Pittwater state by-election, 1986

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Pittwater on 31 May 1986. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Liberal MP Max Smith. The by-election was won by Liberal candidate Jim Longley.

Background

Labor did not stand a candidate in the by-election, and as a result, this election was almost won by professional surfer and former world surfing champion Nat Young, who ran on a largely environmental ticket.[1][2]

Results

Results have been sourced from the ABC's Antony Green's 2005 NSW by-election analysis.[3] First names for some candidates are not available.

Pittwater state by-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Nat Young 6,177 24.2 +24.2
Liberal Jim Longley 10,922 42.8 -15.3
Call to Australia Donnelly 1,451 5.7 +5.7
Democrats MacLennan 1,290 4.9 +0.7
Nuclear Disarmament Party Rigney 643 2.5 +2.5
Independent Grace 5006 19.6 +19.6
Independent Monk 62 0.2 +0.2
Labor - 0 0.0 -25.4
Total formal votes 25,501 97.5 −0.3
Informal votes 649 2.5 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 13,000 53.1 −12.4
Independent Nat Young 11,468 46.9 +46.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.4

References

  1. ↑ Warshaw, Matt (2011-04-29). The History of Surfing. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781452100944.
  2. ↑ "Pittwater - NSW Election 2015 - New South Wales Votes - NSW Election 2015 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  3. ↑ "NSW By-elections, 1965-2005" (PDF).
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