Aby-election for the seat ofVaucluse in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 31 May 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation ofLiberal member and Deputy LeaderRosemary Foot.[1]
The by-election for the seats ofPittwater was held on the same day.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 February 1986 | Resignation of Rosemary Foot.[1] |
| 2 May 1986 | Writ of election issued by theSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 8 May 1986 | Day of nominations |
| 31 May 2016 | Polling day |
| 20 June 1986 | Return of writ |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ray Aston | 13,245 | 72.6 | +0.2 | |
| Democrats | Yvonne Jayawardena | 1,978 | 10.8 | +6.8 | |
| Call to Australia | Elaine Nile | 1,173 | 6.4 | ||
| Nuclear Free Australia | Gillian Fisher | 931 | 5.1 | ||
| Nuclear Disarmament | Robert Wood | 732 | 4.0 | ||
| Uninflated Movement | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 99 | 0.5 | ||
| Small Business and Enterprise Party | Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis | 81 | 0.44 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,239 | 96.3 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 711 | 3.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 18,950 | 61.1 [a] | −27.6 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
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