1990 The Hills state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 1 September 1990. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Fred Caterson (Liberal).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
31 July 1990	Fred Caterson resigned.[1]
13 August 1990	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
17 August 1990	Day of nomination
1 September 1990	Polling day
21 September 1990	Return of writ

Result

1990 The Hills by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Packard	14,633	49.9	−26.0
	Independent	Roy Potter	6,013	20.5
	Labor	Lenore Craven	4,228	14.4	−9.7
	Democrats	Michael Antrum	1,712	5.8
Total formal votes			29,327	98.2
Informal votes			527	1.8
Turnout			29,854	81.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Packard	15,741	57.3	−18.5
	Independent	Roy Potter	11,713	42.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−18.5

See also

• Electoral results for the district of The Hills
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr (Fred) Frederick Douglas Claude Caterson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: The Hills". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 104. 17 August 1990. p. 7499. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1990 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.