1979 Grayndler by-election

April 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Grayndler on 23 June 1979. It was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Frank Stewart. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Leo McLeay, the assistant general secretary of the state's Labor branch. Results [[1979 Grayndler by-election]]1979 Grayndler by-election http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1977/gray1977.txt Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-05-29 Leo McLeay Labor 30,764 61.8 +4.1 Vassil Vassiliou Liberal 12,161 24.4 -9.0 Stephen Kirkham Democrats 1,848 3.7 -3.5 Stanley Duncan Voice of the Elderly 1,845 3.7 +3.7 Charles Bellchambers Independent 1,051 2.1 +2.1 Frank Salter Australian National Alliance 863 1.7 +0.0 Frank Vouros Socialist (1971) 665 1.3 -0.4 Juanita Keig Socialist Workers 591 1.2 +1.2 49,788 94.7 2,806 5.3 52,594 77.7 Labor Leo McLeay 69.2 +7.0 Liberal Vassil Vassiliou 30.8 -7.0 Labor +7.0 Frank Stewart (Labor) died. References Grayndler by-election Grayndler by-election, 1979 Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Grayndler by-election