A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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electorate of
Oxley Oxley may refer to:
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on 21 February 1981 following the resignation of
Bruce Cowan
David Bruce Cowan AM (15 January 1926 – 7 April 2011) was an Australian politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 14 years from 6 ...
() to successfully contest the federal seat of
Lyne
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at the
1980 election.
By-elections for the seats of
Cessnock,
Maitland and
Sturt were held on the same day.
Dates
Results
Bruce Cowan
David Bruce Cowan AM (15 January 1926 – 7 April 2011) was an Australian politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 14 years from 6 ...
() resigned to successfully contest the seat of contested the federal seat of Lyne
Lyne may refer to:
Places
* Division of Lyne, an electoral division in New South Wales, Australia
* Lyne, Denmark, a town in southwest Denmark
* Lyne, Surrey a village in southern England
* River Lyne, a river of Cumbria in England
* Lyne, Sco ...
.
Aftermath
Peter King's career was to be short-lived.
The electoral redistribution for the
1981 state election abolished the nearby electorate of
Raleigh
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, and its Country Party MLA,
Jim Brown
James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former American football player, sports analyst and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one ...
,
chose to challenge King for Oxley preselection rather than contest the new electorate of
Coffs Harbour
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. Brown emerged successful after a controversial preselection campaign, and King was forced to retire at the 1981 election.
See also
*
Electoral results for the district of Oxley
Oxley, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1920, returning 3 members until 1927 and was abolished in 1988. The second from 1991 until the present ...
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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.
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References
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1981 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1980s in New South Wales