Fremantle state by-election, 1990

The Fremantle state by-election, 1990 was a by-election held on 23 February 2008 for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Fremantle in the southern suburbs of Perth.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member David Parker on 26 April 1990.

The seat of Fremantle, first established in 1890, was considered to be a safe seat for the Labor Party.

Timeline

; 26 April 1990:David Parker resigned, vacating the seat of Fremantle. Writs were issued the same day by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to proceed with a by-election.

; 4 May 1990:Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.

; 26 May 1990:Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

; 6 June 1990:The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Candidates

The by-election attracted eleven candidates. Of these, four were notable—Jim McGinty, the Labor candidate, was the secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union. Arthur Marshall, the Liberal candidate, was a veteran sports commentator for the Seven Network who had also founded a tennis academy. {Christabel Chamarette, for the new Greens WA party, was a psychologist and social worker. John Troy was the former Labor member for the seat from 1977 to 1980.

Results

Jim McGinty held the seat for the Labor Party. Despite winning the seat comfortably, his votes trailed those of the Liberal candidate by several hundred votes ahead until the tenth count, when the Greens preferences and through them the majority of John Troy's preferences were distributed.

Election box begin
title=Fremantle state by-election, 1990 Election box candidate AU party
party = Independent
candidate = Philip Hooper
votes = 266
percentage = 1.49
change = +1.49Election box candidate AU party
party = Independent
candidate = Alfred Bussell
votes = 68
percentage = 0.38
change = +0.38Election box candidate AU party
party = Greens
candidate = Christabel Chamarette
votes = 2,209
percentage = 12.41
change = +7.51Election box candidate AU party
party = Independent
candidate = Marie Murray
votes = 105
percentage = 0.59
change = +0.59Election box candidate AU party
party =
candidate = John Troy
votes = 1,652
percentage = 9.58
change = -3.26Election box candidate AU party
party = Independent
candidate = Pietro Tagliaferri
votes = 645
percentage = 3.62
change = +3.62Election box candidate AU party
party = Grey Power
candidate = Richard Finney
votes = 96
percentage = 0.54
change = -3.66Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Jim McGinty
votes = 6,009
percentage = 33.75
change = -8.89Election box candidate AU party
party = Independent
candidate = Jeff Brockway
votes = 103
percentage = 0.58
change = +0.58Election box candidate AU party
party = Democrats
candidate = Peter Nettleton
votes = 293
percentage = 1.65
change = -3.46Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Arthur Marshall
votes = 6,356
percentage = 35.70
change = +5.40Election box formal
votes = 17,802
percentage = 94.72
change = +5.15Election box informal
votes = 992
percentage = 5.28
change = -5.15Election box turnout
votes = 18,794
percentage = 82.46
change = -7.34Election box candidate AU party
party = Labor
candidate = Jim McGinty
votes = 9,770
percentage = 54.88
change = -7.53Election box candidate AU party
party = Liberal
candidate = Arthur Marshall
votes = 8,032
percentage = 45.12
change = +7.53Election box hold AU party
winner = Labor
swing = -7.53Election box endcite book|last=Black|first=David|coauthors=Prescott, Valerie|title=Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996|year=1997|publisher=Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission|location=Perth|id=ISBN 0-7309-8409-5|page=102, 393]

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