A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of
Clarence Clarence may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division
* Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow
* Clarence River (New South Wales)
* Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)
* City of Clarence, a loca ...
on 25 May 1996 following the resignation of sitting member,
Ian Causley
Ian Raymond Causley (19 October 1940 – 27 April 2020) was an Australian politician. He was a National Party of Australia, Nationals member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Page, New South Wales from 1996 ...
(), to contest federal seat of
Page at the
1996 election.
On the same day, by-elections were held in the seats of
Orange,
Pittwater
Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary, located about north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the Ce ...
,
Southern Highlands and
Strathfield.
All seats were retained by the Liberal-National Parties, with the exception of Clarence, that was won by the Labor Party with a swing on a
two-party preferred basis of 13.96%. The successful ALP candidate was
Harry Woods who was the sitting member for the federal seat of Page when he was defeated at the 1996 federal election by Ian Causley, ironically the previous member for Clarence.
Results
Ian Causley
Ian Raymond Causley (19 October 1940 – 27 April 2020) was an Australian politician. He was a National Party of Australia, Nationals member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Page, New South Wales from 1996 ...
() resigned to successfully contest federal seat of Page, defeating Harry Woods.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Clarence
Clarence, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
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1996 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1990s in New South Wales