1983 Kogarah state by-election

Election result for Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kogarah on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Bill Crabtree who had been dropped as Minister for Police and Minister for Services.Yes Mr Bill Crabtree (1915-2001) 1745 13 May 2019 The Kogarah by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Maroubra, Marrickville and Riverstone. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor.Antony Green Antony Green NSW by-election background Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2005/guide/background.htm 2021-03-17 ABC elections Dates Date Event 23 July 1983 Bill Crabtree resigned. 23 September 1983 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231380685 Writ of election: Kogarah Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 130 23 September 1983 23 October 2019 4435 Trove 30 September 1983 Day of nomination 22 October 1983 Polling day 11 November 1983 Return of writ Results [[1983 Kogarah state by-election|1983 Kogarah by-election]]Saturday 22 October1983 Kogarah 1981 Kogarah_1 16 October 2019 Labor NSW Brian Langton 12,263 51.2 -11.8 Liberal NSW Robert Young 11,679 48.8 +16.6 23,942 98.2 449 1.8 24,391 76.7 Labor NSW -15.0compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1981 Kogarah election. Bill Crabtree (Labor NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Kogarah List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1983 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1983 in New South Wales Category:October 1983 in Australia