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North Shore - By-election (Roll: 37,354)
Retained by Liberal Party
Nominations: Thursday, 20 January 1994, Polling: Saturday, 5 February 1994
Not contested by both major parties, Preferences counted to completion
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
Reid, Jim Independent 787 2.82
Nolan, Gerry Independent 878 3.14
Skinner, Jillian (Elected) Liberal Party 15,267 54.66 15,905 58.38
Cater, Alec Australian Democrats 590 2.11
Read, Robyn Independent 10,408 37.26 11,338 41.62
Formal Votes 27,930
Informal / Exhausted Votes 473 1.67 687 2.46
Total Votes / Turnout 28,403 76.04
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of Liberal MP Phillip Smiles.

Distribution of Preferences
Exclusion 1
Cater (DEM)
Exclusion 2
Reid (IND)
Exclusion 3
Nolan (IND)
PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals PreferencesNew Totals
Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes% Votes%Votes%
Reid (IND) 46 10.36 833 3.00 -833
Nolan (IND) 50 11.26 928 3.34 353 56.12 1281 4.64 -1281
Skinner (LIB) 68 15.32 15335 55.19 141 22.42 15476 56.11 429 45.44 15905 58.38
Cater (DEM) -590
Read (IND) 280 63.06 10688 38.47 135 21.46 10823 39.24 515 54.56 11338 41.62
Votes In Count 444 27784 629 27580 944 27243
Exhausted 146 24.75 146 0.52 204 24.49 350 1.25 337 26.31 687 2.46