Corangamite by-election, 1984
- Corangamite by-election, 1984
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A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Corangamite on 18 February 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Tony Street. The by-election was held to coincide with the Hughes and Richmond by-elections.
The election was comfortably won by Liberal candidate Stewart McArthur.
Candidates
Results
| Corangamite by-election, 1984[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Stewart McArthur |
32,083 |
46.7 |
-11.5 |
|
Labor |
Gavan O'Connor |
25,517 |
37.1 |
-4.7 |
|
National |
David Seymour |
9,794 |
14.2 |
+14.2 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Joseph Lam |
1,336 |
1.9 |
+1.9 |
| Total formal votes |
68,730 |
98.4 |
|
| Informal votes |
1,096 |
1.6 |
|
| Turnout |
69,826 |
92.4 |
|
| Two-candidate preferred result |
|
Liberal |
Stewart McArthur |
40,837 |
59.4 |
+1.2 |
|
Labor |
Gavan O'Connor |
27,893 |
40.6 |
-1.2 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+1.2 |
|
See also
References
Categories:
- 1984 elections in Australia
- Victorian federal by-elections
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