1994 North Shore state by-election

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 5 February 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party member Phillip Smiles.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
21 December 1993	Resignation of Phillip Smiles.[1]
18 January 1994	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
20 January 1994	Day of nomination
5 February 1994	Polling day
18 February 1994	Return of writ

Results

1994 North Shore by-election
Saturday 5 February ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jillian Skinner	15,267	54.7	+3.6
	Independent	Robyn Read	10,408	37.3	−3.8
	Independent	Gerry Nolan	878	3.1
	Independent	Jim Reid	787	2.8
	Democrats	Alec Cater	590	2.1
Total formal votes			27,930	98.3	+3.9
Informal votes			473	1.7	−3.9
Turnout			28,403	76.0	−14.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jillian Skinner	15,905	58.4	+5.9
	Independent	Robyn Read	11,338	41.6	−5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.9

The Labor Party did not nominate a candidate.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of North Shore
• List of New South Wales state by-elections