1978 Earlwood state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Earlwood on 15 July 1978 because of the resignation of Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) the former Premier of New South Wales.^[1]

Result

1978 Earlwood by-election
Saturday 15 July ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Gabb	15,168	52.62	+7.17
	Liberal	Alan Jones	12,118	42.04	−12.51
	Democrats	Kerry Warr	1,053	3.65
	Independent	Neville Fleming	269	0.93
	Gay Liberation	Peter Blazey	105	0.36
	Independent	Charles Bingle	52	0.18
	Conservative	Josephine Mallett	33	0.11
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	27	0.09
Total formal votes			28,825	97.38	−1.14
Informal votes			775	2.62	+1.14
Turnout			29,600	88.24	−7.02
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+7.17

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