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1986 Bass Hill state by-election

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after more than 10 years in office. At the time, Wran held the record for the longest uninterrupted stint as NSW Premier. In addition to resigning as Premier, Wran also resigned his seat in the
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Since the two-party preferred count was not conducted for Bass Hill in 1984, the two party preferred swing at the by-election cannot be calculated precisely. ABC election analyst
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Bass Hill was lost by the Labor Party for the only time in the history of the district. In a very close result,
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on 2 August 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting
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estimates a two party preferred swing of 17.5% towards the Liberal Party.
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won the contest by 103 votes after the distribution of preferences.
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Election result for Bass Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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The Bass Hill by-election was held the same day as the
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Index

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Bass Hill
Labor
Neville Wran
Liberal
Michael Owen
Rockdale by-election
Neville Wran
Premier of New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
Liberal Party
Michael Owen
Labor
Bill Lovelee
Liberal
Michael Owen
Independent
Democrats
Call to Australia
Elaine Nile
Independent
Turnout
Two-party-preferred
Liberal
Michael Owen
Labor
Bill Lovelee
Liberal
Labor
Swing

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