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2004 Dubbo state by-election

Election result for Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly district of Dubbo on 20 November 2004. It was triggered by the death of Tony McGrane ().

The by-election saw McGrane succeeded by another independent in Dawn Fardell.

Background

On 15 September 2004, the independent sitting member Tony McGrane for Dubbo died after a battle with liver cancer. McGrane was first elected at the 1999 state election and re-elected at the 2003 state election. His death triggered a by-election for the vacant seat.

The by-election presented the with an opportunity to regain the seat they had held for 18 years from 1981 before losing it to McGrane in 1999. However, the seat was won instead by another independent, Dubbo deputy mayor Dawn Fardell.

The by-election was not contested by the , the party in government at the time. Nor was it contested by the opposition , who deferred to their junior coalition partner the National Party, as is typical in regional districts.

Dates

Date	Event
1 November 2004	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
4 November 2004	Date of nomination
20 November 2004	Polling day
17 December 2004	Return of writ

Results

Saturday 20 November

Tony McGrane () died.

References

"Mr (Tony) Anthony Michael McGrane (1946-2004)".
(16 September 2004). "Dubbo mourns MP death". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"2004 Dubbo by-election results". NSW Electoral Commission.
(2003). "2004 Dubbo by-election".

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