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377:"1992 Ku-ring-gai by-election"
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385:Parliament of New South Wales
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443:"Davidson - profile"
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217:Total formal votes
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923:Results of
562:North Shore
525:Ku-ring-gai
502:(1991–1995)
390:8 September
295:Independent
178:Independent
157:Independent
35:Ku-ring-gai
1400:Categories
1386:(historic)
577:Cabramatta
572:Parramatta
356:References
182:Ted Roach
115:Candidate
56:Background
546:The Hills
44:Premier,
1266:Colonial
941:Colonial
567:Vaucluse
520:Davidson
339:See also
33:seat of
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968:1864–65
498:of the
422:21 June
316:Liberal
308:+44.91
302:13,182
287:-17.62
281:16,167
272:Liberal
264:result
256:−11.39
250:32,207
246:Turnout
220:30,836
170:+23.54
149:-14.57
143:14,755
134:Liberal
96:Results
530:Gordon
453:22 May
330:-17.62
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284:55.09
253:82.68
240:−2.00
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226:+2.00
223:95.74
212:+0.73
191:+8.57
188:17.65
185:5,442
167:31.54
164:9,725
146:47.85
118:Votes
112:Party
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325:Swing
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209:2.96
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