1988 Port Stephens state by-election

Election result for Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Port Stephens on 5 November 1988 because the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the 1988 Port Stephens election was void because Bob Martin (Labor NSW) handed government cheques to community groups during the campaign and this amounted to electoral bribery. Dates Date Event 19 March 1988 New South Wales state election. 30 May 1988 Bob Scott filed a petition in the Court of Disputed returns.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231255127 Re election for Port Stephens Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 99 10 June 1988 15 March 2021 3135 Trove 19 September 1988 1988 Port Stephens election declared void.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102072897 Bribery finding over grants to community groups Port Stephens election declared void by court The Canberra Times 20 September 1988 15 March 2021 15 TroveScott v Martin (1998) 14 NSWLR New South Wales Law Reports 663 Court of Disputed Returns 19 September 1988 https://nswlr.com.au/preview/14-NSWLR-663 LawCite search 17 October 1988 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231531090 Writ of election: Port Stephens New South Wales Government Gazette 156 17 October 1988 2021-03-15 5467 Trove 21 October 1988 Nominations 5 November 1988 Polling day 25 November 1988 Return of writ Result [[1988 Port Stephens state by-election|1988 Port Stephens by-election]]Saturday 5 November1988 Port Stephens by-election 1988 Port Stephens_1 15 March 2021 Labor NSW Bob Martin (re-elected) 15,953 53.6 +11.4 Liberal NSW Bob Scott 8,930 30.0 -10.4 Independent Innes Creighton 4,368 14.7 Independent Arthur Dalton 496 1.7 29,747 98.1 581 1.9 30,328 87.0 Labor NSW Bob Martin 17,925 63.0 +12.9 Liberal NSW Bob Scott 10,521 37.0 -12.9 Labor NSW +12.9Compared to the result at the 1988 election.Green Antony Antony Green Port Stephens https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/pste.htm 15 March 2021 NSW Votes 2011 ABC.net.au The 1988 Port Stephens election was declared void due to bribery. See also Electoral results for the district of Port Stephens List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1988 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1988 in New South Wales