1983 Maroubra state by-election

Election result for Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Maroubra on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Bill Haigh (Labor NSW) who had been dropped as Minister for Corrective Services in October 1981.The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017) Yes 30 April 2019 1838 The Maroubra by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, 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 9 August 1983 Bill Haigh 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-article231381097 Writ of election: Maroubra Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 130 23 September 1983 2021-03-17 4437 Trove 30 September 1983 Day of nomination 22 October 1983 Polling day 11 November 1983 Return of writ Result 1983 Maroubra state by-election1983 Maroubra by-election 1981 Maroubra_1 2021-03-17SEEKING MAROUBRA ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263318928 Australian Jewish News 17 September 2024 23 20 October 1983 Labor NSW Bob Carr 15,852 61.6 -7.2 Liberal NSW Phillp Abadee 9,868 38.4 +7.2 25,720 97.5 +2.0 660 2.5 -2.0 26,380 79.0 -11.9 Labor NSW −7.2 Bill Haigh (Labor NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Maroubra List of New South Wales state by-elections 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