COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== FLINDERS, Vic ==================================================================== South of Melbourne: Dromana, Frankston, Karingal, Mornington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 December 1982, following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Phillip Lynch -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,782 +08.6 Votes cast: 78,071 92.1 -03.0 Informal votes: 1,991 02.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 76,080 97.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Consandine 607 00.8 Paul Crossley 1,211 01.6 Gail Farrell 389 00.5 Peter Ferwerda DLP 1,271 01.7 Harold Fraser AD 6,785 08.9 -01.6 Peter Reith + Lib 34,765 45.7 -04.6 Rogan Ward ALP 31,052 40.8 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Farrell's 389 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Consandine 159 40.9 766 01.0 Crossley 75 19.3 1,286 01.7 Ferwerda 28 07.2 1,299 01.7 Fraser 42 10.8 6,827 09.0 Reith + 42 10.8 34,807 45.8 Ward 43 11.1 31,095 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 389 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Consandine's 766 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crossley 479 62.5 1,765 02.3 Ferwerda 37 04.8 1,336 01.8 Fraser 41 05.4 6,868 09.0 Reith + 37 04.8 34,844 45.8 Ward 172 22.5 31,267 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 766 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ferwerda's 1,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crossley 99 07.4 1,864 02.5 Fraser 153 11.5 7,021 09.2 Reith + 987 73.9 35,831 47.1 Ward 97 07.3 31,364 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,336 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Crossley's 1,864 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser 1,243 66.7 8,264 10.9 Reith + 278 14.9 36,109 47.5 Ward 343 18.4 31,707 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,864 76,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Fraser's 8,264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REITH + 3,695 44.7 39,804 52.3 Ward 4,569 55.3 36,276 47.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,264 76,080 02.3 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Keaston Reith (born 1950): Elected 1982 By Born: 15 July 1950, Melbourne Career: Educated Monash University. Solicitor and company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP's failure to win this by-election precipitated the leadership crisis which resulted in the resignation of Hon Bill Hayden as Leader of the party on 3 February 1983. --------------------------------------------------------------------