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# Dynamism

Dynamism may refer to:
* Dynamism (metaphysics), a cosmological explanation of the material world
* Dynamicism, the application of dynamical systems theory to cognitive science
* Economic dynamism, a term related to the rate of change of an economy
* "Plastic dynamism", a term used by the Italian futurist art movement to describe an object's intrinsic and extrinsic motion
# 157th meridian east

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The meridian 157° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 157th meridian east forms a great circle with the 23rd meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 157th meridian east passes through:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 157.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 157.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Henrietta Island, Sakha Republic, Russia (at 77°6′N 156°43′E﻿ / ﻿77.100°N 156.717°E﻿ / 77.100; 156.717﻿ (Henrietta Island)) 77°2′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿77.033°N 157.000°E﻿ / 77.033; 157.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 71°5′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.083°N 157.000°E﻿ / 71.083; 157.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 66°1′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.017°N 157.000°E﻿ / 66.017; 157.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 61°35′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.583°N 157.000°E﻿ / 61.583; 157.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 57°51′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿57.850°N 157.000°E﻿ / 57.850; 157.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 51°5′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.083°N 157.000°E﻿ / 51.083; 157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 4°42′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.700°S 157.000°E﻿ / -4.700; 157.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Takuu atoll 4°48′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.800°S 157.000°E﻿ / -4.800; 157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 6°53′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.883°S 157.000°E﻿ / -6.883; 157.000﻿ (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Choiseul Island 7°16′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.267°S 157.000°E﻿ / -7.267; 157.000﻿ (New Georgia Sound) New Georgia Sound 7°52′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.867°S 157.000°E﻿ / -7.867; 157.000﻿ (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Island of Kolombangara 8°6′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.100°S 157.000°E﻿ / -8.100; 157.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Passing just west of Vonavona Island, Solomon Islands (at 8°11′N 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.183°N 157.000°E﻿ / 8.183; 157.000﻿ (Vonavona Island)) 11°47′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.783°S 157.000°E﻿ / -11.783; 157.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 29°57′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.950°S 157.000°E﻿ / -29.950; 157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 157.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 157.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°12′S 157°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.200°S 157.000°E﻿ / -69.200; 157.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
# Al Haouafate

Al Haouafate is a small town and rural commune in Sidi Kacem Province of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 17,119 people living in 2627 households. The mayor is Abdenabi El Aidoudi.
# 1989 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor

The 1989 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the Super Series of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from February 20 through February 27, 1989. Second-seeded Boris Becker won the singles title.

## Finals
### Singles

Boris Becker defeated Tim Mayotte 7–6, 6–1, 6–3
* It was Becker's 2nd singles title of the year and the 21st of his career.

### Doubles

Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg defeated Rick Leach / Jim Pugh 6–3, 7–5
* It was Annacone's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of his career. It was van Rensburg's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of his career.
# Cooper County

Cooper County may refer to:
* Cooper County, Missouri, United States
* Cooper County, New South Wales, Australia
* Cooper County, Queensland, Australia
# Orcesis phauloides

Orcesis phauloides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pascoe in 1866.
# 1566 in India

Events from the year 1566 in India.

## Events

* The Tomb of Humayun in Delhi is completed.
* Vellore Fort, a large fort situated in Vellore Tamil Nadu, India is built
* Agra became the seat of Moghul government (until 1658).
# 1998 Ukrainian Women's League

The 1998 season of the Ukrainian Championship was the 7th season of Ukraine's women's football competitions. The championship ran from 24 April 1998 to 8 July 1998.
The championship was played as a sextuple round-robin tournament compered to the last year quadruple round-robin.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted | Relegated |
| Lvivianka Lviv (debut) | Stal-Nika-MMK Makiivka (dissolved) Alina Kyiv (dissolved) |

### Name changes

* Donchanka Donetsk, last season was known as Donchanka-Varna Donetsk
* Lvivianka Lviv, last competed in the 1993 Persha Liha, but Harmoniya played in the 1995 Vyshcha Liha

## Higher League
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Donchanka-Varna Donetsk | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 5 | +56 | 49 | Champions |
| 2 | Lehenda-Cheksil Chernihiv | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 33 | |
| 3 | Hrafit Zaporizhia | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 17 | |
| 4 | Lvivianka Lviv | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 69 | −67 | 6 | |
# 785 Records

785 Records is a record label located in New York, United States, founded in 2005 by songwriter Denise Rich. The label's first release was the charity single Come Together Now, written by Rich, Sharon Stone, Mark Feist and Damon Sharpe from which the proceeds went to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Marc Eichner, a senior executive at RCA/BMG, joined the label as president in August 2006. The label built a $1 million recording studio in Rich's Fifth Avenue penthouse in Manhattan overlooking Central Park in 2007.

## Bands/Artists under the label

* Article A
* Tiffany Giardina
* At First Blush!
# A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart

"A Cowboy's Born with a Broken Heart" is a song written by Chris Farren and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by American country music band Boy Howdy. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from their album Welcome to Howdywood. The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1993.

## Content

The singer talks about how alone and pensive a cowboy is and has been since birth, implying that there is some mythical (if not genetic) and shared trait among cowboys that make them unique. The song emphasizes a cowboys honesty and good character while also hinting at a typical anti-social tendency.

## Chart performance

| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 16 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 12 |

## Music video

The music video was directed by Sara Nichols and produced by Tom Forrest.
# 157th Motor Rifle Division

The 157th Motor Rifle Division was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army. It existed from 1969 to 1987 and was based in Feodosia. In 1987 it became the 710th Territorial Training Center. In 1989, the training center became a storage base.

## History

In April 1969, the 157th Motor Rifle Division was activated in Feodosiya as part of the 32nd Army Corps. It replaced the 52nd Motor Rifle Division, which had been moved to Nizhneudinsk. During the Cold War, the division was maintained at 17% strength. On 1 December 1987, it became the 710th Territorial Training Center. On 1 September 1989, the training center became the 5378th Weapons and Equipment Storage Base.

## Composition

In 1980, the division included the following units.
* 91st Motorized Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* 520th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* 524th Motorized Rifle Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
* Tank Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* 434th Artillery Regiment (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
* Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Missile Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Reconnaissance Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Engineer-Sapper Battalion (Kerch, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Communications Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Chemical Defence Company (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Equipment Maintenance and Recovery Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Medical Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
* Separate Material Supply Battalion (Feodosiya, Crimean Oblast)
# Al Harani

Al Harani is a village in Jizan Province, in south-western Saudi Arabia.
# 1699 in England

Events from the year 1699 in England.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – William III

## Events

* January 19 – Parliament limits the size of the country's standing army to 7,000 "native born" men. The King's Dutch Blue Guards hence cannot serve in the line. By Act of February 1, it also requires disbandment of foreign troops in Ireland.
* May 10 – Billingsgate Fish Market in London is sanctioned as a permanent institution by Act of Parliament.
* June 11 – England, France and the Dutch Republic agree on the terms of the Second Partition Treaty for Spain.
* June 14 – Thomas Savery demonstrates his first steam pump to the Royal Society of London.
* October 3 – The Liverpool Merchant, the first slave ship from the port of Liverpool in England, departs to imprison captured West Africans and transport them to the British colonies, arriving in Barbados on September 18, 1700 with 220 slaves.

### Undated

* Castle Howard in Yorkshire, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor, is begun.
* John Blow is appointed to the newly created post of Composer to the Chapel Royal.
* Edward Lhuyd produces the first published scientific treatment of what would now be recognized as a dinosaur, describing and naming a sauropod tooth, Rutellum implicatum found at Caswell, near Witney, Oxfordshire.

### In fiction

* May 4 – the beginning of Gulliver's Travels (1726).

## Births

* January? – Frank Nicholls, English physician (died 1778)
* July 14 – Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere, English peer, politician and admiral (died 1781)
* August 13 (bapt.) – John Dyer, Welsh poet (died 1757)
* September 12 – John Martyn, English botanist (died 1768)
* September 29 – Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, English noble and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland (died 1751)
* November 2 – Thomas Holmes, 1st Baron Holmes, English Member of Parliament (died 1764)
* November 5 – Sir Merrik Burrell, 1st Baronet, English politician (died 1787)
* December 19 – William Bowyer, English printer (died 1777)

### Unknown dates

* Matthew Brettingham, English architect (died 1769)
* William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford, nobleman and politician (died 1731)
* Colonel Joshua Fry, English-born surveyor, adventurer, mapmaker, member of the House of Burgesses, and colonel in the American colonies (died 1754)

## Deaths

* January 21 – Obadiah Walker, academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688 (born 1616)
* January 27 – Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, statesman and essayist (born 1628)
* February 1 – Sir Thomas Chicheley, politician (born c. 1618)
* February 27 – Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, politician (born c. 1625)
* March 27 – Edward Stillingfleet, theologian (born 1635)
* June 22 – Sir Josiah Child, merchant, economist, politician and governor of the East India Company (born 1630)
* October 8 (buried) – Mary Beale, portrait painter (born 1633)
# Donat of the Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)

Donat of the Order of Saint John is a distinction awarded by the Order of Saint John. Any person not being a Member of the Venerable Order of St. John who from an appreciation of the objects or work of the Order makes a worthy contribution to its funds or to the funds of a Priory may be appointed by the Grand Prior, on the recommendation of the Grand Council, a Donat of the Order; or by the Prior of a Priory, on the recommendation of his Priory Chapter, to be a Donat of the Priory and thereafter his name shall be recorded in the List of Donats of the Order which shall be maintained by the Secretary-General or as the case may be in the List of Donats of the Priory which shall be maintained by the proper officer of the Priory.
The rights and privileges of a Donat of a Priory shall in all respects be the same as those of a Donat of the Order. The appointment of a Donat shall lapse and his name shall be deleted from the List of Donats if he shall subsequently be admitted as a Member of the Order in any Grade.
The Donat's Badge is the Badge of the Order without the upper arm. A woman who is appointed a Donat suspends her Badge from a bow.
Donats of the Order have included:
| Date | Name |
| 25 November 1911 | Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Nizam of Hyderabad |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharaja Sir Krishna Raja Wadiyar Bahadur GCSI of Mysore |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharaja Sir Madho Rao Scindia Bahadur GCSI GCVO of Gwalior |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharajadhiraja Tukoji Rao Holkar Bahadur of Indore |
| 25 November 1911 | Maharajadhiraja Sawai Sir Madho Singh Bahadur GCSI GCIE GCVO of Jaipur |
| 25 November 1911 | Mir Imam Bakhsh Khan Talpur of Khairpur |
| 25 November 1911 | Jam Sahib Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar |
| 25 November 1911 | Raja Sir Bane Singh KCIE of Rajgarh |
| 5 August 1913 | Rai Bahadur Lieutenant-Colonel Dhanpat Rai (Khatri) CIE (Commandant, Jaipur Transport Corps) |
| 23 June 1917 | Maharaja Govind Singh Judeo of Datia |
| 23 June 1917 | Raja Rudra Pratap Deo of Bastar |
| 23 June 1917 | Maharaja Bahadur Raghunath Saran Singh Deo of Sarguja |
# 1824 in France

Events from the year 1824 in France.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Louis XVIII (until 16 September), then Charles X
* Prime Minister – Joseph de Villèle

## Events

* 25 February - Legislative election held.
* 6 March - Legislative election held.
* 16 September - Charles X succeeds Louis XVIII as King of France.
* Cimetière du Montparnasse is established.

## Arts and literature

* The first collection of poetry by Victor Hugo, Nouvelles Odes et Poésies Diverses, is published.

## Births

* 11 January - Théophile Nicolas Noblot, politician (died 1891)
* 15 January - Marie Duplessis, courtesan (died 1847)
* 11 May - Jean-Léon Gérôme, painter and sculptor (died 1904)
* 28 June - Paul Broca, physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880)
* 12 July - Eugène Boudin, painter (died 1898)
* 27 July - Alexandre Dumas, fils, writer, author and playwright (died 1895)
* 6 December - Emmanuel Frémiet, sculptor (died 1910)
* 14 December - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, painter (died 1898)
* 25 December - Rodolphe-Madeleine Cleophas Dareste de la Chavanne, jurist (died 1911)

### Full date unknown

* Joséphine-Félicité-Augustine Brohan, actress (died 1893)

## Deaths

* 26 January - Théodore Géricault, painter and lithographer (born 1791)
* 27 January - Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré, architect (b. c1732)
* 21 February - Eugène de Beauharnais, soldier and stepson of Napoleon (born 1781)
* 16 June - Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, statesman (born 1739)
* 21 June - Étienne Aignan, translator, political writer, librettist and playwright (born 1773)
* 20 July - Maine de Biran, philosopher (born 1766)
* 16 September - Louis XVIII of France, King of France and Navarre (born 1755)
* 20 October - Jean-Louis-Paul-François, 5th duc de Noailles, scientist (born 1739)
* 24 October - André Thouin, botanist (born 1746)
* 9 December - Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, painter (born 1767)
# Oceania Beach Handball Championship

The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national beach handball teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation in 2013. In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships.

## Champions
### Men's division

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Bronze Match | Bronze Match | Bronze Match |
| Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place |
| 2013 Details | Maroubra Beach, Sydney | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |
| 2016 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |
| 2018 Details | Glenelg, South Australia | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |
| 2019 Details | Glenelg, South Australia | Australia | 2-0 | New Zealand | Cook Islands | 2-1 | American Samoa |
| 2020 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Exhibition Match only. Australia defeated New Zealand 2-0 | Exhibition Match only. Australia defeated New Zealand 2-0 | Exhibition Match only. Australia defeated New Zealand 2-0 | | | |
| 2022 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | New Zealand | 3 matches | Australia | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |

### Women's division

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Bronze Match | Bronze Match | Bronze Match |
| Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place |
| 2013 Details | Maroubra Beach, Sydney | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |
| 2016 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |
| 2018 Details | Glenelg, South Australia, | Australia | Round robin | American Samoa | New Zealand | only three teams entered | only three teams entered |
| 2019 Details | Glenelg, South Australia | Australia | 2-0 | American Samoa | New Zealand | 2-1 | Cook Islands |
| 2020 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Postponed. Scheduled for 20-23 February 2020 | Postponed. Scheduled for 20-23 February 2020 | Postponed. Scheduled for 20-23 February 2020 | | | |
| 2022 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Australia | 3 matches | New Zealand | only two teams entered | only two teams entered | only two teams entered |
# A Coyote's in the House

A Coyote's in the House is a 2004 novel written by Elmore Leonard. The book was Leonard's only novel for children. The book's story involves a hip coyote, and an aging movie-star dog who wants to trade places with him. The novel features references to an earlier novel by Leonard, Get Shorty, specifically to Harry Zimm and his production studio.
# 2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2004–05 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was an elite figure skating competition held at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing, China from December 16 to 19, 2004. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The Grand Prix Final was the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, Trophée Éric Bompard, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.

## Results
### Men

| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Evgeni Plushenko | Russia | 251.75 | 1 | 84.35 | 1 | 167.40 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Buttle | Canada | 216.65 | 2 | 76.45 | 2 | 140.20 |
| 3 | Li Chengjiang | China | 201.07 | 5 | 65.91 | 3 | 135.16 |
| 4 | Emanuel Sandhu | Canada | 195.90 | 3 | 75.60 | 5 | 120.30 |
| 5 | Brian Joubert | France | 193.64 | 4 | 67.30 | 4 | 126.34 |
| 6 | Ryan Jahnke | United States | 172.06 | 6 | 61.40 | 6 | 110.66 |

### Ladies

| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Irina Slutskaya | Russia | 180.88 | 1 | 65.46 | 1 | 115.42 |
| 2 | Shizuka Arakawa | Japan | 160.24 | 2 | 64.10 | 4 | 96.14 |
| 3 | Joannie Rochette | Canada | 156.68 | 3 | 55.68 | 2 | 101.00 |
| 4 | Miki Ando | Japan | 151.10 | 5 | 51.06 | 3 | 100.04 |
| 5 | Yoshie Onda | Japan | 138.22 | 4 | 52.18 | 6 | 86.04 |
| 6 | Cynthia Phaneuf | Canada | 134.06 | 6 | 42.96 | 5 | 91.10 |

### Pairs

Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo from China set a new world record under the ISU Judging System for the short program (70.52), for the free skating (136.02), and for the combined total (206.54).
| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | SP | SP | FS | FS |
| 1 | Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo | China | 206.54 | 1 | 70.52 | 1 | 136.02 |
| 2 | Maria Petrova / Alexei Tikhonov | Russia | 187.32 | 2 | 67.42 | 2 | 119.90 |
| 3 | Pang Qing / Tong Jian | China | 173.66 | 4 | 60.34 | 3 | 113.32 |
| 4 | Julia Obertas / Sergei Slavnov | Russia | 173.28 | 3 | 60.64 | 5 | 112.64 |
| 5 | Zhang Dan / Zhang Hao | China | 172.50 | 5 | 59.28 | 4 | 113.22 |
| 6 | Rena Inoue / John Baldwin, Jr. | United States | 155.72 | 6 | 52.42 | 6 | 103.30 |

### Ice dancing

| Rank | Name | Nation | Total points | OD | OD | FD | FD |
| 1 | Tatiana Navka / Roman Kostomarov | Russia | 180.23 | 1 | 65.30 | 1 | 114.93 |
| 2 | Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto | United States | 170.53 | 2 | 62.37 | 2 | 108.16 |
| 3 | Albena Denkova / Maxim Staviski | Bulgaria | 167.62 | 4 | 59.73 | 3 | 107.89 |
| 4 | Galit Chait / Sergei Sakhnovski | Israel | 166.79 | 3 | 60.33 | 4 | 106.46 |
| 5 | Marie-France Dubreuil / Patrice Lauzon | Canada | 159.65 | 5 | 58.06 | 6 | 101.59 |
| 6 | Isabelle Delobel / Olivier Schoenfelder | France | 159.38 | 6 | 55.95 | 5 | 103.43 |
# 1996 Clarence state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Clarence on 25 May 1996 following the resignation of sitting member, Ian Causley (National), to contest federal seat of Page at the 1996 election.
On the same day, by-elections were held in the seats of Orange, Pittwater, Southern Highlands and Strathfield.
All seats were retained by the Liberal-National Parties, with the exception of Clarence, that was won by the Labor Party with a swing on a two-party preferred basis of 13.96%. The successful ALP candidate was Harry Woods who was the sitting member for the federal seat of Page when he was defeated at the 1996 federal election by Ian Causley, ironically the previous member for Clarence.

## Results

1996 Clarence by-election Saturday 25 May :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Woods | 18,030 | 51.29 | +17.11 |
| | National | Geoff Knight | 14,662 | 41.71 | -11.32 |
| | Democrats | Peter Wrightson | 1,415 | 4.02 | +1.00 |
| | Greens | Christina Sharman | 1,049 | 2.98 | -0.57 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,156 | 98.73 | +1.78 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 451 | 1.27 | −1.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,607 | 89.20 | −5.18 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Harry Woods | 19,280 | 55.67 | +13.96 |
| | National | Geoff Knight | 15,352 | 44.33 | -13.96 |
| | Labor gain from National | Labor gain from National | Swing | +13.96 | |