COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THIRTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== CORANGAMITE, Vic ==================================================================== South-west Victoria: Belmont, Colac, South Barwon, Queenscliff -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 February 1984, following the resignation of Hon Tony Street -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,571 +03.3 Votes cast: 69,826 92.4 -04.8 Informal votes: 1,096 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 68,730 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Lam DLP 1,336 01.9 Stewart McArthur + Lib 32,083 46.7 -11.5 Gavan O'Connor ALP 25,517 37.1 -04.7 David Seymour NPA 9,794 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For O'Connor, see Corio 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lam's 1,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McArthur 523 39.1 32,606 47.4 O'Connor 222 16.6 25,739 37.4 Seymour 591 44.2 10,385 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,336 68,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Seymour's 10,385 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McARTHUR 8,231 79.3 40,837 59.4 O'Connor 2,154 20.7 27,893 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,385 68,730 09.4 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 1937): Elected 1983 By Born: 27 October 1937, Melbourne Career: Educated Cambridge University. Farmer and company director. President, Victorian Liberal Party 1982-84. --------------------------------------------------------------------