▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July . ▁ ▁Pitt water ▁Liberal ▁M LA ▁Bruce ▁Web ster ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁No ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁state ▁election . ▁ ▁W oll ond illy ▁Liberal ▁M LA ▁Tom ▁Lewis ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁No ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁state ▁election . ▁ ▁C ess no ck ▁Labor ▁M LA ▁George ▁Ne illy ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁No ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁state ▁election . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁state ▁election ▁ ▁Premier : ▁Ne ville ▁W ran ▁( L abor ) ▁( 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 8 6 ) ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁parliament s ▁by ▁term ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁Agency ▁( DE A ) ▁is ▁an ▁ag ency ▁within ▁the ▁Liber ian ▁government ▁charged ▁with ▁fighting ▁drug - related ▁cr imes . ▁Before ▁its ▁creation , ▁fighting ▁drug ▁cr imes ▁was ▁a ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁ ▁The