A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Riverstone on 22 October 1983. It was triggered by the resignation of Tony Johnson ().
The Riverstone by-election was held the same day as the by-elections for Kogarah, Maroubra and Marrickville. All were safe Labor seats and while there was a swing against Labor in each seat (7.2% to 11.8%), all were retained by Labor.
Dates Date Event 20 July 1983 Tony Johnson resigned. 23 September 1983 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. 30 September 1983 Day of nomination 22 October 1983 Polling day 11 November 1983 Return of writ
Result
Tony Johnson () resigned.
See also Electoral results for the district of Riverstone List of New South Wales state by-elections
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