1983 Kogarah state by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kogarah on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor MP Bill Crabtree who had been dropped as Minister for Police and Minister for Services.^[1]

The Kogarah by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Maroubra, Marrickville and Riverstone. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
23 July 1983	Bill Crabtree resigned.
23 September 1983	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[3]
30 September 1983	Day of nomination
22 October 1983	Polling day
11 November 1983	Return of writ

Results

Bill Crabtree resigned.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Kogarah
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Yes . Mr Bill Crabtree (1915-2001) . 1745 . 13 May 2019.
2. Web site: Antony . Green . Antony Green . NSW by-election background . Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) . 2021-03-17 . ABC elections.
3. News: Writ of election: Kogarah . . 130 . 23 September 1983 . 23 October 2019 . 4435 . Trove.