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1977 Cunningham by-election
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Cunningham on 15 October 1977. It was triggered by the death of former Whitlam Government minister and Labor MP Rex Connor.
The by-election was won by Labor candidate Stewart West.
Results
[[1977 Cunningham by-election]]http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1975/cunn1975.txt 1977 Cunningham by-election Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive 2022-05-29
Stewart West Labor 36,425 56.4 −5.3
Thomas Griffin Liberal 20,748 32.1 −4.3
Ross Sampson Democrats 5,011 7.8 +7.8
Rudolph Dezelin Independent 1,136 1.8 +1.8
64,556 97.2
1,888 2.8
66,444
86.7
Labor Stewart West 60.7 −1.9
Liberal Thomas Griffin 39.3 +1.9
Labor
−1.9
Rex Connor (Labor) died.
References
Cunningham by-election
Cunningham by-election, 1977
Category:New South Wales federal by-elections
Cunningham by-election