1970 Randwick state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Randwick on 14 February 1970. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting member Lionel Bowen (Labor) to successfully contest the federal seat of Kingsford Smith at the 1969 election.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
18 September 1969	Resignation of Lionel Bowen.^[1]
25 October 1969	1969 Australian federal election
19 January 1970	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[2]
23 January 1970	Day of nomination
14 February 1970	Polling day
10 March 1970	Return of writ

Result

1970 Randwick by-election
Saturday 14 February ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Brereton	13,201	61.5	+8.9
	Liberal	John McLaughlin	8,252	38.5	-5.1
Total formal votes			21,453	97.3	+0.5
Informal votes			581	2.6	+0.5
Turnout			20,034	79.5	-13.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Lionel Frost Bowen (1922–2012)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Randwick". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 8. January 1970. p. 195. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1970 Randwick by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2020.