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Metherell's appointment to the EPA ultimately forced Greiner out of politics a few months after the by-election, when the ICAC determined Metherell's appointment had been corrupt and the independents threatened to bring down the government unless Greiner resigned.
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Metherell, a position with the Environment Protection Agency. He accepted and duly resigned from state parliament, effectively engineering a vacancy in a seat that was very likely to revert to the Liberas in a by-election. Labor did not nominate a
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Davidson, a traditionally safe Liberal seat, was held since 1981 by Dr Terry Metherell, a controversial Minister for Education in the first term of the
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Humpherson, was declared the winner against Independent Candidate and Warringah Councillor since 1980,
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Independents and minor parties reduced the Liberal vote by 16%, and 14% after preferences.
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The
Liberal Party retained the seat, despite a swing of 16%. The Liberal candidate,
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Election result for
Davidson, New South Wales, Australia
52:, after the scandal known as the 'Metherell Crisis'.
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710:50th New South Wales parliament
29:A by-election was held for the
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625:"NSW By-Elections Background"
1621:1992 elections in Australia
650:"1992 Davidson by-election"
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117:1992 Davidson by-election
1626:1990s in New South Wales
504:Two-candidate-preferred
119:Saturday 2 May
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1589:Legislative Assembly
1143:Legislative Assembly
631:. 12 September 2005.
44:-turned Independent
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1468:Legislative Council
462:Total formal votes
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57:Andrew Humpherson
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1070:55th (2011–2015)
1065:54th (2007–2011)
1060:53rd (2003–2007)
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385:Steven Klinger
301:Michael Vescio
297:Independent EFF
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73:Terry Metherell
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50:Terry Metherell
37:on 2 May 1992.
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725:The Entrance
706:By-elections
661:. Retrieved
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542:Julie Sutton
364:Peter Leney
174:Julie Sutton
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107:Julie Sutton
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1133:Results of
772:North Shore
735:Ku-ring-gai
712:(1991–1995)
663:4 September
537:Independent
444:Independent
423:Independent
402:Independent
381:Independent
360:Independent
339:Independent
318:Independent
255:Independent
234:Independent
169:Independent
1610:Categories
1596:(historic)
787:Cabramatta
782:Parramatta
600:References
322:Ted Roach
127:Candidate
67:Background
756:The Hills
213:Democrats
103:Warringah
1476:Colonial
1151:Colonial
777:Vaucluse
730:Davidson
583:See also
35:Davidson
33:seat of
1193:1874–75
1183:1869–70
1178:1864–65
708:of the
560:Liberal
552:+40.35
546:11,737
529:-13.04
523:17,352
514:Liberal
506:result
493:33,149
489:Turnout
465:32,143
226:-12.01
184:+29.52
161:-16.07
155:15,852
146:Liberal
97:Results
79:Greiner
59:of the
740:Gordon
574:-13.04
549:40.35
526:59.65
496:87.10
478:1,006
468:96.97
457:+0.07
436:+0.11
415:+0.33
394:+0.49
373:+0.59
352:+1.11
331:+1.12
310:+2.12
289:+2.40
268:+2.65
247:+2.86
220:1,156
205:+3.72
199:1,195
192:Greens
181:29.52
178:9,489
158:49.32
130:Votes
124:Party
1502:State
1252:State
569:Swing
481:3.03
454:0.07
433:0.11
412:0.33
391:0.49
370:0.59
349:1.11
328:1.12
307:2.12
286:2.40
265:2.65
244:2.86
223:3.60
202:3.72
1569:2023
1564:2019
1559:2015
1554:2011
1549:2007
1544:2003
1539:1999
1534:1995
1529:1991
1524:1988
1519:1984
1514:1981
1509:1978
1493:1851
1488:1848
1483:1843
1454:2023
1449:2019
1444:2015
1439:2011
1434:2007
1429:2003
1424:1999
1419:1995
1414:1991
1409:1988
1404:1984
1399:1981
1394:1978
1389:1976
1384:1973
1379:1971
1374:1968
1369:1965
1364:1962
1359:1959
1354:1956
1349:1953
1344:1950
1339:1947
1334:1944
1329:1941
1324:1938
1319:1935
1314:1932
1309:1930
1304:1927
1299:1925
1294:1922
1289:1920
1284:1917
1279:1913
1274:1910
1269:1907
1264:1904
1259:1901
1243:1898
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1228:1891
1223:1889
1218:1887
1213:1885
1208:1882
1203:1880
1198:1877
1188:1872
1173:1860
1168:1859
1163:1858
1158:1856
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749:1993
718:1992
665:2019
563:hold
409:105
388:157
367:190
346:357
325:361
304:683
283:770
262:852
241:918
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