A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of
Murray on 13 September 1980. It was triggered by the death of
Mary Meillon ().
The seat had not been contested by the
Country party since 1973 as the
Coalition
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Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
agreement prohibited the party from endorsing candidates to run against sitting Liberals. The 1980 redistribution would see the
district of Sturt abolished,
and much of the district included in the Murray.
Tim Fischer (Country) was the member for Sturt and resigned to contest the by-election.
By-elections for the seats of
Bankstown and
Ku-ring-gai were held on the same day.
Dates
Result
Mary Meillon () died.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Murray
Murray, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present.
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Election results Elections in t ...
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
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1980 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1980s in New South Wales