A by-election was held for the
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 Ho ...
electorate of
Port Stephens on 5 November 1988 because the
Court of Disputed Returns
The Court of Disputed Returns is a court, tribunal, or some other body that determines disputes about elections in some common law countries. The court may be known by another name such as the Court of Disputed Elections. In countries that derive ...
declared that the
1988 Port Stephens election was void because
Bob Martin () handed government cheques to community groups during the campaign and this amounted to electoral bribery.
Dates
Result
The 1988 Port Stephens election was declared void due to bribery.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Port Stephens
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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 aro ...
Notes
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Port Stephens 1988
1988 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1980s in New South Wales