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Bankstown - By-election (Roll: 32,587) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Monday, 18 August 1980, Polling: Saturday, 13 September 1980 Candidate Party Votes % Final % McDonald, James Terence Liberal Party 8,414 34.36 Mochalski, Richard Charles (Elected) Labor Party 16,074 65.64 Formal Votes 24,488 Informal Votes 779 3.08 Total Votes / Turnout 25,267 77.54 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP Nick Kearns.