1972 Charlestown state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Charlestown on Saturday 18 November 1972.[1] It was triggered by the death of Jack Stewart (Labor).[2]

Dates
DateEvent
19 September 1972 Jack Stewart died.[2]
20 October 1972 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
27 October 1972 Nominations
18 November 1972 Polling day
5 December 1972 Return of writ

Results
1972 Charlestown by-election
Saturday 18 November [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 15,977 59.9 +5.2
Liberal Wallace MacDonald 9,474 35.5 -0.9
Independent Colin Fisher 1,217 4.6
Total formal votes 26,668 98.4 -0.1
Informal votes 446 1.6 +0.13
Turnout 27,114 88.6 -6.0
Labor hold Swing+5.2

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1972 Charlestown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Mr John Julius Thomas Stewart (1910–1972)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Charlestown". New South Wales Government Gazette (110). 20 October 1972. p. 4144. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Trove.
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