1986 Bass Hill state by-election

Election result for Bass Hill, New South Wales, Australia June 2020 June 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Bass Hill on 2 August 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Neville Wran.The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014) 1860 Yes 10 May 2019 It was won by Liberal candidate Michael Owen. The Bass Hill by-election was held the same day as the Rockdale by-election. Background Neville Wran resigned as Premier of New South Wales after more than 10 years in office. At the time, Wran held the record for the longest uninterrupted stint as NSW Premier. In addition to resigning as Premier, Wran also resigned his seat in the Legislative Assembly, necessitating a by-election to fill the vacancy. Result Bass Hill was lost by the Labor Party for the only time in the history of the district. In a very close result, Liberal Party candidate Michael Owen won the contest by 103 votes after the distribution of preferences. <includeonly></includeonly>1986 Bass Hill by-electionSaturday 2 August1984 BassHill_1 Bass Hill 1986 by-election 25 June 2020 Bill Lovelee Labor NSW 10,899 41.96 −22.17 Michael Owen Liberal NSW 8,646 33.28 +3.92 Jill Barber Independent 3,209 12.35 +12.35 Peter Carver Australian Democrats 1,391 5.35 +5.35 Elaine Nile Call to Australia 1,387 5.34 +5.34 Richard Mezinec Independent 329 1.27 +1.27 John Vartanian Pan Ethnic Republican 115 0.44 +0.44 25,976 96.23 +0.15 1,019 3.77 −0.15 26,995 80.76 −13.91 Liberal NSW Michael Owen 12,260 50.21 +17.5estimate * Labor NSW Bill Lovelee 12,157 49.79 −17.5 estimate * Liberal NSW Labor NSW +17.5 Since the two-party preferred count was not conducted for Bass Hill in 1984, the two party preferred swing at the by-election cannot be calculated precisely. ABC election analyst Antony Green estimates a two party preferred swing of 17.5% towards the Liberal Party.Election Background Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2005/guide/background.htm 2020-06-25 www.abc.net.au See also Electoral results for the district of Bass Hill List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Bass Hill state by-election Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1986 in New South Wales Category:August 1986 in Australia