1986 Pittwater state by-election

Election result for Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia September 2019 September 2019 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.Mr Richard Max Smith 1895 Yes 11 May 2019 The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Longley. 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=wNR_ZMZCt4kC&pg=PA365 The History of Surfing Warshaw Matt 2011-04-29 Chronicle Books 9781452100944 enhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/nsw-election-2015/guide/pitt/ Pittwater 2015 NSW Election 2015 ABC News en-AU 2017-04-12 Results [[1986 Pittwater state by-election|1986 Pittwater by-election]]Saturday 31 May1986 Pittwater by-election 1995 Pittwater_1 8 September 2019 Jim Longley Liberal NSW 10,922 42.8 -15.3 Nat Young Independent 6,177 24.2 +24.2 Robert Grace Independent 5,006 19.6 +19.6 Mark Donnelly Call to Australia 1,451 5.7 +5.7 Graeme MacLennan Democrats 1,290 4.9 +0.7 Virginia Rigney Nuclear Disarmament 643 2.5 +2.5 Brett Monk Independent 62 0.2 +0.2 25,501 97.5 −0.3 649 2.5 +0.3 26,105 78.0Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the 1984 election.Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) Green 1984 Pittwater|1984 Pittwater 2021-03-16 Liberal NSW Jim Longley 13,000 53.1 −12.4 Independent Nat Young 11,468 46.9 +46.9 Liberal NSW −12.4 Liberal MP Max Smith resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Pittwater List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1986 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1986 in New South Wales Category:May 1986 in Australia