1996 Clarence state by-election

Election result for Clarence, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 25 May 1996 following the resignation of sitting member, Ian Causley (Nationals NSW), to contest federal seat of Page at the 1996 election. On the same day, by-elections were held in the seats of Orange, Pittwater, Southern Highlands and Strathfield. All seats were retained by the Liberal-National Parties, with the exception of Clarence, that was won by the Labor Party with a swing on a two-party preferred basis of 13.96%. The successful ALP candidate was Harry Woods who was the sitting member for the federal seat of Page when he was defeated at the 1996 federal election by Ian Causley, ironically the previous member for Clarence. Results [[1996 Clarence state by-election|1996 Clarence by-election]]Saturday 25 May1996 Clarence by-election 1995 Clarence_1 25 August 2019 Harry Woods Labor NSW 18,030 51.29 +17.11 Geoff Knight Nationals NSW 14,662 41.71 -11.32 Peter Wrightson Democrats 1,415 4.02 +1.00 Christina Sharman Greens NSW 1,049 2.98 -0.57 35,156 98.73 +1.78 451 1.27 -1.78 35,607 89.20 -5.18 Labor NSW Harry Woods 19,280 55.67 +13.96 Nationals NSW Geoff Knight 15,352 44.33 -13.96 Labor NSW Nationals NSW +13.96 Ian Causley (Nationals NSW) resigned to successfully contest federal seat of Page, defeating Harry Woods. See also Electoral results for the district of Clarence List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1996 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1996 in New South Wales