1980 Castlereagh state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Castlereagh on 23 February 1980 due to the resignation of Jack Renshaw (Labor).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
29 January 1980	Jack Renshaw resigned.[1]
29 January 1980	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 February 1980	Day of nomination
23 February 1980	Polling day
10 March 1980	Return of writ

Result

1980 Castlereagh by-election
Saturday 23 February [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Curran	9,327	51.9	-5.0
	Country	John Hickmott	8,651	48.1	+5.0
Total formal votes			17,978	99.3	+0.8
Informal votes			134	0.7	-0.8
Turnout			18,112	83.0	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

See also

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

References

1. "Mr John Brophy Renshaw (1909–1987)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (16). 29 January 1980. p. 471. Retrieved 23 October 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1980 Castlereagh by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2020.