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Kogarah - By-election (Roll: 31,803)
Retained by Labor Party
Nominations: Friday, 30 September 1983, Polling: Saturday, 22 October 1983
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Young, Robert Arthur Liberal Party 11,679 48.78
Langton, Brian Joseph (Elected) Labor Party 12,263 51.22
Formal Votes 23,942
Informal Votes 449 1.84
Total Votes / Turnout 24,391 76.69
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Labor MP Bill Crabtree, who had been dropped from the Ministry after 1981 election.