1992 Davidson state by-election

none December 2025 December 2025 1992 Davidson state by-election New South Wales parliamentary Primary no 1991 New South Wales state election 1991 2 May 1992 1995 New South Wales state election 1995 Electoral district of Davidson in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia placeholder portrait.svg 120 120 160 0 0 Andrew Humpherson New South Wales Liberal Party 15,852 49.32% 16.07 Independent (Australia) Julie Sutton Independent (Australia) 9,489 29.52% 29.52 TCP TCP swing 59.65% 13.04 40.35% 13.04 MP Terry Metherell New South Wales Liberal Party Andrew Humpherson New South Wales Liberal Party A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Davidson on 2 May 1992.NSW By-Elections Background 12 Sep 2005 ABC Elections http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2005/guide/background.htm It was triggered by the resignation of former Liberal Party-turned-independent MP, Terry Metherell, after the scandal known as the 'Metherell Crisis'. The seat was subsequently won by Andrew Humpherson of the Liberal Party. However the Liberals suffered a 16% drop in their primary vote, and a 14% drop in their two party preferred vote. Background Terry Metherell The seat of Davidson, a traditionally safe Liberal seat, was held since 1981 by Terry Metherell, a controversial Minister for Education in the first term of the Greiner government. Charges of tax avoidance forced his resignation from the Ministry in 1990. However, there was speculation that he would be re-appointed to the ministry when the Greiner government was re-elected in 1991. However, at the 1991 election, the Greiner government lost its majority, and was forced to depend on the support of the four independents in order to stay in office. This all but squashed any chance of Metherell returning to cabinet. Feeling betrayed and rejected from his party, Metherell resigned from the Liberal Party in October 1991 live on the 7:30 Report, without having given his colleagues notice. The government subsequently created a job for Metherell, a position with the Environment Protection Agency. He accepted and duly resigned from state parliament, effectively engineering a vacancy in a seat that was very likely to revert to the Liberals in a by-election. Labor did not nominate a candidate, but a field of Independents and minor parties reduced the Liberal vote by 16%, and 14% after preferences. Results [[1992 Davidson state by-election|1992 Davidson by-election]]Saturday 2 May1992 Davidson by-election 1991 Davidson_1 4 September 2019 Andrew Humpherson Liberal NSW 15,852 49.32 -16.07 Julie Sutton Independent 9,489 29.52 +29.52 Ross Knowles Greens NSW 1,195 3.72 +3.72 Edna Cunningham Democrats 1,156 3.60 -12.01 Kevin Begaud Independent 918 2.86 +2.86 Michael Evanian Independent 852 2.65 +2.65 Bruce Coleman Call to Australia 770 2.40 +2.40 Michael Vescio Independent EFF 683 2.12 +2.12 Ted Roach Independent 361 1.12 +1.12 Janet Fairlie-Cuninghame Independent 357 1.11 +1.11 Peter Leney Independent 190 0.59 +0.59 Steven Klinger Independent 157 0.49 +0.49 William Williams Independent 105 0.33 +0.33 Julien Droulers Independent 34 0.11 +0.11 Sandor Torzsok Independent 24 0.07 +0.07 32,143 96.97 1,006 3.03 33,149 87.10 Liberal NSW Andrew Humpherson 17,352 59.65 -13.04 Independent Julie Sutton 11,737 40.35 +40.35 Liberal NSW No Terry Metherell, Liberal NSW-turned Independent resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Davidson List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1992 elections in Australia Category:1992 in New South Wales