A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 1 September 1990. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Fred Caterson (Liberal).[1]

Dates

DateEvent
31 July 1990 Fred Caterson resigned.[1]
13 August 1990 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
17 August 1990 Day of nomination
1 September 1990 Polling day
21 September 1990 Return of writ

Result

1990 The Hills by-election [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Packard 14,633 49.9 -26.0
Independent Roy Potter 6,013 20.5
Labor Lenore Craven 4,228 14.4 -9.7
Democrats Michael Antrum 1,712 5.8
Total formal votes 29,327 98.2
Informal votes 527 1.8
Turnout 29,854 81.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tony Packard 15,741 57.3 -18.5
Independent Roy Potter 11,713 42.7
Liberal hold Swing-18.5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr (Fred) Frederick Douglas Claude Caterson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: The Hills". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 104. 17 August 1990. p. 7499. Retrieved 13 March 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1990 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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