1987 Bankstown state by-election

Election result for Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bankstown on 31 January 1987 following the resignation of sitting Labor party member, Ric Mochalski who was facing charges over the collapse of a property trust.[1] Mochalski gave the reason for his resignation as ill health, however the NSW Parliamentary Superannuation Fund rejected a claim based on ill health following a report from the NSW Chief Medical Officer.[2]

The Bankstown by-election was held the same day as the Heathcote by-election.

## Dates

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Date  | Event

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1 December 1986  | Ric Mochalski resigned from parliament.[1]
2 January 1987  | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
8 January 1987  | Nominations
31 January 1987  | Polling day
20 February 1987  | Return of writ

## Results

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1987 Bankstown state by-election[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Doug Shedden | 12,677  | 43.80  | −20.7
| Liberal | Terry McDonald  | 4,336  | 23.20  | −12.3
| Independent | Kevin Ryan | 5,395  | 18.64  | +18.64
| Call to Australia | Elaine Nile | 993  | 3.43  | +3.43
| Small Business People Group  | Norm Axford  | 641  | 2.21  | +2.21
| Democrats | Peter Carver  | 603  | 2.08  | +2.08
| Independent | John Hillman  | 568  | 1.96  | +1.96
| Independent | Richard Mezinec  | 309  | 1.07  | +1.07
| Unite Australia | Peter Sawyer  | 243  | 0.84  | +0.84
| Humanist  | Scott Wilkie  | 172  | 0.59  | +0.59
| Centre Unity | John Beasley  | 93  | 0.32  | +0.32
| New Australian Republic  | John Vartanian  | 74  | 0.26  | +0.26
Total formal votes  | 28,940  | 95.689  |
Informal votes  | 1,308  | 4.32  |
Turnout | 30,248  | 84.85  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Doug Shedden | 14,832  | 61.37  | −3.13
| Liberal | Terry McDonald  | 9,336  | 38.63  | +3.13
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.13 |

## See also

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* Electoral results for the district of Bankstown
* List of New South Wales state by-elections

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Mr Richard Charles Mochalski (1948-2002)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. ^ "MP not allowed pension". The Canberra Times. 21 August 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2019 - via Trove.
3. ^ "Writ of election: Bankstown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 5\. 2 January 1987. p. 63. Retrieved 21 October 2019 - via Trove.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "1987 Bankstown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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