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1985 Murray state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Murray on 2 February 1985.[1] The election was triggered by the resignation of National party member, Tim Fischer to successfully contest the seat of Farrer at the 1984 federal election.[2]

The Murray by-election was held the same day as the Peats by-election.

Dates

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Date Event
18 October 1984 Tim Fischer resigned from parliament.[2]
3 January 1985 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
10 January 1985 Nominations
2 February 1985 Polling day
22 February 1985 Return of writ

Results

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1985 Murray by-election
Saturday 2 February [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 16,678 63.0 −5.0
Independent Ray Brooks 9,813 37.0 +13.7
Total formal votes 26,491 97.5 −1.0
Informal votes 677 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 27,168 82.1 −6.5
National hold Swing −5.0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1985 Murray by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 3 January 1985. p. 19. Retrieved 31 October 2019 – via Trove.