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Election result for The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of
The Entrance on 18 January 1992 because the
Court of Disputed Returns overturned the result of the
1991 The Entrance election.
Bob Graham (
Liberal) had been declared elected by 116 votes over
Grant McBride (
Labor).
[1]
Justice Slattery in the Court of Disputed Returns held that more than 200 voters in The Entrance had been given ballot papers for the adjoining
district of Gosford and that the poll was void.
[2]
[3]
Dates
Date
|
Event
|
25 May 1991
|
1991 election
|
August 1991
|
petitions against the result of the election lodged by Grant McBride,
[4] and Tony Irving.
[5]
|
11 December 1991
|
Court of Disputed returns declared the election void.
[2]
|
2 January 1992
|
Writ of election issued by the
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
[6]
|
3 January 1992
|
Nominations
|
18 January 1992
|
Polling day
|
7 February 1992
|
Return of writ
|
Results
See also
References