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Electoral district of Lane Cove in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held for theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate ofLane Cove on 8 February 1975 because of the resignation ofAttorney GeneralKen McCaw (Liberal).[1]
ThePittwater by-election was held on the same day.
| Date | Event |
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| 3 January 1975 | Resignation of Ken McCaw.[1] |
| 7 January 1975 | Writ of election issued by theSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 20 January 1975 | Nominations |
| 8 February 1975 | Polling day |
| 28 February 1975 | Return of writ |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Dowd | 15,709 | 70.8 | +9.8 | |
| Australia | Brian Johnson | 5,870 | 26.4 | +13.5 | |
| British Australia | Harry Marsh | 622 | 2.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,201 | 97.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 521 | 2.3 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 22,722 | 73.0 | −17.3 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | −69.3 | |||
TheLabor Party did not contest the election.[3]
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