1983 Maroubra state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Maroubra on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Bill Haigh (Labor) who had been dropped as Minister for Corrective Services in October 1981.^[1][2]

The Maroubra by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, 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.^[3]

Dates

Date	Event
9 August 1983	Bill Haigh resigned.^[1]
23 September 1983	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[4]
30 September 1983	Day of nomination
22 October 1983	Polling day
11 November 1983	Return of writ

Result

1983 Maroubra by-election
Saturday 22 October ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Carr	15,852	61.6	-7.2
	Liberal	Phillp Abadee	9,868	38.4	+7.2
Total formal votes			25,720	97.5	+2.0
Informal votes			660	2.5	-2.0
Turnout			26,380	79.0	-11.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.2

See also

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

References

1. "The Hon. William Henry Haigh (1924-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1983 Maroubra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
3. Green, Antony. "NSW by-election background". ABC elections. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
4. "Writ of election: Maroubra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 130. 23 September 1983. p. 4437. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Trove.