1985 Peats state by-election

Election result for Peats, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Peats on 2 February 1985 because of the death of Paul Landa (Labor).

The Peats by-election was held the same day as the Murray by-election.

Dates

Date	Event
24 November 1984	Paul Landa died.
3 January 1985	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
10 January 1985	Nominations
2 February 1985	Polling day
22 February 1985	Return of writ

1985 Peats by-election
Saturday 2 February
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Doyle	14,382	48.9	−10.8
	Liberal	Peter Walsh	12,068	41.1	+7.7
	Independent	Keith Whitfield	1,533	5.2
	Democrats	John Aitken	1,411	4.8	−2.1
Total formal votes			29,394	98.9
Informal votes			315	1.1
Turnout			29,709	88.0
	Labor hold		Swing

^ "The Hon. David Paul Landa (1941-1984)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Peats". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 3. 3 January 1985. p. 17. Retrieved 16 March 2021 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1985 Peats by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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