1990 Heffron state by-election

Election result for Heffron, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Heffron on 23 June 1990 because of the resignation of Laurie Brereton (Labor NSW) to successfully contest the 1990 federal election for Kingsford Smith5T4 Hon Laurie Brereton MP 2021-11-07 The Labor candidate for the election was Deirdre Grusovin, the sister of Brereton.The Hon. Deirdre Mary Grusovin (1938- ) 1954 Yes 13 May 2019 The Heffron by-election was held the same day as the Granville and Smithfield by-elections. Dates Date Event 17 February 1990 Resignation of Laurie Brereton. 24 March 1990 1990 federal election 25 May 1990 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231660078 Writ of election: Heffron New South Wales Government Gazette 71 1 June 1990 21 October 2019 4382 Trove 1 June 1990 Nominations 23 June 1990 Polling day 13 July 1990 Return of writ Results [[1990 Heffron state by-election|1990 Heffron by-election]]Saturday 23 June1990 Heffron by-election 1988 Heffron_1 21 October 2019 Labor NSW Deirdre Grusovin 14,393 65.6 9.4 Democrats Amelia Newman 3,549 16.2 Greens NSW Mark Berriman 2,799 12.8 Call to Australia Beville Varidel 1,188 5.4 21,929 95.6 999 4.4 22,928 72.0 Labor NSW Deirdre Grusovin 15,206 74.2 15.0 Democrats Amelia Newman 5,278 25.8 Labor 15.0compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1988 Heffron election. Laurie Brereton (Labor NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Heffron List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1990 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1990 in New South Wales