1970 Georges River state by-election
# 1970 Georges River state by-election

The 1970 Georges River state by-election was held on 19 September 1970 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Georges River. It was triggered by the death of Douglas Cross (Liberal).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 19 July 1970 | Douglas Cross died. |
| 21 August 1970 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 28 August 1970 | Day of nomination |
| 19 September 1970 | Polling day |
| 9 October 1970 | Return of writ |

## Result

1970 Georges River by-election Saturday 19 September :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Frank Walker | 12,104 | 47.8 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | John Tonkin | 10,208 | 40.3 | -18.4 |
| | Def. of Govt Schools | Robin Alleway | 1,847 | 7.3 | |
| | Democratic Labor | B Payne | 1,040 | 4.1 | |
| | Independent | W L Hutchinson | 118 | 0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,317 | 98.0 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 514 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,831 | 86.0 | -9.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Walker | 13,256 | 52.4 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal | John Tonkin | 12,061 | 47.6 | -11.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | 11.1 | |
