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New South Wales By-Elections, 1901 - present

ELECTORATEDATE
CONDOBLIN -
Labor (Non-government) retained
04 November 1901
SYDNEY (PYRMONT) -
Labor (Non-government) retained
24 May 1902
INVERELL -
Progressive (Government) won by Labor (Non-government)
31 May 1902
BALMAIN SOUTH -
Labor (Non-government) retained as Ind. Labor
06 December 1902
TAMWORTH -
Independent won by Liberal (Opposition)
04 April 1903
WILLOUGHBY -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
09 September 1903
GLEN INNES -
Progressive (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
28 October 1903
WARATAH -
Labor (Non-government) retained
05 December 1903
MOREE -
Labor (Non-government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
12 December 1903
ARMIDALE -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
12 December 1903
ILLAWARRA -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
09 January 1904
RYDE -
Independent Liberal retained
23 January 1904
GORDON -
Liberal (Government) retained
06 September 1904
GOULBURN -
Liberal (Government) retained
06 September 1904
SHERBROOKE -
Liberal (Government) retained
06 September 1904
ST GEORGE -
Liberal (Government) retained
06 September 1904
THE GLEBE -
Liberal (Government) retained
10 September 1904
BINGARA -
Liberal (Government) retained
14 September 1904
TENTERFIELD -
Liberal (Government) retained
14 September 1904
ROUS -
Liberal (Government) retained
11 February 1905
ASHFIELD -
Liberal (Government) retained
16 August 1905
QUEANBEYAN -
Liberal (Government) retained
07 April 1906
SURRY HILLS -
Independent won by Liberal (Government)
21 July 1906
COOTAMUNDRA -
Labor (Opposition) retained
28 July 1906
THE CASTLEREAGH -
Labor (Opposition) retained
24 November 1906
BLAYNEY -
Ministerialist (Opposition) won by Liberal (Government)
12 January 1907
ST GEORGE -
Liberal (Government) retained
20 May 1908
STURT -
Labor (Opposition) retained
13 November 1908
DARLING HARBOUR -
Independent Labor won by Labor (Opposition)
13 April 1910
QUEANBEYAN -
Liberal (Government) won by Labor (Opposition)
13 April 1910
UPPER HUNTER -
Liberal (Government) won by Labor (Opposition)
13 April 1910
NORTHUMBERLAND -
Labor (Opposition) retained
23 April 1910
BELMORE -
Independent won by Labor (Opposition)
21 May 1910
LIVERPOOL PLAINS -
Labor (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
16 August 1911. When result in by-election
voided, regained by Labor 28 October 1911
16 August 1911
28 October 1911
MUDGEE -
Labor (Government) retained when seat declared vacant
16 August 1911
COBAR -
Labor (Government) re-elected;
retained 2 December 1911
23 September 1911
2 December 1911
MAITLAND -
Independent Liberal won by Liberal (Opposition)
28 October 1911
ALEXANDRIA -
Labor (Government) retained
18 May 1912
BLAYNEY -
Labor (Government) retained as Independent
03 January 1913
WOLLONDILLY -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
19 July 1913
YASS -
Labor (Government) retained
05 March 1913
CANTERBURY -
Labor (Government) retained
10 October 1914
CASTLEREAGH -
Labor (Government) retained
20 February 1915
CLARENCE -
Liberal (Opposition) Won by Indep. Liberal
14 August 1915
ARMIDALE -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
02 September 1915
WILLOUGHBY
Labor (Government) won by Independent
18 September 1915
WOLLONDILLY -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
02 October 1915
DRUMMOYNE -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
22 January 1916
PARRAMATTA -
Liberal (Opposition) retained
12 February 1916
BINGARA -
Labor (Government) retained as Independent
10 June 1916
STURT -
Labor (Government) retained
03 February 1917
MACQUARIE -
Labor (Opposition) retained
28 July 1917
MURRAY -
Nationalist (Government) retained
22 September 1917
GLOUCESTER -
Independent retained after Member expelled from
Legislative Assembly
10 November 1917
UPPER HUNTER
Nationalist (Government) retained
21 May 1918
COBAR -
Labor (Opposition) retained
01 June 1918
MONARO -
Labor (Opposition) retained
23 November 1918
PETERSHAM -
Nationalist (Government) retained
22 March 1919
PADDINGTON -
Labor (Opposition) retained twice
24 May 1919
26 July 1919
EASTERN SUBURBS (Fingleton)
Labor (Government) replaced by Dwyer (Labor)
15 December 1920
MURRAY (Beebey)
Progressive (Opposition) replaced by Kilpatrick (Progressive)
15 December 1920
OXLEY (Briner)
Progressive (Opposition) replaced
15 December 1920
GOULBURN (James)
Nationalist (Opposition) replaced by Millard (Nationalist)
15 December 1920
GOULBURN (Millard)
Nationalist (Opposition) replaced by Millard (Nationalist)
Millard replaced by Perkins (Nationalist)
22 November 1921
NEWCASTLE (Kearsley)
Labor (Government) replaced by Murray (Labor)
30 August 1921
STURT (Brookfield)
Socialist (Non-government) replaced by Wright (Labor) (Government)
30 August 1921
BALMAIN (Storey)
Labor (Government) replaced by Keegan (Labor)
18 October 1921
WAMMERAWA (Ashford)
Independent unseated by Elections Committee and replaced
by Clark (Labor) (Opposition)
01 August 1922
STURT (Wright)
Labor (Opposition) replaced by Horsington (Labor)
10 October 1922
NAMOI (Scully P.C.)
Labor (Opposition) replaced by W.J. Scully (Labor)
20 September 1923
NORTH SHORE (Cox)
Coalition (Government) replaced by Reid (Coalition)
24 March 1925
SYDNEY (Birt)
Labor (Government) replaced by Minahan (Labor)
24 June 1925
ST GEORGE (Ley)
Nationalist (Opposition) replaced by Bagnall (Nationalist)
30 September 1925
GOULBURN (Perkins)
Nationalist (Opposition) replaced by Bate (Nationalist)
21 January 1926
CUMBERLAND (FitzSimmons)
Nationalist (Opposition) replaced by Shand (Nationalist)
22 September 1926
NORTH SHORE (Kay)
Independent replaced by Tonge (Labor) (Government)
22 September 1926
WOLLONDILLY
Nationalist (Government) retained
03 March 1928
HAMILTON
Labor (Opposition) retained
08 September 1928
COOGEE
Nationalist (Government) retained
22 September 1928
PARRAMATTA
Nationalist (Government) retained
23 February 1929
ASHFIELD
Nationalist (Government) retained
05 October 1929
LANE COVE
Nationalist (Government) retained
26 July 1930
CLARENCE
Country (Opposition) retained
07 March 1931
ANNANDALE
Labor (Government) retained
25 April 1931
UPPER HUNTER
Nationalist (Opposition) won by Independent Country
13 June 1931
LEICHHARDT
State Labor (Opposition) retained
10 December 1932
LISMORE
Country (Government) retained
11 March 1933
BULLI
State Labor (Opposition) retained
03 June 1933
ANNANDALE
State Labor (Opposition) retained
24 June 1933
HAMILTON
State Labor (Opposition) retained
24 February 1934
GLOUCESTER
U.A.P. (Government) retained
25 August 1934
LEICHHARDT
State Labor (Opposition) retained
20 October 1934
GORDON
U.A.P. (Government) retained
08 November 1935
VAUCLUSE
U.A.P. (Government) won by Independent U.A.P.
29 August 1936
WOOLLAHRA
U.A.P. (Government) won by Independent U.A.P.
26 June 1937
GORDON
U.A.P. (Government) retained
07 August 1937
COROWA
Country (Government) won by Independent
11 December 1937
COOGEE
U.A.P. (Government) retained
25 June 1938
GORDON
U.A.P. (Government) retained after General Election
for the seat had been declared void
24 September 1938
WOLLONDILLY
U.A.P. (Government) retained
12 November 1938
BALMAIN
Labor (Opposition) retained
14 January 1939
HURSTVILLE
U.A.P. (Government) won by Industrial Labor
18 March 1939
WAVERLEY
U.A.P. (Government) won by Industrial Labor
22 April 1939
UPPER HUNTER
Country (Government) retained
07 October 1939
TAMWORTH
U.A.P. (Government) retained
10 August 1940
CROYDON
U.A.P. (Government) retained
07 September 1940
RYDE
U.A.P. (Government) won by Labor (Opposition)
14 September 1940
BARWON
Country (Government) won by Labor (Opposition)
16 November 1940
DUBBO
Country (Opposition) won by Labor (Government)
06 June 1942
SOUTH COAST
Independent retained
14 November 1942
LACHLAN
Country (Opposition) won by Labor (Government)
25 September 1943
WILLOUGHBY
U.A.P. (Opposition) retained
25 September 1943
AUBURN
Labor (Government) retained as Independent Labor
02 October 1943
RYDE
Independent won by Liberal (Opposition)
03 February 1945
BLACKTOWN
Labor (Government) retained
18 August 1945
MANLY
Independent won by Liberal (Opposition)
15 September 1945
NEUTRAL BAY
Democratic (Opposition) retained
15 December 1945
GOULBURN
Labor (Government) retained
01 June 1946
ALBURY
Democratic (Opposition) won by Labor (Government)
09 November 1946
ASHFIELD
Democratic (Opposition) retained as Liberal (Opposition)
09 November 1946
AUBURN
Lang Labor (Non-government) retained
09 November 1946
COROWA
Independent won by Country (Opposition)
09 November 1946
HARTLEY
Labor (Government) retained
13 December 1947
COOGEE
Labor (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
08 May 1948
KOGARAH
Labor (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
17 July 1948
COBAR
Labor (Government) retained
12 March 1949
CONCORD
Labor (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
12 March 1949
REDFERN
Labor (Government) retained
08 October 1949
CESSNOCK
Labor (Government) retained
08 October 1949
ARMIDALE
Country (Opposition) retained
23 January 1950
WOLLONDILLY
Liberal (Opposition) retained
23 January 1950
CONCORD
Liberal (Opposition) retained
11 February 1950
WOLLONGONG-KEMBLA
Labor (Government) retained
11 February 1950
BURWOOD
Liberal (Opposition) retained
02 June 1951
NEUTRAL BAY
Liberal (Opposition) retained
21 May 1951
LIVERPOOL
Labor (Government) retained
24 May 1952
ASHFIELD
Liberal (Opposition) won by Labor (Government)
28 June 1952
DULWICH HILL
Labor (Government) retained
20 June 1953
KAHIBAH
Labor (Government) won by Independent Labor
31 October 1953
WAVERLEY
Labor (Government) retained
31 October 1953
LEICHHARDT
Labor (Government) retained
20 March 1954
PHILLIP
Labor (Government) retained
14 August 1954
CLARENCE
Country (Opposition) retained
26 March 1955
BULLI
Labor (Government) retained
09 July 1955
BURWOOD
Liberal (Opposition) retained
16 February 1957
KAHIBAH
Independent Labor won by Labor (Government)
13 April 1957
VAUCLUSE
Liberal (Opposition) retained
24 August 1957
WOLLONDILLY
Liberal (Opposition) retained
07 October 1957
WAGGA WAGGA
Labor (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
14 December 1957
LISMORE
Country (Opposition) won by Labor (Government) after
the General election for the seat had been declared void.
12 September 1959
COOK'S RIVER
Labor (Government) retained
12 December 1959
TEMORA
Country (Opposition) retained
08 October 1960
KURRI KURRI
Labor (Government) retained
08 October 1960
PADDINGTON-WAVERLEY
Labor (Government) retained
25 February 1961
LIVERPOOL PLAINS
Labor (Government) won by Country (Opposition)
25 March 1961
CASINO
Country (Oppositon) retained
29 February 1964
WOLLONGONG-KEMBLA
Labor (Government) retained
29 February 1964
WARATAH
Labor (Government) won by Independent
08 August 1964
LAKEMBA
Labor (Government) retained
19 September 1964
BONDI
Labor (Opposition) retained
06 November 1965
OXLEY
Liberal (Government) won by Country (Government)
06 November 1965
BATHURST
Labor (Opposition) won by Country (Government)
06 May 1967
LAKE MACQUARIE
Labor (Opposition) retained
19 April 1969
MURRUMBIDGEE
Labor (Opposition) retained
14 February 1970
RANDWICK
Labor (Opposition) retained
14 February 1970
UPPER HUNTER
Country (Government) retained
14 February 1970
GEORGES RIVER
Liberal (Government) won by Labor (Opposition)
19 September 1970
MOSMAN
Liberal (Government) retained
21 September 1972
CHARLESTOWN
Labor (Opposition) retained
18 November 1972
ARMIDALE
Country (Government) retained
17 February 1973
BYRON
Country (Government) retained
17 February 1973
HAWKESBURY
Liberal (Government) retained
17 February 1973
MURRAY
Independent won by Liberal (Government)
06 October 1973
COOGEE
Liberal (Government) won by Labor (Opposition)
20 July 1974
GOULBURN
Country (Government) retained
20 July 1974
LANE COVE
Liberal (Government) retained
08 February 1975
PITTWATER
Liberal (Government) retained
08 February 1975
WAGGA WAGGA
Liberal (Government) retained
06 December 1975
ORANGE
Country (Government) retained
14 February 1976
MONARO
By-election scheduled for 10 April 1976 was not
held as Legislative Assembly dissolved for General Election.
At General Election seat formerly held by Liberal Party
(outgoing Government) won by Labor Party (new Government)
THE HILLS
Liberal (Opposition) retained
09 October 1976
EARLWOOD
Liberal (Opposition) won by Labor (Government)
15 July 1978
CASTLEREAGH
Labor (Government) retained
23 February 1980
MURRAY
Liberal (Opposition) won by Country (Opposition)
13 September 1980
KU-RING-GAI
Liberal (Opposition) retained
13 September 1980
BANKSTOWN
Labor (Government) retained
13 September 1980
STURT
Country (Opposition) retained
21 February 1981
CESSNOCK
Labor (Government) retained
21 February 1981
MAITLAND
Liberal (Opposition) retained
21 February 1981
OXLEY
Country (Opposition) retained
21 February 1981
DRUMMOYNE
Labor (Government) retained
17 April 1982
MARRICKVILLE
Labor (Government) retained
22 October 1983
RIVERSTONE
Labor (Government) retained
22 October 1983
KOGARAH
Labor (Government) retained
22 October 1983
MAROUBRA
Labor (Government) retained
22 October 1983
MURRAY
National (Opposition) retained
02 February 1985
PEATS
Labor (Government) retained
02 February 1985
GLOUCESTER
National (Opposition) retained
12 October 1985
CABRAMATTA
Labor (Government) retained
01 February 1986
CANTERBURY
Labor (Government) retained
01 February 1986
KIAMA
Labor (Government) retained
01 February 1986
VAUCLUSE
Liberal (Opposition) retained
31 May 1986
PITTWATER
Liberal (Opposition) retained
31 May 1986
ROCKDALE
Labor (Government) retained
02 August 1986
BASS HILL
Labor (Government) won by Liberal (Opposition)
02 August 1986
BANKSTOWN
Labor (Government) retained
31 January 1987
HEATHCOTE
Labor (Government) retained
31 January 1987
NORTHERN TABLELANDS
Labor (Government) won by National (Opposition)
23 May 1987
VAUCLUSE
Liberal (Government) retained by Government.
Only one candidate; no polling date as candidate declared elected.
06 June 1988
NORTH SHORE
Independent retained
05 November 1988
PORT STEPHENS
Labor (Opposition) retained after General Election result
for seat had been declared void.
05 November 1988
WALLSEND
Labor (Opposition) retained
17 December 1988
LIVERPOOL
Labor (Opposition) retained
29 April 1989
HEFFRON
Labor (Opposition) retained
23 June 1990
GRANVILLE
Labor (Opposition) retained
23 June 1990
SMITHFIELD
Labor (Opposition) retained
23 June 1990
THE HILLS
Liberal (Government) retained
01 September 1990
COFFS HARBOUR
National (Government) retained
03 November 1990
MACQUARIE FIELDS
Labor (Opposition) retained
03 November 1990
THE ENTRANCE
Liberal (Government) won by Labor (Opposition) after
General Election result for seat had been declared void
18 January 1992
DAVIDSON
Independent won by Liberal (Government)
02 May 1992
GORDON
Liberal (Government) retained
22 August 1992
KU-RING-GAI
Liberal (Government) retained
22 August 1992
THE HILLS
Liberal (Government) retained
28 August 1993
NORTH SHORE
Liberal (Government) retained
05 February 1994
VAUCLUSE
Liberal (Government) retained
09 April 1994
PARRAMATTA
Labor (Opposition) retained
27 August 1994
CABRAMATTA
Labor (Opposition) retained
22 October 1994
CLARENCE
National (Opposition) won by Labor (Government)
25 May 1996
ORANGE
National (Opposition) retained
25 May 1996
PITTWATER
Liberal (Opposition) retained
25 May 1996
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Liberal (Opposition) retained
25 May 1996
STRATHFIELD
Liberal (Opposition) retained
25 May 1996
PORT MACQUARIE
National (Opposition) retained
30 November 1996
SUTHERLAND
Liberal (Opposition) retained
20 December 1997
CAMPBELLTOWN
Labor (Government) retained
3 February 2001
AUBURN
Labor (Government) retained
8 September 2001
TAMWORTH
Independent won by National
8 December 2001
HORNSBY
Liberal (Opposition) retained
23 February 2002
LONDONDERRY
Labor (Government) retained
31 May 2003
DUBBO
Independent retained
20 November 2004
MARRICKVILLE
Labor (Government) retained
17 September 2005
MAROUBRA
Labor (Government) retained
17 September 2005
MACQUARIE FIELDS
Labor (Government) retained
17 September 2005
PITTWATER
Liberal won by Independent
26 November 2005


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