | Sir Charles 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 |
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 |
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 Sir Charles Cutler ( Country). [1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
16 December 1975 | Sir Charles 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 |
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 |