Holt by-election, 1999

Holt by-election, 1999

The 1999 Holt by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Holt in Victoria on 6 November 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Gareth Evans on 30 September 1999. The writ for the by-election was issued on 1 October 1999.

Background

Holt was held by Gareth Evans, a former Senator who had moved to the House of Representatives when the previous Labor member Michael Duffy retired in 1996. When Labor was defeated by the Coalition at the 1998 election, Evans resigned from the Opposition front bench. He announced his intention to retire during the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television coverage of the 1998 election, but delayed his formal retirement until late 1999. [Green, Antony: [http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/guide/holt.htm Federal Election Guide 2007 - Holt] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation.]

The Liberal Party did not field a candidate for the Holt by-election, with the main opponents being Labor's Anthony Byrne, and Polly Morgan, the Australian Democrats candidate.

The Holt by-election was held in conjunction with the 1999 referendum on the republic on 6 November, with the residents of Holt voting on an additional by-election ballot paper, as well as the two referendum questions.

Results

Election box begin
title=Holt by-election, 1999 Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Anthony Byrne
votes = 48,499
percentage = 65.63
change = +5.85Election box candidate AU party
party = Democrats
candidate = Polly Morgan
votes = 10,896
percentage = 14.74
change = +8.75Election box candidate AU party
party = Democratic Labor
candidate = John Mulholland
votes = 5,404
percentage = 7.31
change = +7.31Election box candidate AU party
party = Greens
candidate = Daniel Scoullar
votes = 4,701
percentage = 6.36
change = +6.36Election box candidate AU party
party = Christian Democrats
candidate = Lynne Dickson
votes = 4,399
percentage = 5.95
change = +4.20

Election box formal
votes = 73,899
percentage = 92.81
change = -2.66Election box informal
votes = 5,727
percentage = 7.19
change = +2.66Election box turnout
votes = 79,626
percentage = 93.98
change = -1.23

Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Anthony Byrne
votes = 53,252
percentage = 72.06
change = +6.95

Election box candidate AU party
party = Democrats
candidate = Polly Morgan
votes = 20,647
percentage = 27.94
change = +21.96

Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = N/A

Aftermath

Anthony Byrne won the seat easily, with the lack of a Liberal candidate seeing a positive swing to all parties.

References

External links

* [http://www.aec.gov.au/Elections/supplementary_by_elections/holt/results.htm Holt (VIC) By-Election (6 November 1999) Results] , Australian Electoral Commission


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