1994 North Shore state by-election

1994 North Shore state by-election
← 1991 5 February 1994 1995 →
Electoral district of North Shore in the; New South Wales Legislative Assembly
MP before election; Phillip Smiles; Liberal	Elected MP ; Jillian Skinner; Liberal

A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 5 February 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Phillip Smiles.^[1]

Date	Event
21 December 1993	Resignation of Phillip Smiles.^[1]
18 January 1994	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
20 January 1994	Day of nomination
5 February 1994	Polling day
18 February 1994	Return of writ

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jillian Skinner	15,267	54.7	+3.6
	Independent	Robyn Read	10,408	37.3	−3.8
	Independent	Gerry Nolan	878	3.1
	Independent	Jim Reid	787	2.8
	Democrats	Alec Cater	590	2.1
Total formal votes			27,930	98.3	+3.9
Informal votes			473	1.7	−3.9
Turnout			28,403	76.0	−14.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jillian Skinner	15,905	58.4	+5.9
	Independent	Robyn Read	11,338	41.6	−5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.9

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1993	The Hills
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