1976 The Hills state by-election

Election result for The Hills, New South Wales, Australia March 2021 March 2021 A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 9 October 1976. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Max Ruddock (Liberal NSW).Mr Maxwell Stanley Ruddock (1914–1976) 1737 Yes 11 May 2019 Dates Date Event 25 May 1976 Max Ruddock resigned. 6 September 1976 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220193281 Writ of election: The Hills Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 111 6 September 1976 2021-03-17 3795 Trove 14 September 1976 Day of nomination 9 October 1976 Polling day 29 October 1976 Return of writ Result [[1976 The Hills state by-election|1976 The Hills by-election]]Saturday 9 October1976 Hills by-election 1976 TheHills_1 15 March 2021 Liberal NSW Fred Caterson 14,526 57.9 -7.2 Labor NSW Paul Gibson 8,951 35.7 +0.8 Workers Hugh Frazer 1,620 6.4 25,097 99.2 +0.5 198 0.8 -0.5 25,295 79.5 -16.1 Liberal NSW Max Ruddock (Liberal NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of The Hills List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1976 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1976 in New South Wales