Orange state by-election, 1996

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on May 25, 1996 following the retirement of sitting member, Garry West.

On the same day, by-elections were held in the seats of Clarence, Pittwater, Southern Highlands and Strathfield.

All seats were retained by the Liberal-National Parties, with the exception of Clarence. In Orange, the National Party suffered a swing of 13.82% against it on a two-party preferred basis.

Orange by-election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Russell Turner	16,884	48.70	-11.40
	Labor	Tim Sullivan	15,489	44.67	+14.76
	Independent	Robert Cianfrano	2,299	6.63	+3.78
	Other		0	0.0	-7.24
Informal votes			495	1.41	-2.57
Turnout			35,167	89.03	-5.99
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russell Turner	18,011	52.60	-13.82
	Labor	Tim Sullivan	16,232	47.40	+13.82
	National hold		Swing	-13.82