1973 Armidale state by-election

Election result for Armidale, New South Wales, Australia July 2020 July 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 17 February 1973 because of the resignation of Davis Hughes (Country NSW) who had accepted the position of Agent-General in London.Sir Davis Hughes (1910–2003) 1713 Yes 13 May 2019 Dates Date Event 17 January 1973 Davis Hughes resigned. 19 January 1973 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220185019 Writ of election: Armidale New South Wales Government Gazette 10 19 January 1973 30 July 2020 145 Trove 26 January 1973 Nominations 17 February 1973 Polling day 16 March 1973 Return of writ Result [[1973 Armidale state by-election|1973 Armidale by-election]]Saturday 17 February1973 Armidale by-election 1971 Armidale_1 30 July 2020 country nsw David Leitch 5,826 31.4 -30.5 Labor NSW Justin Rowe 8,282 44.7 country nsw Philip Street 3,738 20.2 Australia Joan Kersey 682 3.7 18,528 98.7 +0.3 253 1.4 -0.3 18,781 88.9 -4.3 country nsw David Leitch 9,612 51.9 -10.0 Labor NSW Justin Rowe 8,916 48.1 country nsw -10.0compared to the two-candidate-preferred vote at the 1971 Armidale election.Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) Green 1971 Armidale|1971 Armidale 4 May 2020 Davis Hughes (Country NSW) resigned to be appointed Agent-General in London. See also Electoral results for the district of Armidale List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1973 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1973 in New South Wales Category:February 1973 in Australia