1981 Cessnock state by-election

Election result for Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia September 2019 September 2019 A by-election for the seat of Cessnock in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 21 February 1981. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Bob Brown (Labor NSW) to successfully contest the federal House of Representatives seat of Hunter at the 1980 election.Mr Robert James Brown 1917 Yes 13 May 2019 By-elections for the seats of Maitland, Oxley and Sturt were held on the same day. Dates Date Event 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-article231303788 Writ of election: Cessnock Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales 16 22 January 1981 1 October 2019 421 Trove 29 January 1981 Close of nominations 21 February 1981 Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm 13 March 1981 Return of writ Results [[1981 Cessnock state by-election|1981 Cessnock by-election]]Saturday 8 October1981 Cessnock by-election 1978 Cessnock_1 1 October 2019 Stan Neilly Labor NSW 15,932 70.43 Colin Richardson Liberal NSW 3,911 17.29 Elisabeth Kirkby Democrats 2,779 12.28 22,622 98.91 250 1.09 22,872 88.74 Labor NSW   Bob Brown (Labor NSW) resigned to successfully contest the federal House of Representatives seat of Hunter. See also Electoral results for the district of Cessnock 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