A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 1 September 1990. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Fred Caterson (Liberal).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 31 July 1990 | Fred Caterson resigned.[1] |
| 13 August 1990 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
| 17 August 1990 | Day of nomination |
| 1 September 1990 | Polling day |
| 21 September 1990 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Packard | 14,633 | 49.9 | −26.0 | |
| Independent | Roy Potter | 6,013 | 20.5 | ||
| Labor | Lenore Craven | 4,228 | 14.4 | −9.7 | |
| Democrats | Michael Antrum | 1,712 | 5.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 29,327 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 527 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 29,854 | 81.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tony Packard | 15,741 | 57.3 | −18.5 | |
| Independent | Roy Potter | 11,713 | 42.7 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −18.5 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr (Fred) Frederick Douglas Claude Caterson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: The Hills". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 104. 17 August 1990. p. 7499. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1990 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.