1988 Port Stephens state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Port Stephens on 5 November 1988 because the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the 1988 Port Stephens election was void because Bob Martin (Labor) handed government cheques to community groups during the campaign and this amounted to electoral bribery.[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
19 March 1988 New South Wales state election.[1]
30 May 1988 Bob Scott filed a petition in the Court of Disputed returns.[3]
19 September 1988 1988 Port Stephens election declared void.[2][4]
17 October 1988 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[5]
21 October 1988 Nominations
5 November 1988 Polling day
25 November 1988 Return of writ

Result

1988 Port Stephens by-election
Saturday 5 November [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Martin (re-elected) 15,953 53.6 +11.4
Liberal Bob Scott 8,930 30.0 −10.4
Independent Innes Creighton 4,368 14.7
Independent Arthur Dalton 496 1.7
Total formal votes 29,747 98.1
Informal votes 581 1.9
Turnout 30,328 87.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Martin 17,925 63.0 +12.9
Liberal Bob Scott 10,521 37.0 −12.9
Labor hold Swing +12.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000000E−QINU`"'

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Compared to the result at the 1988 election.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1988 Port Stephens by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bribery finding over grants to community groups Port Stephens election declared void by court". The Canberra Times. 20 September 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Re election for Port Stephens". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 99. 10 June 1988. p. 3135. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Scott v Martin, (1998) 14 NSWLR 663 (Court of Disputed Returns 19 September 1988). LawCite search
  5. ^ "Writ of election: Port Stephens". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 156. 17 October 1988. p. 5467. Retrieved 15 March 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "Port Stephens". NSW Votes 2011. ABC.net.au. Retrieved 15 March 2021.