1996 Port Macquarie state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Port Macquarie on 30 November 1996 following the retirement of sitting member, Wendy Machin (National).[1]

Results

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1996 Port Macquarie by-election
Saturday 30 November [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Oakeshott 17,293 46.71 −5.93
Independent John Barrett 11,920 32.20
Shooters Chris Smith 2,528 6.83
Against Further Immigration John Hutchinson 2,273 6.14
Greens Susie Russell 1,919 5.18 +0.01
Independent Peter Farrugia 603 1.63
Independent Berdinus Kooy 412 1.11
Grant Rogers 74 0.20
Total formal votes 37,022 98.38 +2.23
Informal votes 536 1.43 −2.21
Turnout 37,558 88.53 −6.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 18,559 54.86 −6.82
Independent John Barrett 15,268 45.14
National hold Swing N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1996 Port Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2019.