1987 Northern Tablelands state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northern Tablelands on 23 May 1987. The by-election was triggered by the resignation due to ill health of sitting Labor party member, Bill McCarthy, who died 3 days later.[1] McCathy's widow Thelma was the Labor candidate at the by-election.[2]

Dates

Date	Event
22 April 1987	Bill McCarthy resigned from parliament.[1]
25 April 1987	Death of Bill McCarthy.[1]
1 May 1987	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
7 May 1987	Nominations
23 May 1987	Polling day
12 June 1987	Return of writ

Results

1987 Northern Tablelands by-election
Saturday 23 May [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ray Chappell	14,790	52.6	+52.6
	Labor	Thelma McCarthy	13,347	47.4	-4.2
Total formal votes			28,137	98.7	-0.1
Informal votes			381	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			28,518	85.3	-8.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

See also

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

References

1. "Mr William John Patrick McCarthy". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1987 Northern Tablelands by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Northern Tablelands". New South Wales Government Gazette (77). 4 May 1987. p. 2245. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via Trove.