1985 Murray state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Murray on 2 February 1985.^[1] The election was triggered by the resignation of National party member, Tim Fischer to successfully contest the seat of Farrer at the 1984 federal election.^[2]

The Murray by-election was held the same day as the Peats by-election.

Dates

Date	Event
18 October 1984	Tim Fischer resigned from parliament.^[2]
3 January 1985	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[3]
10 January 1985	Nominations
2 February 1985	Polling day
22 February 1985	Return of writ

1985 Murray by-election
Saturday 2 February ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jim Small	16,678	63.0	-5.0
	Independent	Ray Brooks	9,813	37.0	+13.7
Total formal votes			26,491	97.5	-1.0
Informal votes			677	2.5	+1.0
Turnout			27,168	82.1	-6.5
	National hold		Swing	-5.0

^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1985 Murray by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 3 January 1985. p. 19. Retrieved 31 October 2019 – via Trove.