1978 Werriwa by-election

April 2024 April 2022 A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Werriwa on 23 September 1978. It was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party leader and former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. The by-election was won by Labor candidate John Kerin, who had previously served as the member for Macarthur during the Whitlam government, from 1972 to 1975. Results [[1978 Werriwa by-election]]By-Elections 1977-1980 Psephos http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1977/1977repsby.txt 2012-05-19 2012-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120604145459/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1977/1977repsby.txt dead John Kerin Labor 40,272 67.2 +11.7 William Sadler Liberal 14,566 24.3 -9.6 Keith Olson Democrats 3,774 6.3 -2.7 John Garcia Socialist Workers 1,081 1.8 +1.8 Hans Penninger New Australian 214 0.4 +0.4 59,897 98.2 1,093 1.8 60,990 81.7 Labor John Kerin 72.3 +12.1 Liberal William Sadler 27.7 -12.1 Labor +12.1 References Category:1978 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Category:September 1978 in Australia