1982 Drummoyne state by-election

Election result for Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 17 April 1982. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Michael Maher to contest the federal seat of Lowe at the 1982 by-election.Mr Michael John Maher (1936-2013) 1940 Yes 2021-03-16 Dates Date Event 26 January 1982 Michael Maher resigned. 13 March 1982 Lowe by-election 15 March 1982 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231268547 Writ of election: Drummoyne Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 389 15 March 1982 13 October 2019 1111 Trove 25 March 1982 Day of nomination 17 April 1982 Polling day 7 May 1982 Return of writ Results [[1982 Drummoyne state by-election|1982 Drummoyne by-election]]Saturday 17 April1982 results Drummoyne by-election 1981 Drummoyne_1 13 October 2019 John Murray Labor NSW 14,449 55.74 -13.46 John Booth Liberal NSW 9,725 37.52 +13.52 John Grifiths Call to Australia 1,433 5.53 Nick Jones Independent 314 1.21 25,921 97.70 +1.70 610 2.30 -1.70 26,531 82.50 −9.06 Labor NSW −13.46 Michael Maher (Labor NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Drummoyne List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1982 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1982 in New South Wales