1983 Riverstone state by-election

Election result for Riverstone, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Riverstone on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Tony Johnson (Labor).^[1]

The Riverstone by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Maroubra and Marrickville. 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
20 July 1983	Tony Johnson resigned.^[1]
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

Result

1983 Riverstone by-election
Saturday 22 October ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Amery	12,541	59.7	-11.4
	Liberal	Kenneth Jessup	7,583	36.1	+11.5
	Independent	Winston Brass	897	4.3
Total formal votes			21,021	97.2
Informal votes			609	2.8
Turnout			21,630	69.3
	Labor hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "Mr Anthony Valentine Patrick Johnson". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Writ of election: Riverstone". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 133. 23 September 1983. p. 4441. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1983 Riverstone by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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