1984 Corangamite by-election

1984 Corangamite by-election

18 February 1984
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Stewart McArthur Gavan O'Connor David Seymour
Party Liberal Labor National
Popular vote 32,083 25,517 9,794
Percentage 46.7% 37.1% 14.2%
Swing Decrease 11.5 Decrease 4.7 Increase 14.2
TPP 59.4% 40.6%
TPP swing Increase 1.2 Decrease 1.2

MP before election

Tony Street
Liberal

Elected MP

Stewart McArthur
Liberal

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

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Results

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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-party-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

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References

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  1. ^ "By-Elections 1983-1984". Psephos.