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Marrickville - By-election (Roll: 29,317) Retained by Labor Party Nominations: Friday, 30 September 1983, Polling: Saturday, 22 October 1983 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Refshauge, Andrew John (Elected) Labor Party 13,018 61.66 Dominish, Rodney Frank Australian Democrats 2,311 10.95 Ponnuswamy, Nadar Independent 216 1.02 Gibson, David Charles Socialist Party 1,072 5.08 Kekis, John Liberal Party 4,496 21.29 Formal Votes 21,113 Informal Votes 965 4.37 Total Votes / Turnout 22,078 75.31 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP Tom Cahill.