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1981 Maitland State By-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Maitland on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of Milton Morris () to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of Lyne at the 1980 election. By-elections for the seats of Cessnock, Oxley and Sturt were held on the same day. Dates Result Milton Morris () resigned to unsuccessfully contest the seat of contested the federal seat of Lyne. Aftermath Peter Toms' career was to be short-lived, as he was defeated by Allan Walsh in the Labor "Wranslide" at the election in September 1981. See also *Electoral results for the district of Maitland *List of New South Wales state by-elections This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets aro ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maitland 198 ...
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New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is presided over by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Assembly has 93 members, elected by single-member constituency, which are commonly known as seats. Voting is by the optional preferential system. Members of the Legislative Assembly have the post-nominals MP after their names. From the creation of the assembly up to about 1990, the post-nominals "MLA" (Member of the Legislative Assembly) were used. The Assembly is often called ''the bearpit'' on the basis of the house's reputation for confrontational style during heated moments and the "savage political theatre and the bloodlust of its professional players" attributed in part to executive dominance. History The Legislativ ...
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Electoral Roll
An electoral roll (variously called an electoral register, voters roll, poll book or other description) is a compilation that lists persons who are entitled to vote for particular elections in a particular jurisdiction. The list is usually broken down by electoral districts, and is primarily prepared to assist election officials at polling places. Most jurisdictions maintain permanent electoral rolls, which are updated continuously or periodically (such as France which updates them annually), while some jurisdictions compile new electoral rolls before each election. Electoral rolls are the result of a process of voter registration. In most jurisdictions, voter registration (and being listed on an electoral roll) is a prerequisite for voting at an election. Some jurisdictions do not require voter registration, and do not use electoral rolls, such as the state of North Dakota in the United States. In those jurisdictions a voter must provide identification and proof of entitlement t ...
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1981 Elections In Australia
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List Of New South Wales State By-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets around a date (D/M/Y) indicate that the candidate was unopposed when nominations closed or that, as a result of an appeal against an election result, the sitting member was replaced by the appellant. These candidates were declared "elected unopposed" with effect from the date of the closing of nominations or appeal decision, and there was no need to hold a by-election. *By-elections which resulted in a change in party representation are highlighted as: Gains for the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party and its splinter groups in ; for the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party and its predecessors in ; for the National Party of Australia – NSW, National Party and its predecessors in ; for ...
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Electoral Results For The District Of Maitland
Maitland, an electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ... of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1904 returning a single member. Between 1920 and 1927 it returned three member. It has returned a single member from 1927 to the present. __NOTOC__ Election results Elections in the 2020s 2023 Elections in the 2010s 2019 2015 2011 Elections in the 2000s 2007 2003 Elections in the 1990s 1999 1995 1991 Elections in the 1980s 1988 1984 1981 1981 by-election Elections in the 1970s 1978 1976 1973 1971 Elections in the 1960s 1968 1965 1962 Elections in the 1950s 1959 1956 1953 1950 Elections in the 1940s 1947 1944 1941 Elections in the 1930s 1938 1935 ...
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Results Of The 1981 New South Wales State Election (Legislative Assembly)
The 1981 New South Wales state election involved 99 electoral districts returning one member each. The election was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting system. There was a significant change from the 1978 election as a result of the passage of the ''Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act'' 1979, and the ''Constitution (Amendment) Act'' 1979. The effect of these Acts was to end the electoral malapportionment requiring that the number of electors within each electoral district be within 10%. Under the previous zoning system, a seat in the "central area" had a quota of 34,067, but could be as high as 40,880 while a "country area" seat had a quota of 26,016 but could be as low as 20,813. The effect of the 1980 redistribution was to create 6 new seats in Sydney Newcastle and Wollongong and abolishing 6 country seats. Results by Electoral district Albury Ashfield Auburn Balmain ...
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Allan Walsh (Australian Politician)
Allan Peter Walsh (13 August 1940 – 17 September 2013) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Maitland in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1981 to 1991. Born in Maitland, Walsh attended Manly Boys' High School and Sydney Technical College before receiving a Bachelor of Arts form the University of Newcastle and a Diploma of Education from the Newcastle College of Advanced Education. He served as a fighter pilot in the RAAF 1962–70, and was then a teacher at Newcastle and Maitland Technical College. On 3 September 1966 he married Marcia, with whom he had two children. In 1981, when the local state Liberal MP for Maitland resigned, Walsh was selected as the Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ... candidate to contest the ...
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Peter Toms (politician)
Peter Macquarie Toms (30 August 1933 – 1 November 2017) was an Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Maitland between 21 February 1981 and 28 August 1981 for the Liberal Party. Early life and military Born to parents Septimus Frank Toms, a postmaster, and Ninian Florence Toms in Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia. He was the great grandson of former member for Hastings and Manning, Joseph Andrews. Toms was educated at Goulburn Infants School, Bombala Primary School, Hurlstone Agricultural High School and Hemingway Robertson Institute. He worked as a Clerk in Commonwealth Bank of Australia from 1949 until 1955 and as a Clerk in his Local Government Shire from 1955 until 1982. Toms served in Wauchope, Stroud and Dungog. Military career Toms has an extended Military career including: Citizens Military Forces/ Army Reserve 1952 - 1979, National service full time training in 1952, Commissioned as a Lieutenant, Parachutist Rifle Company C ...
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1981 Maitland State By-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Maitland on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of Milton Morris () to unsuccessfully contest the federal seat of Lyne at the 1980 election. By-elections for the seats of Cessnock, Oxley and Sturt were held on the same day. Dates Result Milton Morris () resigned to unsuccessfully contest the seat of contested the federal seat of Lyne. Aftermath Peter Toms' career was to be short-lived, as he was defeated by Allan Walsh in the Labor "Wranslide" at the election in September 1981. See also *Electoral results for the district of Maitland *List of New South Wales state by-elections This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets aro ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maitland 198 ...
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Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales
The ''Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales'', also known as the ''New South Wales Government Gazette'', is the government gazette of the Government of New South Wales in Australia. The ''Gazette'' is managed by the New South Wales Parliamentary Counsel's Office. History The first ''Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales'' was published in 1832. Prior to the publication of the first issue of the ''Gazette'' on 7 March 1832, official notices were published in the '' Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser''. The articles in the ''Gazette'' include official notices from municipal councils and government departments about the naming of roads and the acquisition of land as well as changes to legislation and government departments in New South Wales. Government notices, regulations, forms and orders relating to the Port Phillip District were published in the ''Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales'' until Victoria separated from New Sou ...
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Speaker Of The New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly, New South Wales's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is Jonathan O'Dea, who was elected on 7 May 2019. Traditionally a partisan office, filled by the governing party of the time, O'Dea replaced the previous Liberal Speaker Shelley Hancock, following the 2019 state election. Role The Speaker presides over the House's debates, determining which members may speak. The Speaker is also responsible for maintaining order during debate, and may punish members who break the rules of the House. Conventionally, the Speaker remains non-partisan, and renounces all affiliation with his former political party when taking office. The Speaker does not take part in debate nor vote (except to break ties, and even then, subject to conventions that maintain his or her non-partisan status), although the Speaker is still able to speak. Aside from duties relating to presiding o ...
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Electoral District Of Maitland
Maitland is an New South Wales Legislative Assembly electoral districts, electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district encompasses the entirety of the City of Maitland. History Maitland was created in 1904, replacing Electoral district of East Maitland, East Maitland and Electoral district of West Maitland, West Maitland. With the introduction of proportional representation in 1920, it absorbed parts of Electoral district of Upper Hunter, Upper Hunter, Electoral district of Singleton, Singleton, Electoral district of Cessnock, Cessnock and Electoral district of Durham, Durham and elected three members. With the end of proportional representation in 1927, Maitland was split into the single-member electorates of Maitland, Upper Hunter and Cessnock. Members for Maitland Election results References

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