1980 Castlereagh state by-election

Election result for Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia October 2019 October 2019 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Castlereagh on 23 February 1980 due to the resignation of Jack Renshaw (Labor NSW).1698 Mr John Brophy Renshaw (1909–1987) Yes 8 May 2019 Dates Date Event 29 January 1980 Jack Renshaw resigned. 29 January 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231272192 Writ of election: Castlereagh Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 16 29 January 1980 23 October 2019 471 Trove 4 February 1980 Day of nomination 23 February 1980 Polling day 10 March 1980 Return of writ Result [[1980 Castlereagh state by-election|1980 Castlereagh by-election]]Saturday 23 February1980 Castlereagh by-election 1978 Castlereagh_1 29 August 2020 Labor NSW Jim Curran 9,327 51.9 -5.0 Country NSW John Hickmott 8,651 48.1 +5.0 17,978 99.3 +0.8 134 0.7 -0.8 18,112 83.0 -9.3 Labor NSW -5.0 Jack Renshaw (Labor NSW) resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Castlereagh List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1980 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1980 in New South Wales