1976_The_Hills_state_by-election

1976 The Hills state by-election

Election result for The Hills, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 9 October 1976. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Max Ruddock (Liberal).^[1]

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Date	Event
25 May 1976	Max Ruddock resigned.^[1]
6 September 1976	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[2]
14 September 1976	Day of nomination
9 October 1976	Polling day
29 October 1976	Return of writ

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	14,526	57.9	-7.2
	Labor	Paul Gibson	8,951	35.7	+0.8
	Workers	Hugh Frazer	1,620	6.4
Total formal votes			25,097	99.2	+0.5
Informal votes			198	0.8	-0.5
Turnout			25,295	79.5	-16.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

1976 The Hills state by-election