COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== RICHMOND, NSW ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 February 1984, following the resignation of Rt Hon Doug Anthony -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,494 +05.9 Votes cast: 81,220 89.8 -05.5 Informal votes: 1,383 01.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 79,837 98.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Blunt + NPA 26,972 33.8 -19.2 Fast Bucks 3,657 04.6 Peter Carmont ALP 28,914 36.2 -03.5 Simon Clough AD 2,587 03.2 -04.1 Denis Griffin 469 00.6 Brian Pezzutti Lib 16,948 21.2 Nadar Ponnuswamy 290 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ponnuswamy's 290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 48 16.6 27,020 34.0 Bucks 78 26.9 3,735 04.8 Carmont 47 16.2 28,961 36.3 Clough 20 06.9 2,607 03.3 Griffin 28 09.7 497 00.6 Pezzutti 69 23.8 17,017 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 290 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Griffin's 497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 97 19.5 27,117 34.0 Bucks 71 14.3 3,806 04.8 Carmont 95 19.1 29,056 36.4 Clough 108 21.7 2,715 03.4 Pezzutti 126 25.4 17,143 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 497 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Clough's 2,715 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 292 10.8 27,409 34.3 Bucks 985 36.3 4,791 06.0 Carmont 1,011 37.2 30,067 37.7 Pezzutti 427 15.7 17,570 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,715 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bucks's 4,791 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 709 14.8 28,118 35.2 Carmont 2,806 58.6 32,873 41.2 Pezzutti 1,276 26.6 18,846 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,791 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pezzutti's 18,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT + 16,410 87.1 44,528 55.8 Carmont 2,436 12.9 35,309 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,846 79,837 05.8 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Blunt (born 1951): Elected 1983 Born: 19 January 1951, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Economist. State Director, NSW National Party. --------------------------------------------------------------------