1983 Riverstone state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Riverstone on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Tony Johnson (Labor).[1]

The Riverstone by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Maroubra and Marrickville. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
20 July 1983 Tony Johnson resigned.[1]
23 September 1983 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
30 September 1983 Day of nomination
22 October 1983 Polling day
11 November 1983 Return of writ

Result
1983 Riverstone by-election
Saturday 22 October [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Amery 12,541 59.7 -11.4
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 7,583 36.1 +11.5
Independent Winston Brass 897 4.3
Total formal votes 21,021 97.2
Informal votes 609 2.8
Turnout 21,630 69.3
Labor hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: Riverstone". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. 23 September 1983. p. 4441. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1983 Riverstone by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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