1981 Sturt state by-election

Election result for Sturt, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sturt on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of Tim Fischer (National Country NSW) to successfully contest the seat of Murray at the 1980 by-election.Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019) 2023 Yes 3 September 2019 By-elections for the seats of Cessnock, Oxley and Maitland were held on the same day. Dates Date Event 12 August 1980 Resignation of Tim Fischer. 22 January 1981 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231303789 Writ of election: Sturt Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 17 22 January 1981 4 November 2019 423 Trove 29 January 1981 Day of nomination 21 February 1981 Polling day 13 March 1981 Return of writ Results [[1981 Sturt state by-election|1981 Sturt by-election]]Saturday 21 February1981 Sturt by-election 1978 Sturt_1 4 November 2019 National Country nsw John Sullivan 11,614 63.1 -3.0 Labor NSW Michael Anthony 6,805 37.0 +3.0 18,419 99.1 +0.5 165 0.9 -0.5 18,584 82.6 -11.2 National Country NSW -3.0 Tim Fischer (National Country NSW) resigned to successfully contest the 1980 Murray by-election. See also Electoral results for the district of Sturt List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1981 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1981 in New South Wales