1980 Bankstown state by-election

Election result for Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia September 2019 September 2019 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bankstown on 13 September 1980 following the death of Nick Kearns (Labor NSW).Mr Nicholas Joseph Kearns (1920-1980) 1789 Yes 7 May 2019 By-elections for the seats of Ku-ring-gai and Murray were held on the same day. Dates Date Event 24 July 1980 Death of Nick Kearns. 11 August 1980 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231348525 Writ of election: Bankstown Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 112 11 August 1980 23 October 2019 4155 Trove 18 August 1980 Day of nomination 13 September 1980 Polling day 26 September 1980 Return of writ Results [[1980 Bankstown state by-election|1980 Bankstown by-election]]Saturday 13 September1980 Bankstown by-election 1978 Bankstown_1 23 September 2019 Labor NSW Ric Mochalski 16,074 65.6 -7.4 Liberal NSW James McDonald 8,414 34.4 +13.7 24,488 96.9 -0.4 779 3.1 +0.4 25,267 77.5 -16.7 Labor NSW -10.2 Nick Kearns (Labor NSW) died. See also Electoral results for the district of Bankstown 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 Category:September 1980 in Australia