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Cessnock - By-election (Roll: 25,775) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Thursday, 29 January 1981, Polling: Saturday, 21 February 1981 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Neilly, Stanley Thomas (Elected) Labor Party 15,932 70.43 Kirkby, Elisabeth Australian Democrats 2,779 12.28 Richardson, Colin J Liberal Party 3,911 17.29 Formal Votes 22,622 Informal Votes 250 1.09 Total Votes / Turnout 22,872 88.74 Cause Category: Resignation - Federal contest Notes: Labor MP Bob Brown resigned and was elected MHR for Hunter at the 1980 federal election.