Blaxland (NSW) By-Election (15 June 1996)
The previous Member for Blaxland was Paul Keating, who represented the electorate from 1969 to 1996. He resigned from Parliament on 23 April 1996 and the writ for the by-election was issued on 13 May 1996.
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Demographic rating: |
Inner Metropolitan |
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Seat Status: |
Safe Labor |
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2 March 1996 Election: |
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Two-Party Preferred |
ALP: |
62.98% |
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LNP: |
37.02% |
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15 June 1996 By-election: |
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Two-Candidate Preferred |
ALP: |
69.06% |
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RARI: |
30.94% |
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A total of twelve candidates nominated for the 15 June 1996 Blaxland by-election compared with ten at the 1996 federal election. There were 79 714 electors enrolled for the 15 June 1996 by-election. The Divisional Returning Officer for Blaxland declared Michael Hatton (ALP) as the new Member on 18 June 1996.
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Candidates |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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Hutchinson, John |
RARI |
5 771 |
8.98 |
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Baird, Neil Douglas Lockhart |
IND |
1 499 |
2.33 |
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Spencer, Adam |
499 |
0.78 |
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Rahme, Melodie |
CTA |
2 782 |
4.33 |
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Reid, Bob |
IND |
750 |
1.17 |
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Kennedy, Marnie |
388 |
0.60 |
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Kearney, Vicki |
GRN |
3 148 |
4.90 |
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Aussie-Stone, Marc |
IND |
298 |
0.46 |
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Cogger, Linda |
NLP |
224 |
0.35 |
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Sayegh, Peter |
IND |
2 334 |
3.63 |
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#Hatton, Michael |
ALP |
37 804 |
58.83 |
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Krumins, Peter John |
AFI |
8 759 |
13.63 |
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Formal |
64 256 |
92.66 |
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Informal |
5 092 |
7.34 |
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TOTAL |
69 348 |
87.00 |
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