1992 The Entrance state by-election
# 1992 The Entrance state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of The Entrance on 18 January 1992 because the Court of Disputed Returns overturned the result of the 1991 The Entrance election. Bob Graham (Liberal) had been declared elected by 116 votes over Grant McBride (Labor). Justice Slattery in the Court of Disputed Returns held that more than 200 voters in The Entrance had been given ballot papers for the adjoining district of Gosford and that the poll was void.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 25 May 1991 | 1991 election |
| August 1991 | petitions against the result of the election lodged by Grant McBride, and Tony Irving. |
| 11 December 1991 | Court of Disputed returns declared the election void. |
| 2 January 1992 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 3 January 1992 | Nominations |
| 18 January 1992 | Polling day |
| 7 February 1992 | Return of writ |

## Results

1992 The Entrance by-election Saturday 18 January :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Grant McBride | 16,642 | 49.6 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | Bob Graham | 14,222 | 42.4 | -3.7 |
| | Democrats | Lynn Sawyer | 693 | 2.1 | -3.8 |
| | Independent | Peter Clifford | 625 | 1.9 | |
| | Independent | Tony Irving | 584 | 1.7 | -3.2 |
| | Greypower | Bob Hudson | 391 | 1.2 | |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Sean James | 326 | 0.97 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Stewart Scott-Irving | 92 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,575 | 98.4 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 535 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,110 | 91.0 | -3.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Grant McBride | 17,950 | 54.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Bob Graham | 14,857 | 45.3 | -4.9 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.9 | |
