1976 The Hills state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of The Hills on 9 October 1976. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Max Ruddock (Liberal).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
25 May 1976	Max Ruddock resigned.^[1]
6 September 1976	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[2]
14 September 1976	Day of nomination
9 October 1976	Polling day
29 October 1976	Return of writ

Result

1976 The Hills by-election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	14,526	57.9	-7.2
	Labor	Paul Gibson	8,951	35.7	+0.8
	Workers	Hugh Frazer	1,620	6.4
Total formal votes			25,097	99.2	+0.5
Informal votes			198	0.8	-0.5
Turnout			25,295	79.5	-16.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Maxwell Stanley Ruddock (1914–1976)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: The Hills". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 111. 6 September 1976. p. 3795. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1976 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.