Candidates Of The 1976 New South Wales State Election
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1976 New South Wales state election A general election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 1 May 1976. The result was a narrow win for the Labor Party under Neville Wran—the party's first in the state i ...
. The election was held on 1 May 1976.


Retiring Members

Note: Steve Mauger MLA (Liberal, Monaro) resigned some months prior to the election; a by-election was scheduled for the seat, but was cancelled when the general election was called.


Labor

* Dan Mahoney MLA (
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)


Liberal

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MLA ( Ashfield)


Country

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Geoff Crawford Geoffrey Robertson Crawford, DCM (16 December 1916 – 29 December 1998) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Country Party from 1950 to 1976, and served as Minister for Agriculture ...
MLA ( Barwon)


Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.


See also

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1976–1978 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 45th parliament held their seats from 1976 to 1978. They were elected at the 1976 state election, and at by-elections. The Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics ...
* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1976–1978


References

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New South Wales Parliament The Parliament of New South Wales is a bicameral legislature in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), consisting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each ...
, work=New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
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