<page_title> 1977 Ashfield by-election </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> Tim Smith <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19,616 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Labour <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Michael Cowan <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19,352 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1977 Ashfield by-election, Tim Smith won by 264 votes over Labour's Michael Cowan.