1990 Granville state by-election
# 1990 Granville state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Granville on 23 June 1990 because of the resignation of Laurie Ferguson (Labor) to successfully contest the 1990 federal election for Reid.

The Granville by-election was held the same day as the Heffron and Smithfield by-elections.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 17 February 1990 | Resignation of Laurie Ferguson. |
| 24 March 1990 | 1990 federal election |
| 25 May 1990 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 1 June 1990 | Nominations |
| 23 June 1990 | Polling day |
| 2 August 1990 | Return of writ |

## Results

1990 Granville by-election Saturday 23 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Kim Yeadon | 14,960 | 59.36 | +2.56 |
| | Independent | Tony Issa | 4,744 | 18.82 | |
| | Greens | Lisa Macdonald | 3,477 | 13.80 | |
| | Call to Australia | Keith Barron | 2,020 | 8.02 | -2.18 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,201 | 96.00 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,049 | 4.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,250 | 80.04 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kim Yeadon | 15,770 | 71.55 | |
| | Independent | Tony Issa | 6,269 | 28.45 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.65 | |
