1986 Canterbury state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 1 February 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kevin Stewart to accept the post of Agent-General for NSW in London.[1][2]

By-elections for the seats of Cabramatta and Kiama were held on the same day.

Dates

Date	Event
31 December 1985	Kevin Stewart resigned.[2]
3 January 1986	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
9 January 1986	Close of nominations
12 November 2016	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
21 February 1986	Return of writ

Results

1986 Canterbury by-election
Saturday 1 February [1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Moss	12,189	53.14
	Liberal	George Elias	8,267	36.04
	Australian Democrats	Paul Terrett	1,822	7.94
	National Action	Jim Saleam	513	2.24
	Rainbow Party	Julien Droulers	145	0.43
Total formal votes			22,936	95.58
Informal votes			1,061	4.42
Turnout			23,997	74.56
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

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

References

1. Green, Antony. "1986 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. "Kevin Stewart (1928–2006)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (6). 8 January 1986. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2019 – via Trove.