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Bankstown - By-election (Roll: 32,587)
Retained by Labor Party
Nominations: Monday, 18 August 1980, Polling: Saturday, 13 September 1980
Candidate Party Votes % Final %
McDonald, James Terence Liberal Party 8,414 34.36
Mochalski, Richard Charles (Elected) Labor Party 16,074 65.64
Formal Votes 24,488
Informal Votes 779 3.08
Total Votes / Turnout 25,267 77.54
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP Nick Kearns.