1986 Pittwater state by-election
Election result for Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Pittwater on 31 May 1986. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP Max Smith.[1] The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Longley.[2]
Background
Labor did not stand a candidate in the by-election, and as a result, this election was almost won by professional surfer and former world surfing champion Nat Young, who ran on a largely environmental ticket.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Longley | 10,922 | 42.8 | -15.3 | |
Independent | Nat Young | 6,177 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
Independent | Robert Grace | 5,006 | 19.6 | +19.6 | |
Call to Australia | Mark Donnelly | 1,451 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Democrats | Graeme MacLennan | 1,290 | 4.9 | +0.7 | |
Nuclear Disarmament | Virginia Rigney | 643 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Brett Monk | 62 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 25,501 | 97.5 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 649 | 2.5 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,105 | 78.0 [a] | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Longley | 13,000 | 53.1 | −12.4 | |
Independent | Nat Young | 11,468 | 46.9 | +46.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −12.4 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the 1984 election.[5]
References
- ^ "Mr Richard Max Smith". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1986 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ Warshaw, Matt (29 April 2011). The History of Surfing. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781452100944.
- ^ "Pittwater 2015". NSW Election 2015. ABC News. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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