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Northern Tablelands - By-election (Roll: 33,441) National Party gain from Labor Party Nominations: Thursday, 7 May 1987, Polling: Saturday, 23 May 1987 Candidate Party Votes % Final % Chappell, Ray (Elected) National Party 14,790 52.56 McCarthy, Thelma Labor Party 13,347 47.44 Formal Votes 28,137 Informal Votes 381 1.34 Total Votes / Turnout 28,518 85.28 Cause Category: Death Notes: Caused by the death of Labor MP Bill McCarthy. His widow Thelma was the Labor candidate at the by-election.